| Stories from Shakespeare - The Plantagenets Contributor(s): Timson, David (Editor), Lesser, Anton (Read by), Full Cast, A. (Read by) |
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ISBN: 1094014648 ISBN-13: 9781094014647 Publisher: Naxos OUR PRICE: $35.99 Product Type: MP3 CD - Other Formats Published: December 2019 |
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| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Nonfiction | Drama |
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| Publisher Description: Naxos Audiobooks presents the history of the Plantaganets as seen through the eyes of Shakespeare. These easy-to-understand introductions feature key speeches and scenes from the plays themselves. This is a very accessible starter for children approaching Shakespeare for the first time, as well as an invaluable aid in understanding the history of the Plantaganets from Richard II to Richard III. This set covers: Richard II, Henry IV parts 1 and 2, Henry V, Henry VI parts 1, 2, and 3, and Richard III. These are read by an outstanding cast of English classical actors, and introduced by Anton Lesser. |
Contributor Bio(s): Lesser, Anton: - Anton Lesser has, as an associate artist with the Royal Shakespeare Company, played many of Shakespeare's most demanding roles, including Troilus (Troilus and Cressida), Edgar (King Lear), Petruchio, Romeo, and Richard III. He is a frequent radio contributor and has recorded many audiobooks, including much of the work of Charles Dickens. Lesser's narration has won him seven AudioFile Earphones Awards. Full Cast, A.: - Dylan Thomas was born in Swansea, Wales on 27 October 1914. In 1934 his first book of poetry, Eighteen Poems appeared, followed by Twenty-five Poems in 1936, Deaths and Entrances in 1946 and in 1952 his final volume, Collected Poems. He also published many short stories, wrote filmscripts, broadcast stories and talks, did a series of lecture tours in the United States and wrote Under Milkwood, the radio play.During his fourth lecture tour of the United States in 1953, a few days after his 39th birthday, he collapsed in his New York hotel and died on November 9th at St. Vincent's Hospital. His body was sent back to Laugharne, Wales, where his grave is marked by a simple wooden cross. In June 1994, his wife, Caitlin Thomas, died in Italy, where she had spent most of the years of her life after the death of Dylan Thomas. Her body is buried next to his. Shakespeare, William: -William Shakespeare (1564-1616), English poet and dramatist of the Elizabethan and early Jacobean period, is the most widely known author in all of English literature and often considered the greatest. He was an active member of a theater company for at least twenty years, during which time he wrote many great plays. Plays were not prized as literature at the time, and Shakespeare was not widely read until the middle of the eighteenth century, when a great upsurge of interest in his works began that continues today. Timson, David: -David Timson is an actor, voice actor, and playwright. He is best known for his narration of The Complete Sherlock Holmes audiobook, in which he voices all 125 characters in the Holmes novels and short stories. His narrations have earned eight AudioFile Earphones Award. |