Category: Pericles

Thank you to Jess Hamlet for offering an introduction to Pericles:

Jess Hamlet is a Ph.D. candidate with the Hudson Strode Program in Renaissance Studies at the University of Alabama. Her work examines Shakespeare’s cultural role during times of upheaval from the seventeenth century to the present day. She also co-hosts The Hurly Burly Shakespeare Show!, available wherever podcasts are found.

Many thanks, also, to my friend Joey Bianco of Whim Wham for the animated video elements.

Here are some resources to help guide your way into Pericles:

• Pericles resources, character map, and infographic from Course Hero.
• The Royal Shakespeare Company has an excellent synopsis and other resources for Pericles.
• Watch a synopsis of Pericles from Everything Georgia or Victoria Chen.
• Audiobook versions of Pericles from the Oregon Shakespeare Festival and Audio Book Buzz.
• If you’re interested in the historical Pericles, here’s a good article from Encyclopedia Britannica.

Thanks for Dan Hainsworth for letting us use his Shakespeare icons, as shown above right.

Enjoy these Pericles images from the Folger Shakespeare Library. Find more here.