Gorboduc: The Tragedy of Ferrex and Porrex

<p>Episode 94:</p><p>Gorboduc the first tragedy in blank verse</p><p>The lives of the co-authors Thomas Norton and Thomas Sackville</p><p>The plot of the play including the description of the opening dumb show</p><p>The origins of the Gorboduc story</p><p>The political message of the play</p><p>How the play incorporates ideas and style from Seneca, Aristotle, and the medieval traditions</p><p>The use of allegorical characters</p><p>The problems whit the play as good drama</p><p>The play as an academic debate</p><p>The second printing of the play</p><p>The innovation of bank verse</p><p>The highpoint of the play</p><p>How satisfactory , or not, is the ending of the play?</p><p>Support the podcast at:</p><p>www.thehistoryofeuropeantheatre.com</p><p>www.ko-fi.com/thoetp</p><p>www.patreon.com/thoetp</p><br/><br/>This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: <br/><br/>Chartable - https://chartable.com/privacy