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Hamlet | [William Shakespeare]
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Hamlet

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  • by William Shakespeare
  • Narrated by Frank Muller

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  • LENGTH
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  • RELEASE DATE
    12-16-99
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Publisher's Summary

In this unusual recording, the talented actor Frank Muller reads Shakespeare's complete work with all stage directions, in the tradition of actors/managers/authors auditioning plays for their companies. Muller's interpretation allows us to listen directly to the author's voice, without extraneous distractions. He brings to life the story of Hamlet, the complex tragic hero bent on avenging his father's murder yet racked by uncertainty brought on by the strength and eloquence of his own conscience.

For interesting and informative lectures about this work, don't miss A Study Guide to Hamlet.

Or, listen to a conversation with Professor Harold Bloom.

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    James Iowa City, IA, USA 09-03-03
    James Iowa City, IA, USA 09-03-03
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    "Acting! Genius!"

    This version of Hamlet has a couple things going for it: brief scene descriptions before each act (if you're interested in that sort of thing) and explanations of arcane vocabulary.

    The main flaw with this version is the voice actor, Frank Muller, who reads all the parts and all the scene directions. He is, to put it bluntly, a ham, and never misses a chance to send his voice into a sobbing falsetto as he chokes out a dramatic soliloquy. The audible.com blurb describes him as a "talented actor", but it seems he learned his craft from Master Thespian. He should have listened to Hamlet:

    "O, it offends me to the soul to hear a robustious periwig-pated fellow tear a passion to tatters, to very rags, to split the ears of the groundlings, who (for the most part) are capable of nothing but inexplicable dumb shows and noise. I would have such a fellow whipp'd for o'erdoing Termagant. It out-herods Herod. Pray you avoid it."

    I wouldn't have him whipped, but I might look elsewhere for a version of Hamlet.

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