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King Lear | [William Shakespeare]
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King Lear

  • UNABRIDGED
  • by William Shakespeare
  • Narrated by Paul Scofield, Alec McCowen, Kenneth Branagh

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  • LENGTH
    3 hrs and 6 mins
  • RELEASE DATE
    08-18-11
  • AUDIO FORMATS
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Publisher's Summary

The tragedy of King Lear receives an outstanding performance in an all-star cast led by Britain’s senior classical actor, Paul Scofield. He is joined by Alec McCowen as Gloucester, Kenneth Branagh as The Fool, Harriet Walter as Gonerill, Sara Kestelman as Regan and Emilia Fox as Cordelia. This is the 9th recording of Shakespeare plays undertaken by Naxos AudioBooks in conjunction with Cambridge University Press, and is directed by John Tydeman. It was released to mark the 80th birthday of Paul Scofield in January 2002.

©2002 CUP (P)2002 Naxos AudioBooks

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    Hardin Boston, MA, United States 11-25-11
    Hardin Boston, MA, United States 11-25-11 Member Since 2006
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    "An Adult Opportunity"

    Great to hear as a middle adult with aging parents and young adult children. What is the legacy of care that we want to leave? I am working on reading and listening to literature that we read as adolescents and young adults which were really meant for a later stage of emotional and intellectual development. This was a good one. Les Miserable, unabridged, was another.

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    Joseph Scarnici DANA POINT, CA, United States 01-06-13
    Joseph Scarnici DANA POINT, CA, United States 01-06-13 Member Since 2012
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    "Horribly read"

    I was excited to get the story of King Lear but this sounds like it was recorded from the audience of a play. The voices were too many and I just couldn't follow it because of the hushed tones and bad audio.

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