WELCOME TO THE SHAKESPEARE 2020 PROJECT
Want to read the Bard’s works in 2020, or just a few plays or poems? Join the Shakespeare 2020 Project! (Ian Doescher)
This as a public reading group. Read the complete works throughout the year, or just drop in for your favorite plays or poems. You can choose to receive emails (never more than two per week, promise!) with updates on what we are reading, what is coming next, and so on. Along the way, we’ll have videos, artwork, film recommendations, and more about the Shakespearean works we encounter together. All are invited, at any level.
Ian Doescher
Our Henry IV-Merry Wives-Henry V cycle ends with maybe Shakespeare's second-most-well-known history play, Henry V. This one holds a special place in my heart, as one of the first plays that brought me to Shakespeare (via Kenneth Branagh's film version). How about you? Is it new to you? An old favorite?
Here are your resources for Henry V:
This play was scheduled for late October so that we're reading it over St. Crispin's Day—October 25—a date that features prominently in Henry's speech before the battle of Agincourt. So, happy St. Crispin's Day to you all!
Ian
Want to read the Bard’s works in 2020, or just a few plays or poems? Join the Shakespeare 2020 Project! (Ian Doescher)
This as a public reading group. Read the complete works throughout the year, or just drop in for your favorite plays or poems. You can choose to receive emails (never more than two per week, promise!) with updates on what we are reading, what is coming next, and so on. Along the way, we’ll have videos, artwork, film recommendations, and more about the Shakespearean works we encounter together. All are invited, at any level.
Ian Doescher
Our Henry IV-Merry Wives-Henry V cycle ends with maybe Shakespeare's second-most-well-known history play, Henry V. This one holds a special place in my heart, as one of the first plays that brought me to Shakespeare (via Kenneth Branagh's film version). How about you? Is it new to you? An old favorite?
Here are your resources for Henry V:
- Henry V Video Introduction: Ralph Alan Cohen returns to introduce us to Henry V.
- Henry V: Additional Resources: Synopses, an audio performance, Laurence Olivier's 1944 film version, and more.
- Henry V: From the Folger Archive: A collection of images from the 19th and 20th centuries.
- General Resources: Other resources you may find useful as you read, including links for film adaptations.
This play was scheduled for late October so that we're reading it over St. Crispin's Day—October 25—a date that features prominently in Henry's speech before the battle of Agincourt. So, happy St. Crispin's Day to you all!
Ian
