Episode

Suzi chats with Shakespeare scholar Chris Laoutaris.

Poet, biographer and Shakespeare scholar Chris Laoutaris drops into the Book Bag to discuss 'Shakespeare's Book', his terrific account of the men behind the making of the First Folio. We owe the survival of 'Macbeth'.

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Poet, biographer and Shakespeare scholar Chris Laoutaris drops into the Book Bag to discuss 'Shakespeare's Book', his terrific account of the men behind the making of the First Folio. We owe the survival of 'Macbeth'. 'The Tempest', 'Twelfth Night' and many more plays to their heroic efforts. Who was behind it? How did it come about? Was it a bestseller? Tune in to find out.

Works and topics

  • Shakespeare
  • Macbeth
  • The Tempest
  • Twelfth Night

Findability

Duration: 1:24:26. YouTube ID: LNLh_R7DHa8. Category links and author pages connect this episode to the wider Book Bag catalogue.