Title: Shakespeare's English kings
Description: Dr. Peter Saccio is Leon D. Black Professor of Shakespearean Studies and Professor of English Emeritus at Dartmouth College. He also served as a visiting professor at Wesleyan University and at University College in London. He earned his Ph.D. from Princeton University.

At Dartmouth, Professor Saccio was honored with the J. Kenneth Huntington Memorial Award for Outstanding Teaching.

Professor Saccio is the author of *Shakespeare’s English Kings*, which has become a classic in its field. He is also the editor of Thomas Middleton’s comedy *A Mad World, My Masters*, for the Oxford Complete Works of Thomas Middleton.

Professor Saccio is also an accomplished actor and theatrical director. He directed productions of *Twelfth Night*, *Macbeth*, and *Cymbeline*, and devised and directed several programs of scenes from Shakespeare and from modern British drama. His acting credits include the Shakespearean roles of Casca, Angelo, Bassanio, and Henry IV, as well as various parts in the ancient and modern plays.

See [The Great Courses][1].


  [1]: http://www.thegreatcourses.com/professors/peter-saccio/ "prof. Peter Saccio on The Great Courses"
Subjects: Kings and rulers, Characters
People: William Shakespeare (1564-1616)
Time periods: Shakespearean Age, Plantagenet and Tudor Age