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When:
January 23, 2018 @ 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm
2018-01-23T18:00:00+00:00
2018-01-23T19:00:00+00:00
Where:
Museum of London
150 London Wall
London EC2Y 5HN
UK
150 London Wall
London EC2Y 5HN
UK
Cost:
Free
Contact:
William Shakespeare made his name as a poet before he became famous as a playwright.
His erotic poem Venus and Adonis was the most popular work of literature of the Elizabethan Age, while its dark companion piece The Rape of Lucrece set the mould for Shakespeare’s exploration of the tragic consequences of sexual desire turning to violence.
Sir Jonathan Bate will show how Shakespeare developed these themes from his reading of the great Roman poet Ovid.
No reservations are required for this lecture. It will be run on a ‘first come, first served’ basis. Doors will open 30 minutes before the start of the lecture.