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SmartPass Audio Education Study Guide to the Works of Shakespeare (Dramatised)

By: Simon Potter, Mary Potter
Narrated by: Full-Cast featuring Joan Walker, John Albasiny, Katerina Jugati
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Discover the genius of William Shakespeare in this entertaining and educational full-cast drama, designed to whet the appetite and introduce you to the man, the life, the legacy. Includes key scenes from the major plays.
©2001 SmartPass Ltd. (P)2001 SmartPass Ltd.

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"A wealth of useful material." (Times Educational Supplement)

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Very good intro to life and works of Shakespeare

Having been through several full audiobooks of SmartPass' Shakespeare series, I gave this "Guide to the Works" a try. It is very well done, and gives a lot of insight into the life of William Shakespeare, his style development, the Big Plays, etc. I found it more informative than Bill Bryson's "Shakespeare".

On top of the biography part, there are many interesting excerpts of the major plays.

The one downside to this audiobook is that the last 45-60 minutes that covers major themes requires quite a lot of prior knowledge of plays like MacBeth, Merchant of Venice, and Romeo and Juliette.

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