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For Shakespeare fans, this is a great way to test your knowledge of the Bard's life and works. Six rounds of detailed Shakespeare questions from expert Hazel Jeffs and including voicing from Shakespearian actors and actresses to bring questions to life. Even if you don't know the answers lots of commentary will teach you interesting facts and details about England's greatest playwrite and his works.
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Shakespeare by Another Name
- The Life of Edward de Vere, Earl of Oxford, the Man who Was Shakespeare
- De: Mark Anderson
- Narrado por: Simon Prebble
- Duración: 10 h y 14 m
- Versión resumida
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 154
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Actor William Shaksper of Stratford had little education, never left England, and apparently owned no books. How could he have written the great plays and poetry attributed to him? Journalist Mark Anderson's biography offers tantalizing proof that Edward de Vere, 17th Earl of Oxford, courtier, spendthrift, scholar, traveler, soldier, scoundrel, and writer, was the real "Shakespeare".
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5 out of 5 stars
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Brings the period to life
- De Dan en 01-15-06
De: Mark Anderson
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The Taming of the Shrew
- Arkangel Shakespeare
- De: William Shakespeare
- Narrado por: Frances Barber, Roger Allam, Alan Cox
- Duración: 2 h y 17 m
- Grabación Original
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 249
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Padua holds many suitors for the hand of fair Bianca, but Bianca may not be married until her spinster sister, Kate, is wed. Could any man be rash enough to take on Kate? The witty adventurer Petruchio undertakes the task. While he sets about transforming Kate from foul-tempered termagant to loving wife, young Lucentio and his clever servant, Tranio, plot to win Bianca.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Problem play
- De Tad Davis en 01-24-15
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Tales from Shakespeare
- The Lambs' Tales (Puffin Classics)
- De: Charles Lamb, Mary Lamb, William Shakespeare
- Narrado por: Alan Cumming, Nigel Davenport, Andrew Sachs, y otros
- Duración: 3 h y 55 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 63
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 51
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A perfect introduction for all ages to the breadth and beauty of Shakespeare's work, Tales from Shakespearehas become a classic work in its own right. The tales bring vividly alive the power of Hamlet and Macbeth, the fun of A Midsummer Night's Dream, and the drama of The Tempest. Blending detailed narrative with original dialogue and poetic language, they fully convey the wit, wisdom, and imagination of Shakespeare's magnificent plays.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Not all of the stories
- De GPH en 08-22-18
De: Charles Lamb, y otros
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The Elements of Eloquence
- Secrets of the Perfect Turn of Phrase
- De: Mark Forsyth
- Narrado por: Don Hagen
- Duración: 5 h y 29 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 1,738
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 1,561
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In his inimitably entertaining and wonderfully witty style, he takes apart famous phrases and shows how you too can write like Shakespeare or quip like Oscar Wilde. Whether you’re aiming to achieve literary immortality or just hoping to deliver the perfect one-liner, The Elements of Eloquence proves that you don’t need to have anything important to say - you simply need to say it well.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Who knew rhetoric could be so much fun?
- De Philo en 10-30-14
De: Mark Forsyth
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Shakespeare for Children
- De: Charles Lamb, Mary Lamb
- Narrado por: Josephine Bailey
- Duración: 5 h y 11 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 52
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 29
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Introduce your children to the magic of Shakespeare with these 20 favorite tales. Although simplified, these lively stories don't underestimate young readers; they keep the complexity, twists of plot, and turns of fate found in the originals.
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1 out of 5 stars
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NOT unabridged
- De Erica en 11-06-07
De: Charles Lamb, y otros
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The Canterbury Tales: A Retelling
- De: Peter Ackroyd
- Narrado por: Keith Moore, Toby Leonard Moore, Colin McPhillamy, y otros
- Duración: 16 h y 55 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 81
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Author Peter Ackroyd has won the Somerset Maugham Award, the Whitbread Novel of the Year, and the Guardian Fiction Prize, and was shortlisted for the Booker Prize. Based on Geoffrey Chaucer’s immortal work, this retelling of The Canterbury Tales follows a party of travelers as they tell stories amongst themselves about love and chivalry, saints and legends, travel and adventure. Through allegory, satire, and humor, the tales help pass the time during their journey.
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5 out of 5 stars
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WOW
- De Mitchell Drimmer en 02-25-15
De: Peter Ackroyd
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A Woman of No Importance
- De: Oscar Wilde
- Narrado por: Miriam Margolyes, Samantha Mathis, Rosalind Ayres, y otros
- Duración: 1 h y 34 m
- Grabación Original
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 224
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Devilishly attractive Lord Illingworth is notorious for his skill as a seducer. But he is still invited to all the "best" houses, while his female conquests must hide their shame in seclusion. In this devastating drawing-room comedy, Oscar Wilde uses his celebrated wit to expose English society's narrow view of everything from sexual mores to Americans.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Pitch Perfect Performance
- De Cheryl en 08-26-12
De: Oscar Wilde
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The Roman Way
- De: Edith Hamilton
- Narrado por: Nadia May
- Duración: 6 h y 40 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 200
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 151
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Edith Hamilton shows us Rome through the eyes of the Romans. Plautus and Terence, Cicero and Caesar, Catullus, Horace, Virgil, and Augustus come to life in their ambitions, their work, their loves and hates. In them we see reflected a picture of Roman life very different from that fixed in our minds through schoolroom days, and far livelier.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Not so bad
- De steve en 04-25-11
De: Edith Hamilton
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Tales from Shakespeare
- De: Charles Lamb, Mary Lamb
- Narrado por: David McCallion
- Duración: 9 h y 56 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 42
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 29
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 29
Tales from Shakespeare by Charles and Mary Lamb is a retelling of 20 of Shakespeare’s most beloved stories. Within the pages of this book, the 19th-century authors bring to life the Shakespearean plots and characters of another age in an easy-to-understand prose of a newer generation.
