Welcome to our program, Shakespeare and the World.0:24
Today's guest is Andrew Dixon.0:27
It's a pleasure to have you on the program today.0:31
I'm happy to be here and talk about Shakespeare and the world.0:36
Although Shakespeare never left England, his plays are performed around the world and he is the planet's most famous playwright.0:41
Do you think the word world was important to him?0:49
I think Shakespeare liked the word world very much.0:56
I think it thrilled him.1:00
He used it at least 650 times in his published writings.1:02
In which of his plays did he use it most often?1:08
No, in Antony and Cleopatra.1:14
There he used it to describe everything.1:17
One of the most famous Shakespeare's lines is all the world's a stage.1:20
I don't remember where he wrote it.1:25
He wrote it in the comedy as you like it.1:28
And what does it mean?1:32
Oh, it means that most of us are part of a crowd in someone else's drama.1:35
People say that Shakespeare is the world's writer.1:41
For the four centuries since he died, Shakespeare has been translated into more languages and than any other writer, from Arabic to Zulu.1:46
But what about Shakespeare's own view of the world in real life?1:55
William Shakespeare didn't travel much.1:59
He was born in Stratford upon Avon, died there, but spent most of his life, so far as we know, in London.2:02
Yet in the drama which Shakespeare put on stage, his mind travelled free from Denmark to Turkey and Egypt.2:09
Specialists say that Shakespeare made some geographical mistakes.2:19
I can give you some examples.2:24
For instance, Shakespeare thought that Milan was a port.2:27
I think for Shakespeare, the world had no borders.2:30
Was it because Shakespeare himself had such a strong and open sense of place?2:34
If Shakespeare is now the world's favorite writer, it is because he understood how large the world could be.2:40
Well, we've just received some telephone calls from our listeners, so I suggest answering them.2:47
Welcome to our program, Shakespeare and the World.2:57
Today's guest is Andrew Dixon.3:00
It's a pleasure to have you on the program today.3:04
I'm happy to be here and talk about Shakespeare and the world.3:09
Although Shakespeare never left England, his plays are performed around the world and he is the planet's most famous playwright.3:14
Do you think the word world was important to him?3:22
I think Shakespeare liked the word world very much.3:28
I think it thrilled him.3:33
He used it at least 650 times in his published writings.3:34
In which of his plays did he use it most often?3:40
No, in Antony and Cleopatra.3:47
He used it to describe everything.3:50
One of the most famous Shakespeare's lines is all the world's a stage.3:53
I don't remember where he wrote it.3:58
He wrote it in the Comedy as you like it.4:01
And what does it mean?4:05
Oh, it means that most of us are part of a crowd in someone else's drama.4:08
People say that Shakespeare is the world's writer.4:14
For the four centuries since he died, Shakespeare has been translated into more languages than any other writer, from Arabic to Zulu.4:19
But what about Shakespeare's own view of the world?4:28
In real life, William Shakespeare didn't travel much.4:31
He was born in Stratford upon Avon, died there, but spent most of his life, so far as we know, in London.4:35
Yet in the drama which Shakespeare put on stage, his mind travelled free from Denmark to Turkey and Egypt.4:42
Specialists say that Shakespeare made some geographical mistakes.4:52
I can give you some examples.4:57
For instance, Shakespeare thought that Milan was a port.4:59
I think for Shakespeare, the world had no borders.5:03
Was it because Shakespeare himself had such a strong and open sense of place?5:07
If Shakespeare is now the world's favourite writer, it is because he understood how large the world could be.5:13
Well, we've just received some telephone calls from our listeners, so I suggest answering them.5:20
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