Bestsellers
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Shakespeare: The Complete Works
- Argo Classics
- By: William Shakespeare
- Narrated by: Ian McKellen, Derek Jacobi, Diana Rigg, and others
- Length: 98 hrs and 55 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall3.5 out of 5 stars 102
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Performance3.5 out of 5 stars 77
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 74
For the first time, the complete works of Shakespeare are available to download as one. This collection includes all 37 plays, four narrative poems and the sonnets....
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3 out of 5 stars
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Great collection marred by a few missing sections
- By J. T. Woosley on 02-27-21
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Shakespeare: The Man Who Pays the Rent
- By: Judi Dench, Brendan O'Hea
- Narrated by: Barbara Flynn, Brendan O'Hea, Judi Dench
- Length: 12 hrs and 5 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 303
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 259
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 259
For the very first time, Judi opens up about every Shakespearean role she has played throughout her seven-decade career, from Lady Macbeth and Titania to Ophelia and Cleopatra....
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5 out of 5 stars
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The theatre history, the mischievous leading lady and her delightful interviewer
- By JAH on 06-29-24
By: Judi Dench, and others
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Hamlet: Fully Dramatized Audio Edition
- By: William Shakespeare
- Narrated by: full cast
- Length: 3 hrs and 32 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,192
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 1,003
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 994
The Folger Shakespeare Library, home to the world’s largest Shakespeare collection, brings Hamlet to life with this new full-length, full-cast dramatic recording of its definitive Folger Edition....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Loved the voice actors
- By Kenni on 11-25-15
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A Midsummer Night's Dream: Fully Dramatized Audio Edition
- By: William Shakespeare
- Narrated by: full cast
- Length: 2 hrs and 7 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 651
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 559
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 551
The Folger Shakespeare Library, home to the world's largest Shakespeare collection, brings A Midsummer Night's Dream to life with this new full-length, full-cast dramatic recording of its definitive Folger Edition....
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5 out of 5 stars
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wow
- By Giovanni Panaro on 02-15-19
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Romeo and Juliet: The Fully Dramatized Audio Edition
- By: William Shakespeare
- Narrated by: full cast
- Length: 2 hrs and 56 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 782
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 647
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 653
The Folger Shakespeare Library, home to the world's largest Shakespeare collection, brings Romeo and Juliet to life with this new full-length, full-cast dramatic recording of its definitive Folger Edition....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Great Dramatization!
- By Karen Mitchell Smith on 04-26-16
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Macbeth: Fully Dramatized Audio Edition
- By: William Shakespeare
- Narrated by: full cast
- Length: 2 hrs and 12 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 944
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 767
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 763
The Folger Shakespeare Library, home to the world's largest Shakespeare collection, Macbeth to life with this new full-length, full-cast dramatic recording of its definitive Folger Edition....
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5 out of 5 stars
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excellent
- By Laura W. on 05-25-18
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Shakespeare: The Complete Works
- Argo Classics
- By: William Shakespeare
- Narrated by: Ian McKellen, Derek Jacobi, Diana Rigg, and others
- Length: 98 hrs and 55 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall3.5 out of 5 stars 102
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Performance3.5 out of 5 stars 77
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 74
For the first time, the complete works of Shakespeare are available to download as one. This collection includes all 37 plays, four narrative poems and the sonnets....
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3 out of 5 stars
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Great collection marred by a few missing sections
- By J. T. Woosley on 02-27-21
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Shakespeare: The Man Who Pays the Rent
- By: Judi Dench, Brendan O'Hea
- Narrated by: Barbara Flynn, Brendan O'Hea, Judi Dench
- Length: 12 hrs and 5 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 303
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 259
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 259
For the very first time, Judi opens up about every Shakespearean role she has played throughout her seven-decade career, from Lady Macbeth and Titania to Ophelia and Cleopatra....
