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Originally Posted by GtrsRGr8
I'm about to scoop the 'Monkey . . . .
I just got an email from Downpour saying that they have a select group of William Shakespeare audiobooks on sale for $4.95 each.
There appear to be 38 titles. Narrators vary.
So far I haven't seen anything that says when the sale will end.
Find out more at this webpage.
Is anyone suffering from Shakespeare fatigue besides me? |
I saw it earlier today, but never got around to posting it. These audios are full cast plays. Personally, I think they should've included 3 plays/ audiobook considering how short they are. Since they didn't, I feel they're priced too high. But that's my opinion.
Here's more info on these plays:
Editorial Reviews
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From School Library Journal
Grade 9 Up--The Complete Arkangel Shakespeare offers listeners the first-ever audio set of all 38 of William Shakespeare's plays, unabridged and fully-dramatized. Using a cast of almost 400 actors, most of whom trained at the Royal Shakespeare Company, this set offers Shakespeare in a manner that provides the best of both worlds: the convenient mobility of the audio format and classic, dramatic readings by skilled Shakespearean actors that are reminiscent of Sir Laurence Olivier's Shakespearean performances. Sound effects are skillfully layered and add to the intensity of the pieces as they are presented. The quality of these CDs is remarkable. The diction is clear, the emotions are strong, and the sound effects are well-chosen, easily creating the worlds of the plays in listeners minds. The major drawback for school and public libraries is that the entire series must be purchasedâ€"plays are not available on an individual basis. Since most high schools teach only four Shakespearean playsâ€"Hamlet, Macbeth, Julius Caesar, and Romeo and Julietâ€"purchasing this series in its entirety is a major investment that might be better suited to university libraries and drama departments. Public libraries can purchase the entire series for use by college students and adults as well as high school students. Any library that does purchase this exceptionally well-done, impressive masterwork will enjoy it for years to come since Audio Partners has a lifetime replacement policy.--Heather J. Stockwell, Leach Library, Londonderry, NH
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". . . brilliantly realized by almost four hundred of Britain’s best classical actors." -- Town & Country, April 2004
"Four hundred actors combine their talents as they transform Shakespeare's Elizabethan English into contemporary-sounding plays without altering the original text." -- VOYA, June 2005
"It is an unparalleled opportunity to listen, at one’s pleasure, to any of [Shakespeare’s] works." -- Bookviews.com, May 2003
"It’s a lifetime of great listening. A+" -- Entertainment Weekly, June 4, 2004
"The quality of these CDs is remarkable… easily creating the worlds of the plays in listeners’ minds." -- Heather J. Stockwell, School Library Journal, February 2004
"Thirty-eight unabridged plays with outstanding casts offer a paragon of audio theater." --AudioFile, June/July 2004
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