A Midsummer Nights Dream, William Shakespeare
A Midsummer Nights Dream, William Shakespeare
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A Midsummer Night's Dream
Two Complete Full Cast Performances of Original Shakespeare Text & Modern English

Author: William Shakespeare, SparkNotes

Narrator: Luis Moreno, Soneela Nankani, Gabra Zackman, Maulik Pancholy, Piper Goodeve, Fred Berman, Kate Hamill, Vikas Adam, Neil Hellegers, Cary Hite, Katie Hartke

Unabridged: 5 hr 3 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 08/31/2021

Includes: Bonus Material Bonus Material Included

Synopsis

SparkNotes Audio presents … No Fear Shakespeare audio recordings! Listen to full cast performances of Shakespeare's plays in all their brilliance—and understand what every word means!

Don’t be intimidated by Shakespeare. These audiobook editions make the Bard’s plays accessible and enjoyable.

Each No Fear Shakespeare audio recording audio edition features:  The complete original text performed by a full cast, and the complete play updated in modern English, also performed by a full cast Enhanced sound effects and music to complete the audio experience A track directory of the original English production and the modern English production for ease of comparison When Shakespeare's words make your head spin, this audiobook will help you sort out what's happening, who's saying what, and why!

So without further ado … we welcome you to the No Fear Shakespeare audiobook edition of A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM by William Shakespeare!

About William Shakespeare

William Shakespeare was born in April 1564 in the town of Stratford-upon-Avon, on England’s Avon River. When he was eighteen, he married Anne Hathaway. The couple had three children—an older daughter Susanna and twins, Judith and Hamnet. Hamnet, Shakespeare’s only son, died in childhood. The bulk of Shakespeare’s working life was spent in the theater world of London, where he established himself professionally by the early 1590s. He enjoyed success not only as a playwright and poet, but also as an actor and shareholder in an acting company. Although some think that sometime between 1610 and 1613 Shakespeare retired from the theater and returned home to Stratford, where he died in 1616, others believe that he may have continued to work in London until close to his death.

Reviews

Goodreads review by David

Shakespeare is Shakespeare; who am I to be a critic? In my opinion, this is not his best play. The play within the play was probably the best part. The modern translation seemed almost silly when dealing with the two Athenian couples. I was reminded of a harem manga more than a Shakespeare play. The......more

Goodreads review by Kusuma Patnaik

2.5 ⭐️ Okay, so first of all, the modern text translation by SparkNotes didn’t feel quite engaging (I wonder if it's just for this play or other Shakespeare plays as well). There were a few characters (particularly Helena and Nick Bottom) that were "really" annoying at times. It was a fun read but sti......more

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