Blackstone Audio is proud to present the Oregon Shakespeare Festival's brilliant, modern production of Shakespeare's disturbing and psychologically rich masterpiece Hamlet. Whether you're a Hamlet scholar or being exposed to this work for the first time, this stunning work of audio theater, fully dramatized with performances by the Oregon Shakespeare Festival cast, is a must-listen.
In Denmark, a king is dead. His brother, Claudius, has snatched the throne, and the widowed queen, yet life goes on - for everyone but Prince Hamlet. The prince, fixated on his uncle as the murderer, is charged by his father's ghost to avenge the wrong. Disconnected from the foul world around him, Hamlet strains under the weight of his task, descending into madness, both real and feigned.
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"Took a Shakespeare class one semester in college and walked away with his complete works. I have always been a fan of Shakespeare and the class only heightened my fandom. I played the part of The Fool in King Lear and had a blast! Once I was able to figure out the best way to read Shakespeare (punctuation to punctuation, not line to line), it all made sense!" — Tara (5 out of 5 stars)
"Took a Shakespeare class one semester in college and walked away with his complete works. I have always been a fan of Shakespeare and the class only heightened my fandom. I played the part of The Fool in King Lear and had a blast! Once I was able to figure out the best way to read Shakespeare (punctuation to punctuation, not line to line), it all made sense!"
" Ok, honestly I have not actually FINISHED this, but I have read a number of his plays, enjoyed them immensely, own the book and plan on reading more and more of his plays in the future. "
" Best edition of the complete works out there right now. "
" This book is amazing, it really gives you insight into his head. Read this when i was 18, don't know why but i really enjoyed it. "
" Required reading as English major. "
" What can I say I have a thing for Shakespeare ;-) "
" The standard repository of 'just the text' when I was young. It will probably stay on this shelf at leat until I retire :) "
" I have a similar edition of his complete works "
" I've read almost everything, and I continue to love ol' Bill. "
" Thank goodness I got this! It's like an encyclopedia to the English language and great writing. It's really just as easy as picking a play from the contents and go ahead! Got me really into Shakespeare! "
" Damn you, Shx. What is there to say? Half the time I'm playing catch up with you... "
" The college class I took on Shakespeare's work really cracked it open for me. Knowledge definitely enhances appreciation when it comes to the Bard. This single-volume text includes everything he's written, with annotations. Over 2,000 tissue-thin pages. I just want to pet it. "
" My complete collection of the Bard. How do I love thee let me count the ways... "
" So I haven't read the whole thing, but I own it thanks to my college class. "
" hadn't read the whole thing but macbeth is probably one of my picks "
" Merely the standard by which almost all other comedies, tragedies, dramas and historical narratives are compared. Yeah, I'd say it's a good read. "
" I really like this version of the complete works however it would have been better with a nicer quality of paper. The break downs of each play are great and the line numbering features are the best I've seen so far. "
" It's Shakespeare. What else do you want? "
" I started reading this and just haven't finished yet. "
" Had to read again as prep for the opera. Still such an intense story! "
" It's very handy and neat! I got one for Christmas and absolutely love it! "
" do I really need to say anything. The man is a genious. "
" Chock full of useful notes, a sturdy binding, and attractive typeface. This is the edition that's coming to the island. "
" Yes, I actually read the WHOLE thing. I much prefer the comedies and tragedies to the histories. Some of the histories (e.g. King John) make for ROUGH reading. I guess they can't all be Henry the Fifth. "
" Okay, I have always appreciated Shakespeare. As odd as it may seem to read his plays and sonnets after college, it is worth it. Your life experiences will change your insights and level of understanding. "
" Whether or not you believe that one man named William Shakespeare wrote these plays, it cannot be denied that they are greatly enjoyable on their own and have influenced countless other works of art throughout the ages. "
William Shakespeare (1564–1616), English poet and dramatist of the Elizabethan and early Jacobean period, is the most widely known author in all of English literature and often considered the greatest. He was an active member of a theater company for at least twenty years, during which time he wrote many great plays. Plays were not prized as literature at the time and Shakespeare was not widely read until the middle of the eighteenth century, when a great upsurge of interest in his works began that continues today.
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