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5 out of 5 stars
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The theatre history, the mischievous leading lady and her delightful interviewer
- By JAH on 06-29-24
By: Judi Dench, and others
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Hamlet: Fully Dramatized Audio Edition
- By: William Shakespeare
- Narrated by: full cast
- Length: 3 hrs and 32 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,192
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 1,003
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 994
The Folger Shakespeare Library, home to the world’s largest Shakespeare collection, brings Hamlet to life with this new full-length, full-cast dramatic recording of its definitive Folger Edition....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Loved the voice actors
- By Kenni on 11-25-15
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A Midsummer Night's Dream: Fully Dramatized Audio Edition
- By: William Shakespeare
- Narrated by: full cast
- Length: 2 hrs and 7 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 651
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 559
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 551
The Folger Shakespeare Library, home to the world's largest Shakespeare collection, brings A Midsummer Night's Dream to life with this new full-length, full-cast dramatic recording of its definitive Folger Edition....
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5 out of 5 stars
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wow
- By Giovanni Panaro on 02-15-19
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Romeo and Juliet: The Fully Dramatized Audio Edition
- By: William Shakespeare
- Narrated by: full cast
- Length: 2 hrs and 56 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 782
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 647
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 653
The Folger Shakespeare Library, home to the world's largest Shakespeare collection, brings Romeo and Juliet to life with this new full-length, full-cast dramatic recording of its definitive Folger Edition....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Great Dramatization!
- By Karen Mitchell Smith on 04-26-16
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Macbeth: Fully Dramatized Audio Edition
- By: William Shakespeare
- Narrated by: full cast
- Length: 2 hrs and 12 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 944
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 767
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 763
The Folger Shakespeare Library, home to the world's largest Shakespeare collection, Macbeth to life with this new full-length, full-cast dramatic recording of its definitive Folger Edition....
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5 out of 5 stars
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excellent
- By Laura W. on 05-25-18
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King Lear
- Arkangel Shakespeare
- By: William Shakespeare
- Narrated by: Trevor Peacock, Clive Merrison, full cast
- Length: 3 hrs and 8 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 828
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 735
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 727
This shattering drama of isolation and loss is one of the greatest tragedies in world literature....
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5 out of 5 stars
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tragedy par excellence
- By turbopro on 08-10-16
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BBC Radio Shakespeare: A Collection of Eight Comedies
- By: William Shakespeare
- Narrated by: Anne-Marie Duff, David Tennant, Full Cast, and others
- Length: 16 hrs and 28 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 55
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 43
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 41
A collection of BBC Radio 3's iconic Shakespeare productions: eight comedies with all-star casts including David Tennant, Helena Bonham Carter, Anne-Marie Duff, Martin Jarvis, Siân Phillips and Miriam Margolyes....
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1 out of 5 stars
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Not told entirely
- By Gabsalot on 12-11-21
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The Tempest
- By: William Shakespeare
- Narrated by: Sir Ian McKellen, Emilia Fox, Scott Handy, and others
- Length: 2 hrs and 7 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 750
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 645
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 639
Sir Ian McKellen, fresh from his performance as Gandalf in Lord of the Rings, is Prospero, and heads a strong cast in Shakespeare’s last great play....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Gandalf is great
- By Justin on 11-10-15
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The Taming of the Shrew
- Arkangel Shakespeare
- By: William Shakespeare
- Narrated by: Frances Barber, Roger Allam, Alan Cox
- Length: 2 hrs and 17 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 249
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 220
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 220
Love and wit conquer all in Shakespeare's sparkling comedy of self-delusion and disguise....
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3 out of 5 stars
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Problem play
- By Tad Davis on 01-24-15
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Othello: Fully Dramatized Audio Edition
- By: William Shakespeare
- Narrated by: full cast
- Length: 2 hrs and 59 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 360
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 293
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 293
This new full-cast recording - based on the most respected edition of Shakespeare's classic - expertly produced by the Folger Theatre, is perfect for students, teachers, and the everyday listener....
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4 out of 5 stars
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Good cast
- By Becky on 06-06-17
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All the Sonnets of Shakespeare
- By: William Shakespeare, Paul Edmondson - editor, Stanley Wells - editor
- Narrated by: Kenneth Branagh, Lolita Chakrabarti
- Length: 4 hrs and 35 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 16
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 15
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Story5 out of 5 stars 15
How can we look afresh at Shakespeare as a writer of sonnets? What new light might they shed on his career, personality, and sexuality? Shakespeare wrote sonnets for at least 30 years, not only for himself, for professional reasons, and for those he loved, but also in his plays....
