THAT THE ARCHIVES ARE SILENT ABOUT: Secrets of the Vatican A...
1K views · Sep 15, 2024 humix_publisher_525837
Emilio Moretti, a historian, is summoned to the Vatican's Underground Archives, a secretive realm rumored to hold documents that could rewrite history. Guided by Cardinal Lorenzo, he discovers an unmarked book detailing an alternate account of the Council of Nicea and scandalous correspondence between popes and kings. His curiosity leads him to a sealed letter dated 1776, hinting at monumental truths about the past, forever changing his life. #VaticanSecrets #HistoricalMystery #AncientTexts #HiddenTruths #EmilioMoretti
The Death Masks of Macbeth
32K views · May 3, 2025 humix_publisher_525837
In this short talk Professor Simon Palfrey explores the deathly afterlives of Shakespeare’s ‘Macbeth’ and reads extracts from his novel 'Macbeth, Macbeth'. Simon Palfrey is Professor of English Literature at Brasenose College, University of Oxford. His recent work explores the unique kinds of life generated by dramatic, poetic, and fictional forms, and the opportunities this opens up for more philosophically adventurous and formally imaginative criticism. As well as 'Demons Land', his current projects include a semi-autobiographical exploration of romantic poetry, 'The Mental Travellers', and a critical fiction written with Ewan Fernie, 'Macbeth, Macbeth' (Bloomsbury, 2016). Download: 2016-05-13_ashmolean_live_friday_Palfrey720p.mp4 Video (257.23 MB) Date Published:03 February 2020 Contributors: Simon Palfrey In Collection(s):Early Modern Drama on the Page and Stage, William Shakespeare Source: University of Oxford Podcasts Cite:The Death Masks of Macbeth by Simon Palfrey at https://www.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/dbooks/ via http://writersinspire.org/content/death-masks-macbeth. Published on 03 February 2020. Accessed on 03 May 2025. If reusing this resource please attribute as follows: The Death Masks of Macbeth (https://www.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/dbooks/) by Simon Palfrey, licensed as Creative Commons BY-NC-SA (2.0 UK).
SHAKESPEARE, MIND AND WORLD
7K views · May 7, 2025 humix_publisher_525837
Tom MacFaul discusses how Shakespeare’s age thought about thinking. In particular, he looks at the transformative power of thought and the idea in some of Shakespeare’s works that the mind is free to create its own world. #shakespeare, #mind, #drama. Source: University of Oxford Podcasts Cite: Shakespeare, Mind and World by Tom MacFaul at https://podcasts.ox.ac.uk/ via http://writersinspire.org/content/shakespeare-mind-world. Published on 01 March 2019. If reusing this resource please attribute as follows: Shakespeare, Mind and World (https://podcasts.ox.ac.uk/) by Tom MacFaul, licensed as Creative Commons BY-NC-SA (2.0 UK).
Shakespeare's Animals
750 views · May 10, 2025 humix_publisher_525837
Why are animals everywhere in Shakespeare's language? Only two actual animals definitely appear in Shakespeare’s plays: a naughty dog in The Two Gentlemen of Verona and a hungry bear in The Winter’s Tale. But animals are everywhere in Shakespeare’s language. This talk will offer some suggestions as to why that is, and will show that the much-vaunted idea of human specialness in the Renaissance was highly precarious
Why Austen? More Than Just Balls and Romance
1K views · May 11, 2025 humix_publisher_525837
Why Austen? More Than Just Balls and Romance Some film and tv adaptations of Jane Austen's novels might give the impression that the stories are little more than Mills and Boon-type romances in empire-line frocks. This talk will introduce fictions whose representations of the path to marriage is anything but starry-eyed and rosy-coloured, and an author who is anything but 'dear sweet Aunt Jane'. Dr Sandie Byrne is a University Lecturer in English Literature and Creative Writing. #janeausten, #prideandprejudice, #bookstagram, #mrdarcy, #emma, #janeaustenfan, #elizabethbennet, #senseandsensibility, #perioddrama, #regency Cite:What's so great about Austen? Isn't she just bonnets and balls? by Sandie Byrne at http://podcasts.ox.ac.uk/ via http://writersinspire.org/content/whats-so-great-about-austen-isnt-she-just-bonnets-balls. Published on 07 October 2013. Accessed on 11 May 2025. If reusing this resource please attribute as follows: What's so great about Austen? Isn't she just bonnets and balls? (http://podcasts.ox.ac.uk/) by Sandie Byrne, licensed as Creative Commons BY-NC-SA (2.0 UK).
