The History of English Podcast
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Theaters were an important part of cultural life in Elizabethan England, and they contributed many words to the English language. Those words joined thousands of other words that were pouring into English from around the world. In this episode, we look at how distant cultures were contributing to the growth of English and how Shakespeare’s acting company built a world-famous theater in the late 1500s. Works discussed in this episode include:
‘Henry IV, Parts One and Two’ – William Shakespeare
‘The Merry Wives of Windor” – William Shakespeare
‘“A Report of the Kindome of Congo’ – Abraham Hartwell, Translator
‘The Isle of Dogs’ – Ben Jonson and Thomas Nashe
‘Discours of voyages into ye Easte & West Indies’
‘A Worlde of Wordes’ – John Florio
‘Palladis Tamia, Wit’s Treasury’ – Francis Meres
Episode 83: A Trilingual Nation
Episode 82: A Marriage for the Ages
Episode 81: Love Songs and Troubadours
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Episode 80: Knight Life
Episode 79: Anarchy
Episode 78: Under Siege
Episode 77: Rival Relatives and the Land of Scots
Episode 76: The Gender Problem
Episode 75: Mixed Languages and Scrambled Eggs
Episode 74: Head Cities and Home Towns
Episode 73: Possession, Power and Checkmate
Episode 72: The Dark Ages of English
Episode 71: On The Hunt
Episode 70: Mind Your Manors For Pete’s Sake
Episode 69: From Conquest to Domesday
Episode 68: Rebels With a Cause
Episode 67: The Year That Changed English
Episode 66: Broken Promises and the Eve of Conquest
Episode 65: Norman Dukes and Dialects
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