Donald Gochberg, Professor Emeritus, English Literature, Michigan State University, lectures on Shakespeare's play, "The Tempest". This lecture was presented May 17, 2012 before the MSU Faculty Emeriti Association in the Auditorium of the Department of Radiology.
Here is the blurb from the MSU Faculty Emeriti Association on this lecture:
The Tempest : Shakespeare's Advice to Emeriti?
Dr. Donald Gochberg, Professor Emeritus of English Literature
Dr. Gochberg will talk on the rise of drama from its ritual origins in ancient Greece, its analogous rebirth in medieval Christianity, and the development of a professional theater by the sixteenth century with Shakespeare as its greatest playwright. Then he will focus on _The Tempest_, often called "Shakespeare's farewell to the stage," in which the central character gives up his status and--like most emeriti--rejoins the rest of humanity. (Feel free to bring along a copy of _The Tempest_ in hand or head, but it is definitely not necessary. No specialized knowledge is required.)
