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Episode 170: The dating of the playThe tradition of the queen Elizabeth commissionThe tradition of the connection to the Garter CeremonyThe Question of who played FalstaffA summary of the plotThe early publication history of the play in short quarto editionsThe sources for the playThe very specific location of the playThe character of FalstaffThe way the dominating prose of the play is used to define charactersThe change in Mistress Quickly and her use of languageThe stereotypical comedy of foreigners in Dr Caius and Parson EvansWas the play written for one audience, but then changed to fit another?The play as a city comedy and how Shakespeare subverts the genreThe influence of Queen Elizabeth’s position as a female ruler on the playThe later performance history of the playSupport the podcast at:www.thehistoryofeuropeantheatre.comwww.patreon.com/thoetpwww.ko-fi.com/thoetp Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
