Shakespeare for free: The accessibility and politics of audio Shakespeare in Anglo-American contexts

Smith, Andrea (2025) Shakespeare for free: The accessibility and politics of audio Shakespeare in Anglo-American contexts. In: Translating Shakespeare: Access and Mediation. Global Shakespeares . Palgrave Macmillan Cham, Cambridge, England, pp. 163-183. ISBN 9783031887963

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Abstract

Focusing on performances of Shakespeare in which there are no visuals at all, this chapter examines Anglo-American radio productions of Shakespeare. It documents some of the tools and techniques (including music, sound effects, textual editing and adaptation, and the vocal talents of voice actors) that have been used to bring audio Shakespeare to a wide audience of listeners, as well as the politics involved in doing so. In particular, the chapter shows that while radio Shakespeare has often been intended and assumed to be a way of making Shakespeare accessible to everyone, questions of whether and how it achieves this remain.

Item Type: Book Section
Uncontrolled Keywords: Shakespeare, radio drama, Anglo-American radio productions
Subjects: P Language and Literature > PN Literature (General) > PN1990 Broadcasting
P Language and Literature > PN Literature (General) > PN2000 Dramatic representation. The Theater
P Language and Literature > PR English literature
Divisions: The School of Business, Arts, Social Sciences and Technology
Depositing User: Andrea Smith
Date Deposited: 20 Oct 2025 08:27
Last Modified: 20 Oct 2025 08:27
URI: https://oars.uos.ac.uk/id/eprint/5188

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