The therapeutic wanderings of Pericles
Speaker: Prof. Michael Dobson, The Shakespeare Institute
Moderator: Prof. Shen Hong, Zhejiang University
Time: 10:00-12:00 am, Sept. 20, 2024 (Friday)
Venue: 浙江大学紫金港校区东五201
Ever since its appearance in the repertory of a Catholic touring company in Jacobean Yorkshire, Pericles, a play explicitly presented in its prologue as possessing restorative powers, has been revived in contexts of consolation and healing. This paper examines both its early reception history and some recent revivals to consider whether it has really been of medicinal value.
Professor Michael Dobson is Director of the Shakespeare Institute in Stratford-upon-Avon: previous employers include Oxford, Harvard, and the University of London. He is co-director of the Shakespeare Centre, China, at Nanjing University, a trustee of the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust, an honorary governor of the Royal Shakespeare Company, and secretary of the All Party Parliamentary Group on Shakespeare. His publications include: The Making of the National Poet; England’s Elizabeth (with Nicola Watson); The Oxford Companion to Shakespeare (with Stanley Wells); Performing Shakespeare’s Tragedies Today; and Shakespeare and Amateur Performance.
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