I thought I’d gather these in one spot-and others can add, too-of visual media to enhance a High School Lit course
So much of Ancient, Middle Ages, and Renaissance material was either orally transmitted or done on stage, that just reading it does it a disservice; so here are my contributions for today:
Beowulf:
Animated epic: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QKjcoFZmKuA
Seams Heaney reading his slight abridgement of his own translation:
Pt 1- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AaB0trCztM0
Pt 2- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zsxxg5P-DnY
Benjamin Bagby reading Bewlf in original Old/Middle English: https://vimeo.com/40671018
Shakespeare:
Digital Theatre: http://www.digitaltheatre.com/browse/all-shakespeare
The Hollow Crown (four histories, traditional): https://www.amazon.com/Hollow-Crown-Complete-Tom-Hiddleston/dp/B00DQN6IOK