- Audio Cassette
- Publisher: HighBridge Audio; Abridged edition (July 1996)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1565111486
- ISBN-13: 978-1565111486
- Product Dimensions: 17.9 x 11.2 x 2 cm
- Shipping Weight: 136 g
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Book Description
This edition of the works of Shakespeare includes extracts from his major plays.
--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
About the Author
Ted Hughes was born in 1930 in West Yorkshire, England. He is the author of many collections of poetry, most recently, Wolfwatching. Mr. Hughes was appointed poet laureate of England in 1984. He lives in North Tawton, Devon.
--This text refers to the Paperback edition.
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22 of 23 people found the following review helpful
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Essential Shakespeare, May 11 2006
By theGsayeth - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Essential Shakespeare (Paperback)
As a 3rd Year English Student, I highly recommend this collection. While I already own the Oxford Shakespeare: The Complete Works, this book I find offers a unique way of reading Shakespeare. Ted Hughes offers a brilliant introduction in which he relates how Shakespeare can be read on two very unique levels. Plays in their entirety, and the way that this book offers selections, excerpted speeches and soliloquies. Taken out of context, the various collected tid-bits stand on their own and allow the reader to absorb the text and poetry without being constrained by characterization and plot development, a more abstract quality is given to the works and the texts stand by themselves in a distinct way. Worth picking up, cheers.
7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
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Billiantly Well Done, Feb 11 2009
By J. Hansen - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Essential Shakespeare (Audio CD)
I bought this set of two audio CDs on a lark so I could qualify for free shipping on another item. It has turned out to be the most entertaining audio purchase I made last year. I have a 10-minute drive to work, and I listen to it every day while driving. The scenes are so well acted, the narration so illuminating, the music so appropriate, the audio so clear, and the drama so vivid -- it's no less than Shakespeare at his best -- that you simply cannot listen to it just once. I have easily listened to every scene more than 15 times, and I find something new and priceless every time I repeat the cycle. If you don't have access to live productions of Shakespeare's plays and you're like me and find his works somewhat daunting to read, this audio product is the perfect solution. The actors are consummate pros. My only complaint is that the CD insert gives credit to only four actors. I'm quite sure that I heard more than four, one of whom is surely the narrator, Mary Denham. Anyway, all of the performers shine, as does this product.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
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More fun than a standard audiobook, Dec 17 2007
By Henrietta - Published on Amazon.com
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This review is from: Essential Shakespeare (Audio CD)
This is great entertainment in the car. Shakespeare is a nice break from the standard audiobook. If it has been a while since you last saw some of these plays performed, these scenes will bring it all back to you. The introductions are very nice in setting up the scene.
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