Shakespeare The Comedies, William Shakespeare
Shakespeare The Comedies, William Shakespeare
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Shakespeare: The Comedies

Author: William Shakespeare, Derek Jacobi, Ian McKellen, Roy Dotrice, Prunella Scales, Patrick Wymark, full cast

Narrator: Derek Jacobi, Ian McKellen, Roy Dotrice, Prunella Scales, Patrick Wymark, full cast

Unabridged: 37 hr 34 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 12/03/2020


Synopsis

William Collins Books and Decca Records are proud to present ARGO Classics, a historic catalogue of classic prose and verse read by some of the world’s most renowned voices. Originally released as vinyl records, these expertly remastered stories are now available to download for the first time. All 17 of Shakespeare’s timeless comedies, performed by the celebrated Marlowe Dramatic Society and Professional Players. Young love, bawdiness, and exuberance are played out in these comedies that continue to make us laugh and cheer. Performed by an incredible array of the 20th century’s greatest actors, Marlowe alumni including Ian McKellen, Diana Rigg, Derek Jacobi, and Prunella Scales can be heard in these recordings. All of the Shakespeare plays within the ARGO Classics catalogue are performed by the Marlowe Dramatic Society and Professional Players. The Marlowe was founded in 1907 with a mission to focus on effective delivery of verse, respect the integrity of texts, and rescue neglected plays by Shakespeare’s contemporaries and the less performed plays of Shakespeare himself. The Marlowe has performed annually at Cambridge Arts Theatre since its opening in 1936 and continues to produce some of the finest actors of their generations. Thurston Dart, Professor of Music at London University and a Fellow of Jesus College Cambridge, directed the music for this production. This collection includes 17 comedies:• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • The full casts for each production in this collection can be found in the description of the individual play’s product page.

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 Agnes on November 11, 2020

Tentando resumir parte do Impossível , a Obra do Grande Shakespeare _ Comédias : ___ " ...sou tão peremptório como ela é altiva e quando dois fogos violentos se encontram muito rapidamente consomem o objecto que alimenta a sua fúria . Embora um pequeno fogo cresça imenso com pouco vento , um tufão ,......more

Goodreads review by Danesda on June 22, 2023

Excelente compilado de la editorial. video reseña completa en: [URL not allowed]......more

Goodreads review by Mary on March 07, 2016

Toda las obras del genero de comedia reunidas en un solo libro y del he tardado bastante en terminar por leer. No dire que sean densas precisamente, pues he tenido tiempo y calma en leer cada una de las comedias escritas por el mismísimo Shakespeare. Reconozco que hubo algunas que siemplemente me h......more

Goodreads review by Alicia on April 25, 2021

Solo me faltaban por leer Como gustéis y la historia se me hizo muy divertida, y de paso volví a leer Noche de reyes que ya la conocía y también me gusta mucho. Lo único malo fue un poco la edición, pero buscaré a ver si puedo encontrar una mejor.......more

Goodreads review by Luisa... Per aspera ad astra ❤️ on August 09, 2022

I'm in love with Shakespeare ❤ LA TEMPESTA ★★★★ 15-08-14/17-08-14 Questa tragicommedia mi ha proprio colpito. E' una storia di vendetta che naturalmente finisce bene e quanto mi piacerebbe se nella realtà la vendetta (per quanto purtroppo nella maggior parte dei casi sia dovuta ad ingiustizie) si mette......more