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Shakespeare

His Life & Work

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Shakespeare

By: Richard Hampton, David Weston
Narrated by: Judi Dench, Timothy West
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 This entertaining introduction to Shakespeare's work weaves biographical information with excerpts from 33 of his plays. Informative, well-researched commentary, written by two Royal Shakespeare Company actors, provides a glimpse of the man and little-known lore about his work.Public Domain (P)1998, 2003 CSA Word Ancient, Classical & Medieval Literature Drama Drama & Plays European Shakespeare World Literature

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"Hampton and Weston avoid an overly scholarly approach and present Shakespeare as flesh and blood....Dench is of course splendid....these solid vocal cords will melt listeners, thaw them, and resolve them into dewy delight." (The Philadelphia News)
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This was a really good storytelling of Shakespeare as imagined through his plays.
The narrators were excellent. Loved it.

Wonderful run through Shakespeare life and plays.

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