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5 out of 5 stars
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A classic
- De Jacque Eddy en 10-07-19
De: Charles Lamb, y otros
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The Life and Times of Chaucer
- De: John Gardner
- Narrado por: Graeme Malcolm
- Duración: 15 h y 26 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 87
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 77
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In this exquisite biography, John Gardner brings to life Geoffrey Chaucer, illuminating his writings and their inspiration like never before. Through exhaustive research and expert storytelling, Gardner takes readers through Chaucer’s varied career - from writing The Canterbury Tales to performing diplomatic work at the Parliament - and creates a fully realized portrait of an author whose work would remake the English language forever. Written with passion and insight, this a must-listen for those interested in Chaucer and the medieval time period.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Good book, but quoted passages are in Old English
- De Kathi en 02-26-14
De: John Gardner
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The Oscar Wilde Collection
- De: Oscar Wilde
- Narrado por: James Marsters, Jacqueline Bisset, Alfred Molina, y otros
- Duración: 8 h y 22 m
- Grabación Original
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 397
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Four classic comedies from one of the wittiest playwrights in Western literature: Lady Windermere's Fan, A Woman of No Importance, An Ideal Husband, and The Importance of Being Earnest, all featuring star-studded casts with the likes of Jacqueline Bisset, Miriam Margolyes, James Marsters, Alfred Molina, Roger Rees, Yeardley Smith, Eric Stoltz, and many more. This audio also includes a chilling dramatization of Wilde's sole novel, The Picture of Dorian Gray.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Good Collection
- De Anniebligh en 03-31-12
De: Oscar Wilde
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Pandora's Jar
- Women in the Greek Myths
- De: Natalie Haynes
- Narrado por: Natalie Haynes
- Duración: 9 h y 24 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 881
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The tellers of Greek myths—historically men—have routinely sidelined the female characters. When they do take a larger role, women are often portrayed as monstrous, vengeful or just plain evil—like Pandora, the woman of eternal scorn and damnation whose curiosity is tasked with causing all the world’s suffering and wickedness when she opened that forbidden box. But, as Natalie Haynes reveals, in ancient Greek myths there was no box. It was a jar . . . which is far more likely to tip over.
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4 out of 5 stars
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The Golden Age Continues
- De Stefan Filipovits en 03-29-22
De: Natalie Haynes
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The Saga of the Volsungs
- With the Saga of Ragnar Lothbrok
- De: Jackson Crawford - translator
- Narrado por: Jackson Crawford
- Duración: 4 h y 52 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 1,333
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 1,169
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From the translator of the best-selling Poetic Edda comes a gripping new rendering of two of the greatest sagas of Old Norse literature. Together the two sagas recount the story of seven generations of a single legendary heroic family and comprise our best source of traditional lore about its members - including, among others, the dragon slayer Sigurd, Brynhild the Valkyrie, and the Viking chieftain Ragnar Lothbrok.
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5 out of 5 stars
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WELL DONE!
- De Zack Davenport en 02-06-19
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Asian Journals
- India and Japan (The Collected Works of Joseph Campbell)
- De: Joseph Campbell
- Narrado por: Fred Stella
- Duración: 26 h y 56 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 43
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At the beginning of his career, Joseph Campbell developed a lasting fascination with the cultures of the Far East, and explorations of Buddhist and Hindu philosophy later became recurring motifs in his vast body of work. However, Campbell had to wait until middle age to visit the lands that inspired him so deeply. In 1954, he took a sabbatical from his teaching position and embarked on a year-long voyage through India, Thailand, Cambodia, Burma, Hong Kong, Taiwan, and finally Japan.
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5 out of 5 stars
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What a journey!
- De Anonymous User en 08-11-18
De: Joseph Campbell
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The Anne Boleyn Collection
- The Real Truth About the Tudors
- De: Claire Ridgway
- Narrado por: Claire Ridgway
- Duración: 6 h y 38 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 36
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The Anne Boleyn Collection" brings together the most popular articles from top Tudor website The Anne Boleyn Files. Articles which have provoked discussion and debate. Articles that people have found fascinating.
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5 out of 5 stars
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wonderful, better than most
- De Mary Elizabeth Reynolds en 04-24-14
De: Claire Ridgway
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The Chemical Wedding of Christian Rosencreutz
- A Romance in Eight Days
- De: Johann Valentin Andreae, John Crowley - translator
- Narrado por: John Crowley
- Duración: 4 h y 4 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 154
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Often described as an alchemical allegory, John Crowley instead decided this is "the first science fiction novel". After all, "it's fiction; it's about the possibilities of a science; and it's a novel". No matter what else it might be, it's definitely one of the great outlandish stories in Western literature.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Trippy
- De David S. Mathew en 07-24-17
De: Johann Valentin Andreae, y otros