Memorialising Shakespeare: The First Folio and other elegies
78 views · May 14, 2025 humix_publisher_525837
Emma Smith (Professor of English Literature, Oxford), gives a talk on Shakespeare memorials. Ben Jonson wrote in 1623 that Shakespeare 'art a Moniment, without a tombe/ And art alive still, while thy Booke doth live'. Centuries later Jorge Luis Borges observed that 'when writers die, they become books', adding, 'which is, after all, not too bad an incarnation'. This lecture considers Shakespeare's First Folio as a literary memorial to Shakespeare, alongside other elegies, epitaphs and responses to the playwright's death. #shakespeare, #literature, #William Shakespeare Cite: Memorialising Shakespeare: The First Folio and other elegies by Emma Smith at https://podcasts.ox.ac.uk/ via http://writersinspire.org/content/memorialising-shakespeare-first-folio-other-elegies. Published on 01 March 2019. If reusing this resource please attribute as follows: Memorialising Shakespeare: The First Folio and other elegies (https://podcasts.ox.ac.uk/) by Emma Smith, licensed as Creative Commons BY-NC-SA (2.0 UK).
16.To Shakespeare and Beyond: a panel discussion.
2K views · May 15, 2025 humix_publisher_525837
Cultural Connections discussion panel Casandra Ash, Peter Kirwan, Jose Perez Diaz and Emma Smith. Part of the Digital Humanities @ Oxford Summer School 2013. #William Shakespeare, #humanities, #culture, #research, #digital media, #publicengagement, #computingservices, #greatwriters Source: University of Oxford Podcasts Cite:16.To Shakespeare and Beyond: a panel discussion. by Cassandra Ash, Peter Kirwan, José Pérez Díez, Emma Smith at http://podcasts.ox.ac.uk/ via http://writersinspire.org/content/16to-shakespeare-beyond-panel-discussion. Published on 07 August 2013. If reusing this resource please attribute as follows: 16.To Shakespeare and Beyond: a panel discussion. (http://podcasts.ox.ac.uk/) by Cassandra Ash, Peter Kirwan, José Pérez Díez, Emma Smith, licensed as Creative Commons BY-NC-SA (2.0 UK).
Acting Masterclass: `Lend me your ears`
12 views · May 20, 2025 humix_publisher_525837
A second Masterclass on how Shakespeare spins rhetoric for the actor, with Sam Leith, journalist and writer, and author of 'You Talkin' to Me'. Students from Oxford University Drama Society will take part in the masterclass with an audience. #humanities, #literature, #drama, #RoyalShakespeareCompany, #greatwriters A second Masterclass on how Shakespeare spins rhetoric for the actor, with Sam Leith, journalist and writer, and author of 'You Talkin' to Me'. Students from Oxford University Drama Society will take part in the masterclass with an audience. Cite:Acting Masterclass: "Lend me your ears" by Gregory Doran, Sam Leith at http://podcasts.ox.ac.uk/ via http://writersinspire.org/content/acting-masterclass-lend-me-your-ears. Published on 07 June 2013. If reusing this resource please attribute as follows: Acting Masterclass: "Lend me your ears" (http://podcasts.ox.ac.uk/) by Gregory Doran, Sam Leith, licensed as Creative Commons BY-NC-SA (2.0 UK).
