Shakespeare's Original Pronunciation: Speeches and Scenes Performed as Shakespeare Would Have Heard Them
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3.7 • 3 Ratings
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- £3.99
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- £3.99
Publisher Description
How did Shakespeare sound to the audiences of his day? For the first time, this audio offers listeners the chance to hear England's greatest playwright performed by a company of actors using the pronunciation of his time.
Under the guidance of Ben Crystal, actor, author of Shakespeare on Toast, and an expert in original Shakespearian pronunciation, the company performs some of Shakespeare's best-known poems, solo speeches, and scenes from the plays. Hear new meanings uncovered, new jokes revealed, poetic effects enhanced. An essential purchase for every student and lover of Shakespeare.
Customer Reviews
Good, but badly presented
Really interesting content.
However it's just one big 1 hour track. The individual pieces should be split up into their own tracks for that one can actually navigate through the content and also see what pieces it contains.
The physical version of this audiobook also comes with an essay by David Crystal. This is missing from the iTunes version.
Good content poorly presented
I bought this a while ago and it had separate chapters but without track headings. It failed to reappear when I upgraded my phone, and, as I wanted to use it teaching, I had to buy again. Now the presentation is even worse! V hard to find material and lack of accompanying info/essay. I regularly recommend Shakespeare Pro to students but sadly can't recommend this in its current format. Shame because the content is fab - as are the Crystals live workshops.
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