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5 out of 5 stars
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peaceful
- By resol on 12-04-23
By: William Shakespeare, and others
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Julius Caesar
- A Fully-Dramatized Audio Production From Folger Theatre
- By: William Shakespeare
- Narrated by: full cast
- Length: 2 hrs and 21 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 459
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 378
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 376
The Folger Shakespeare Library, home to the world's largest Shakespeare collection, brings Julius Caesar to life with this new full-length, full-cast dramatic recording....
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4 out of 5 stars
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good play, difficult to distinguish characters
- By Christian R. Unger on 05-17-18
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Much Ado about Nothing
- Arkangel Shakespeare
- By: William Shakespeare
- Narrated by: Saskia Reeves, Samuel West, Paul Jesson, and others
- Length: 2 hrs and 8 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 349
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 290
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 282
Young Claudio has fallen for the lovely heiress Hero, who also loves him. Their path to the altar looks smooth, until the evil Don John intervenes....
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4 out of 5 stars
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Live in thy heart, die in thy lap
- By Darwin8u on 06-29-17
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A Midsummer Night's Dream
- Arkangel Shakespeare
- By: William Shakespeare
- Narrated by: Amanda Root, David Harewood, Roy Hudd
- Length: 2 hrs and 18 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 383
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 335
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 333
Shakespeare's most imaginative and merry play is set in an enchanted wood amidst fairies and sprites....
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3 out of 5 stars
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Shakespeare is rolling in his grave.
- By Zombie Gil 007 on 02-14-15
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As You Like It
- Arkangel Shakespeare
- By: William Shakespeare
- Narrated by: Niamh Cusack, Stephen Mangan, Victoria Hamilton, and others
- Length: 2 hrs and 27 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 210
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 185
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 184
This pastoral comedy is one of Shakespeare's best loved, owing to its delightful heroine - the wise, witty, and virtuous Rosalind....
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4 out of 5 stars
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Can't bother with a title
- By Darwin8u on 07-27-17
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The Comedy of Errors
- Arkangel Shakespeare
- By: William Shakespeare
- Narrated by: David Tennant, Brendan Coyle, Alan Cox, and others
- Length: 1 hr and 27 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 193
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 159
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 156
Chaos and confusion mount to a crescendo in a wild and fast-paced comedy of mistaken identity, one of Shakespeare's earliest plays....
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3 out of 5 stars
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Ill deeds is doubled with an evil word
- By Darwin8u on 03-16-17
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William Shakespeare: Comedies, Histories, and Tragedies
- By: Peter Saccio, The Great Courses
- Narrated by: Peter Saccio
- Length: 18 hrs and 8 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 908
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 797
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 784
These 36 lectures introduce you to Shakespeare's major plays and explain the achievement that makes him the leading playwright in Western civilization....
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5 out of 5 stars
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“If you prick us do we not bleed? If you tickle.."
- By Kristi R. on 07-01-16
By: Peter Saccio, and others
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Twelfth Night
- Arkangel Shakespeare
- By: William Shakespeare
- Narrated by: Niamh Cusack, Jonathan Firth, Amanda Root, and others
- Length: 2 hrs and 11 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 251
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 205
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 202
Shakespeare's most sophisticated comedy is a riotous tale of hopelessly unrequited passions and mistaken identity....
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3 out of 5 stars
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If you be not mad, be gone
- By Darwin8u on 08-24-17
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The Merchant of Venice
- Arkangel Shakespeare
- By: William Shakespeare
- Narrated by: Trevor Peacock, Bill Nighy, Haydn Gwynne, and others
- Length: 2 hrs and 16 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 349
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 294
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 292
In Shakespeare's most controversial play, the opposing values of justice and mercy must be resolved....
