{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/66a9cbceec85576657c15c85/67d568144fe212e561ae16a0?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"King John: ‘New Made Honour Doth Forget Men’s Names’","description":"<p>Episode 160</p><p><br></p><p>A synopsis of the play</p><p>The sources and dating of the play</p><p>The problems with a historical drama in verse</p><p>The historical accuracy of the play</p><p>King John as neither a hero nor anti-hero</p><p>Philip the bastard as a central character in the play</p><p>The theme of self-identity and changing fortune in the play</p><p>Blanche as a representation of innocence manipulated</p><p>Queen Eleanor as the power behind the throne</p><p>Constance in grief and, maybe, madness, but eloquent</p><p>Movement towards the personal in the second half of the play</p><p>The confusion over the character of Hubert</p><p>The fate of the king as a metaphor for England</p><p>The performance history of the play</p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p>Link to the silent film from 1899 of the death of king John</p><p><a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7lWn99STB1o\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7lWn99STB1o</a></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p>Support the podcast at:</p><p><a href=\"http://www.thehistoryofeuropeantheatre.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">www.thehistoryofeuropeantheatre.com</a></p><p><a href=\"http://www.patreon.com/thoetp\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">www.patreon.com/thoetp</a></p><p><a href=\"http://www.ko-fi.com/thoetp\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">www.ko-fi.com/thoetp</a></p>","author_name":"Philip Rowe"}