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Venus And Adonis Audiobook by William Shakespeare

82 min • 26 november 2020
Listen to this audiobook in full for free on https://hotaudiobook.com/free ID: 454383 Title: Venus And Adonis Author: William Shakespeare Narrator: George Rylands, Ian Lang Format: Unabridged Length: 1:21:40 Language: English Release date: 11-26-20 Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers UK Genres: Drama, Shakespeare Summary: William Collins Books and Decca Records are proud to present ARGO Classics, a historic catalogue of classic prose and verse read by some of the worlds most renowned voices. Originally released as vinyl records, these expertly remastered stories are now available to download for the first time. O, learn to love, the lesson is but plain, And once made perfect, never lost again. Shakespeares great erotic poem tells the story of Venus' obsession with the handsome Adonis In Ovids Metamorphoses, the boy hunter Adonis is the willing lover of Venus, the goddess of love, and dies accidentally. Shakespeare has Adonis reject Venus. Venus endlessly argues for making love, with Adonis uttering petulant protests. All of the Shakespeare plays within the ARGO Classics catalogue are performed by the Marlowe Dramatic Society and Professional Players. The Marlowe was founded in 1907 with a mission to focus on effective delivery of verse, respect the integrity of texts, and rescue neglected plays by Shakespeares contemporaries and the less performed plays of Shakespeare himself. The Marlowe has performed annually at Cambridge Arts Theatre since its opening in 1936 and continues to produce some of the finest actors of their generations. Thurston Dart, Professor of Music at London University and a Fellow of Jesus College Cambridge, directed the music for this production. The full cast includes: Irene Worth; George Rylands; Ian Lang. Contact: info@hotaudiobook.com

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