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Hamlet
by William Shakespeare
Available on: Audio Download ($23.18) | Audio CD ($23.18) | Audio Cassette
In writing this extraordinary play Shakespeare effectively re-invented tragedy after an interval of roughly two thousand years - you would have to go back to the Greek dramatists of 5th century Athens to find anything of comparable depth and maturity.
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The Sonnets
by William Shakespeare
Available on: Audio Download ($18.38) | Audio CD | Audio Cassette
Everyone knows something of Shakespeare's sonnets, even if only in memorable fragments like "the darling buds of May," or "remembrance of things past," or "the marriage of true minds"...
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Introduction to Poetry
by Robert Frost
Available on: Audio Download ($9.95)
LearnOutLoud.com presents an Introduction to Poetry covering famous poems by great poets throughout the history of English poetry.
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Macbeth
by William Shakespeare
Available on: Audio Download ($4.95)
Infamously known as the cursed Scottish play, Macbeth is perhaps Shakespeare’s darkest tragedy. James Marsters and Joanne Whalley star in this newly produced full cast dramatization.
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Hamlet: John Gielgud's Classic 1948 Recording
by William Shakespeare
Available on: Audio Download ($18.38) | Audio CD ($18.38)
This outstanding historical recording made in 1941 for radio is widely regarded as one of the finest Hamlet performances ever, and one of John Gielgud's greatest moments.
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Romeo and Juliet
by William Shakespeare
Available on: Audio Download ($13.75) | Audio CD ($19.96) | Audio Cassette
The tragic romance of Verona's two too-young star-crossed lovers, loving each other in spite of their parents' spite, told in beautiful imagery and poetry.
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Othello
by William Shakespeare
Available on: Audio Download ($18.38) | Audio CD ($18.38)
Shakespeare's legendary tragedy is revisited in this spirited and entertaining production that ran in London from November 2007 to February 2008. The flawless, talented cast features Ewan McGregor as the conniving Iago, Chiwetel Ejiofor as Othello (whose performance won him the Olivier Award as best actor) and Kelly Reilly as Desdemona.
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King Richard III
by William Shakespeare
Available on: Audio Download ($18.38) | Audio CD ($18.38) | Audio Cassette
Written in 1593, King Richard III is one of Shakespeare's earliest plays...
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A Midsummer Night's Dream
by William Shakespeare
Available on: Audio Download ($18.38) | Audio CD ($18.38) | Audio Cassette
This classic Shakespearean comedy is presented here in a colorful full-cast dramatization, drawn from the complete text...
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The Taming of the Shrew
by William Shakespeare
Available on: Audio Download ($13.75) | Audio CD ($15.96) | Audio Cassette
In this comedy, a rich Paduan gentleman refuses to marry off his younger daughter until a husband is found for her insufferable older sister, Kate.
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The Tempest
by William Shakespeare
Available on: Audio Download ($14.38) | Audio CD | Audio Cassette
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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Macbeth
by William Shakespeare
Available on: Audio Download ($18.38) | Audio CD | Audio Cassette
By the time Shakespeare came to write Macbeth - almost certainly in 1605/1606 - he had already completed three of the great tragedies with which modern audiences are so familiar...
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Macbeth
by William Shakespeare
Available on: Audio Download ($13.75) | Audio CD ($15.96) | Audio Cassette
Seduced by the promises of witches and spurred by his wife, Macbeth lives by the law of ambition alone. Experience this haunting study of power that traces the rise and fall of an ambitious man.
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The Merchant of Venice
by William Shakespeare
Available on: Audio Download ($13.75) | Audio CD ($15.96) | Audio Cassette
The quality of mercy is not strained..." Hear the extraordinary power and range of Shakespeare at his best.
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Julius Caesar
by William Shakespeare
Available on: Audio Download ($13.75) | Audio CD ($19.96) | Audio Cassette
The skies over ancient Rome blaze with terrifying portents, and soothsayers warn Julius Caesar, a brilliant politician at the height of his power and popularity, of approaching doom.
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Othello
by William Shakespeare
Available on: Audio Download ($13.00)
Because of its diverse subject, namely love, jealousy, racism and betrayal, Othello remains relevant and valid even today.
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Hamlet
by William Shakespeare
Available on: Audio Download ($13.00)
Hamlet is one of the great classics, if not the greatest, of English drama.
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Julius Caesar
by William Shakespeare
Available on: Audio Download ($4.95) | Audio CD
The skies over ancient Rome blaze with terrifying portents, and soothsayers warn Julius Caesar of approaching doom...
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A Midsummer Night's Dream
by William Shakespeare
Available on: Audio Download ($13.75) | Audio CD | Audio Cassette
Royalty, lovers, fools, fairies, and actors converge in the forest in one enchanted night of beauty, dreams, and romance. A wonderful comedy that convinces us of the magic of darkness and shadows. "Oh, what fools these mortals be!"
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King Lear
by William Shakespeare
Available on: Audio Download ($18.38) | Audio CD | Audio Cassette
The third of Shakespeare's great tragedies, King Lear, written in 1605, is a tale of vanity, lust and betrayal.
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The Taming of the Shrew
by William Shakespeare
Available on: Audio Download ($11.00)
Petruchio arrives in Padua determined to gain his fortune by marrying the volatile Katherina. Their tempestuous meeting and marriage leads to a great love affair.
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Julius Caesar
by William Shakespeare
Available on: Audio Download ($13.00)
Julius Caesar triumphantly returns Rome where he is met by betrayal, conspiracy and ultimately, assassination followed by Mark Antony’s revenge on the plotters.
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Henry V
by William Shakespeare
Available on: Audio Download ($18.38) | Audio CD | Audio Cassette
Henry V, which dates from 1599, is the last in Shakespeare's series of plays based on English history. It is also...
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Hamlet
by William Shakespeare
Available on: Audio Download ($13.75) | Audio CD
BBC Radio has a unique heritage when it comes to Shakespeare....
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The Comedy of Errors
by William Shakespeare
Available on: Audio Download ($13.75) | Audio CD | Audio Cassette
Who's who – and why is not knowing so funny? Join the fun of one of the Bard's earlier plays, a wonderful, festive, witty, and distinctly farcical case of mistaken identity.
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