Shakespeare in Autumn Seasons Editio..., William Shakespeare
Shakespeare in Autumn Seasons Editio..., William Shakespeare
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Shakespeare in Autumn (Seasons Edition -- Fall)
Select Plays and the Complete Sonnets

Author: William Shakespeare

Narrator: Nathalie Pownall, Peter Bankole

Unabridged: 15 hr 56 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Thomas Nelson

Published: 08/31/2021


Synopsis

The Shakespeare in Autumn Seasons Edition--Fall:Features selected works from William Shakespeare, history’s greatest and most influential writer of the English language. His poetry and plays have been recited and studied for generation upon generation and remain iconic works of literaturePresents a small yet wide-reaching collection of the Bard’s finest works, including The Taming of the Shrew, Romeo and Juliet, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, As You Like It, Twelfth Night, and the complete sonnetsIs distinctively and seasonally nuanced for autumnal readingExplores such important themes as love and romance, the economic ramifications of marriage, the immutable irreversibility of fate, the destructive nature of jealousy, the power dynamics of relationships, and the absurdity of ambitionWilliam Shakespeare has been lauded as one of history’s greatest and most influential writers of the English language. His poems and plays have been recited and studied for generations, and remain iconic works of literature. Shakespeare in Autumn includes a nuanced selection of Shakespeare’s finest works, including:A Midsummer Night’s DreamTwelfth NightAs You Like ItThe Taming of the ShrewRomeo and JulietThe Sonnets 

About William Shakespeare

William Shakespeare was born in Stratford-upon-Avon in Warwickshire, England, and was baptized on April 26, 1564. An English poet and playwright, he was widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's preeminent dramatist. His surviving works, including collaborations, comprise 38 plays, 154 sonnets, two long narrative poems, and several other poems. His plays have been translated into every major living language and are performed more often than those of any other playwright.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Kate

Taming of the Shrew is (of the ones I've read) my least favorite Shakespeare play. But the rest are great and this edition is beautiful......more

An absolutely fantastic selection of Shakespeare plays, including one of my favourites, A Midsummer Night's Dream, and one I've been meaning to read for a while, The Taming of the Shrew. As that was the only play which was not a reread, I will review it here. I hated it. I was absolutely furious when......more