ACTING MASTERCLASS: 'PYRAMUS, YOU BEGIN'
322 views · May 28, 2025 humix_publisher_525837
A practical Masterclass with Greg Doran from the Royal Shakespeare Company looking at what clues Shakespeare puts into the verse for the actor. Students from Oxford University Drama Society rehearse Romeo and Juliet in front of an audience. Cite: Acting Masterclass: 'Pyramus, you begin' by Gregory Doran at http://podcasts.ox.ac.uk/ via http://writersinspire.org/content/acting-masterclass-pyramus-you-begin. Published on 07 June 2013. If reusing this resource please attribute as follows: Acting Masterclass: 'Pyramus, you begin' (http://podcasts.ox.ac.uk/) by Gregory Doran, licensed as Creative Commons BY-NC-SA (2.0 UK).
The language of Shakespeare
203 views · May 29, 2025 humix_publisher_525837
The language of Shakespeare Actors and the director talk about how they have approached and worked with their student production of the Shakespeare play - Two Gentlemen of Verona. They discuss some of the challenges of the text and what they have done to overcome these. #greatwriters, #shakespeare, #literature, #performance, #drama Cite:The language of Shakespeare by Kate O'Connor at http://podcasts.ox.ac.uk/ via http://writersinspire.org/content/language-shakespeare. Published on 23 August 2012. If reusing this resource please attribute as follows: The language of Shakespeare (http://podcasts.ox.ac.uk/) by Kate O'Connor, licensed as Creative Commons BY-NC-SA (2.0 UK).
Understanding Shakespeare
9 views · May 29, 2025 humix_publisher_525837
The actor Nick Lyons talks about the challenge of the language barrier and how he dealt with it for his role in the student production of the Shakespeare play Two Gentlemen of Verona. #greatwriters, #shakespeare, #literature, #performance, #drama Cite:Understanding Shakespeare by Nick Lyons at http://podcasts.ox.ac.uk/ via http://writersinspire.org/content/understanding-shakespeare. Published on 23 August 2012. If reusing this resource please attribute as follows: Understanding Shakespeare (http://podcasts.ox.ac.uk/) by Nick Lyons, licensed as Creative Commons BY-NC-SA (2.0 UK).
Altamont: A Cautionary Tale of Chaos
0 views · May 31, 2025 humix_publisher_525837
The Altamont Free Concert on December 6, 1969, aimed to replicate Woodstock's success, attracting 300,000 attendees in California. Headlined by the Rolling Stones, the event quickly descended into chaos due to poor planning and security provided by the Hells Angels. Overcrowding, inadequate facilities, and violent clashes marred the experience, culminating in the tragic death of Meredith Hunter, marking the end of the '60s idealism. #Altamont #musicfestival #1960s #RollingStones #chaos
Ancient Sumerian Humor: The First Jokes
1 views · May 31, 2025 humix_publisher_525837
Around 1900 BCE, the Sumerians created the world's oldest jokes, etched into clay tablets. Their humor, often centered on bodily functions and absurd scenarios, reflects everyday life. Notable examples include jokes about young women and tavern antics. Enheduanna, the first named author, likely encountered such humor during festivals. Sumerian jests highlight the cultural value of humor, bridging sacred and secular life, and laying the groundwork for comedic traditions. #ancienthumor #Sumerians #comedyhistory #culturalheritage #timelessjokes Fact 1: Ancient Sumerians Told the World's Oldest Jokes Around 1900 BCE, the Sumerians etched humor into clay tablets, creating the earliest known jokes. These often revolved around bodily functions and absurd scenarios, reflecting everyday life. A famous example is the joke: "Something which has never occurred since time immemorial; a young woman did not fart in her husband's lap." This crude humor shows the Sumerians' love for relatable, cheeky wit. Riddles and tavern-based jests, like "Why did the dog enter the tavern? To get drunk!" were also common, preserved alongside trade records. Humor's inclusion in cuneiform suggests its cultural value. Specific Case: Enheduanna, the world's first named author and high priestess of Ur (circa 2300 BCE), may have encountered such humor. While her hymns to Inanna are solemn, temple records from Ur mention priests reciting "bawdy tales" during festivals. Enheduanna likely oversaw these events, where a surviving joke about a priest "whose robe hid more than his piety" was told, poking fun at clerical hypocrisy. This shows even elite Sumerians engaged with humor, bridging sacred and secular life. Sumerian jests laid the foundation for comedic traditions across Mesopotamia, proving humor's timeless appeal.