Two talks on the achievements of the Quatercentenary Year by J. ISAACS
Emeritus Professor of English. University of London
1: The man, his mind, and his works
In 1964 the whole world In both hemispheres and on both sides of the Iron Curtain celebrated the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare's birth. Some 5,000 books, monographs. and articles appeared in even' civilised language as well as performances of plays, postage stamps, medals, and souvenirs.
Professor Isaacs attempts to assess the advances in scholarship and interpretation and to suggest the extent to which we have a new picture of Shakespeare the man.
Second broadcast
Second talk: January 8