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4 out of 5 stars
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One Of Shakespeare's Best
- By M. J. Christensen on 06-07-15
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Othello
- Arkangel Shakespeare
- By: William Shakespeare
- Narrated by: Don Warrington, David Threlfall, Anne-Marie Duff, and others
- Length: 3 hrs and 1 min
- Original Recording
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 183
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 156
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 153
This great tragedy confronts the mystery at the heart of evil and contains some of Shakespeare's most magnificent dramatic verse....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Heartbreaking
- By Tad Davis on 02-17-17
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Richard II
- Arkangel Shakespeare
- By: William Shakespeare
- Narrated by: Rupert Graves, Julian Glover, John Wood
- Length: 2 hrs and 52 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 147
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 121
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 120
Shakespeare's finest verse play is also his first portrait of the psychology of power....
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4 out of 5 stars
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I wasted time, and now doth time waste me.
- By Darwin8u on 04-10-17
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Macbeth: The Arkangel Shakespeare
- By: William Shakespeare
- Narrated by: Hugh Ross, Harriet Walter
- Length: 2 hrs and 18 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 184
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 148
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Story5 out of 5 stars 145
Sinister supernatural forces are at work in this fast-paced tragedy of guilt and retribution, in which the power of human beings to control their own destiny is called into question....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Best theatrical recording for teaching!!!
- By Amazon Customer on 11-19-18
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Shakespeare's Sonnets, Retold
- Classic Love Poems with a Modern Twist
- By: William Shakespeare, James Anthony, Stephen Fry - foreword
- Narrated by: Stephen Fry, James Anthony, Paapa Essiedu
- Length: 5 hrs and 7 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 20
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 18
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 18
This collection of masterful reinterpretations brilliantly demystifies and breathes new life into Shakespeare's work, demonstrating the continued resonance of a playwright whose popularity remains more than 400 years after his death....
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3 out of 5 stars
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Super Dry
- By Emma on 02-01-23
By: William Shakespeare, and others
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How to Read and Understand Shakespeare
- By: Marc C. Conner, The Great Courses
- Narrated by: Marc C. Conner
- Length: 12 hrs and 6 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 672
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 588
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 576
These guiding principles allow you to follow the narratives of the plays as they unfold, with a clear understanding of how the plays function and fit together....
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5 out of 5 stars
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To Listen or Not to Listen…
- By Ark1836 on 10-13-15
By: Marc C. Conner, and others
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Henry V
- Arkangel Shakespeare
- By: William Shakespeare
- Narrated by: Jamie Glover, Brian Cox, Elizabeth Spriggs
- Length: 3 hrs and 8 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 204
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 185
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 183
Henry V is a study of kingship, patriotism, and heroic determination tempered by tender comedy as Henry courts Katherine, princess of France....
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5 out of 5 stars
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The Best Version of the Best Thing Ever Written
- By Millerhaus on 02-04-17
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Romeo and Juliet
- Arkangel Shakespeare
- By: William Shakespeare
- Narrated by: Joseph Fiennes, Maria Miles, Elizabeth Spriggs
- Length: 3 hrs and 2 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 178
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 145
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 144
In the world's most celebrated and lyrical love story, the sublime devotion of two young lovers transcends their earthly fate....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Well played!
- By April M. on 09-01-17
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Falstaff
- Give Me Life
- By: Harold Bloom
- Narrated by: Simon Vance
- Length: 3 hrs and 55 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 43
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 39
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 40
Falstaff is both a comic and tragic central protagonist in Shakespeare's three Henry plays. Award-winning author and esteemed professor Harold Bloom examines Falstaff with the deepest compassion and sympathy and also with unerring wisdom....
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4 out of 5 stars
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Falstaff brooks no rebuttal.
- By Darwin8u on 02-06-20
By: Harold Bloom
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Romeo and Juliet
- By: William Shakespeare
- Narrated by: Michael Sheen, Kate Beckinsale, full cast
- Length: 2 hrs and 50 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 256
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 153
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 157
Here is the full-cast production of Shakespeare's classic love story, fully dramatized from the complete text....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Great Language
- By Michael on 09-15-03
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Cleopatra: I Am Fire and Air
- By: Harold Bloom
- Narrated by: Simon Vance
- Length: 3 hrs and 6 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 21
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 18
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 19
Cleopatra is one of the most famous women in history - and thanks to Shakespeare, one of the most intriguing personalities in literature. Award-winning writer and beloved professor Harold Bloom delivers exhilarating clarity and invites us to look at this character as a flawed human who might be living in our world....
By: Harold Bloom