Shakespeare's Original Pronunciation: Speeches and Scenes Performed as Shakespeare Would Have Heard Them Shakespeare's Original Pronunciation: Speeches and Scenes Performed as Shakespeare Would Have Heard Them

Shakespeare's Original Pronunciation: Speeches and Scenes Performed as Shakespeare Would Have Heard Them

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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.

GENRE
Fiction
NARRATOR
Ben Crystal, Philip Bird, Rebecca Pownell, Natalie Thomas, Benjamin O'Mahony, Matthew Mellalieu, Colin Hurley
LANGUAGE
EN
English
LENGTH
01:15
hr min
RELEASED
2012
February 17
PUBLISHER
British Library Publishing
PRESENTED BY
Audible.com
SIZE
74.9
MB

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