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In this BBC full-cast production of A Midsummer Night's Dream, Hermia, Lysander, Demetrius and Helena run to the woods and stumble into a life separate from time itself. Fairy magic wreaks havoc and midsummer madness takes over as lovers tread the delicate line between fantasy and reality...

This classic Shakespearean comedy is presented here in a colorful full-cast dramatization, drawn from the complete text and starring Warren Mitchell, Michael Maloney, and Sarah Woodward.

‘Enlightening, moving’ SIR IAN MCKELLEN From the acclaimed and bestselling biographer Jonathan Bate, a luminous new exploration of Shakespeare and how his themes can untangle comedy and tragedy, learning and loving in our modern lives. ‘The web of our life is of a mingled yarn, good and...

The complete sonnets performed by the quintessential Shakespearian actor, Sir John Gielgud...

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 world’s most renowned voices. Originally released as vinyl records, these expertly remastered stories are now available to download for the first time...

A Midsummer Night’s Dream is one of William Shakespeare’s most well-known comedies and is arguably one of his most beloved plays. The play tells the tale of the misadventures of the people gathering to participate in their marriage of the duke of Athens and Hippolyta, former queen of the Amazons.

Now is the winter of our discontent... - Richard, Duke of Gloucester A Shakespeare Society Production. The complete play in five acts...

Sir John Falstaff has very little money upon his arrival in Windsor, and sets out to court two wealthy wives in the hopes of fattening his coin purse. The two clever wives—Mistress Page and Mistress Ford—discover Falstaff’s plot, but instead of rejecting him, set out to have some fun at...

A Shakespeare Society Production. The complete play in five acts. Desperately in love with Bertram, the son of a Spanish countess, Helena schemes with the virginal Diana to fulfill Bertram’s stipulations and win his love. As Bertram’s infidelity and Helena’s deceits are revealed, the...

La historia sigue a Segismundo, un príncipe encarcelado desde su nacimiento por su padre, el rey Basilio, debido a una profecía que predice que Segismundo se convertirá en un tirano. A través de una serie de eventos dramáticos, Calderón de la Barca teje una reflexión filosófica sobre la vida y los sueños, cuestionando la realidad misma.

Shakespeare is regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's best dramatist. His plays have been translated into every major language, and are the most performed ever. His work contains stunningly modern insight, witty jokes and soaring passion; it is an endless source of amazement and inspiration.

We came into the world like brother and brother; And now let's go hand in hand, not one before another. - Dromio of Ephesus The Comedy of Errors is likely the very first play Shakespeare ever wrote, and for that reason alone it deserves a special place in literary history. Yet, despite the...

Two couples—Benedick and Beatrice, and Hero and Claudio—must overcome deception, gossip, and, occasionally, their own misplaced pride if their love is to persevere. Aided by military commander Don Pedro and impeded by his brother Don John, the friends go to great lengths in the pursuit of...

En español neutro, narración humana. Es una obra de teatro de Pedro Calderón de la Barca estrenada en 1635 y perteneciente al movimiento literario del barroco. El tema central es la libertad del ser humano para configurar su vida, sin dejarse llevar por un supuesto destino.

""All the world's a stage."" —Jaques The complete play in five acts. A Shakespeare Recording Society Production. A full-cast performance featuring Vanessa Redgrave, Keith Michell, Max Adrian, Stanley Holloway and Others As You Like It is quintessential Shakespearean comedy, complete with a...

Was ist der American Dream? Harry Graf Kessler besuchte 1896/97 Amerika und ging dabei eben jener Frage auf den Grund. Auf der Reise lernt er kanadische Holzhütten, den New Yorker Geldadel, chinesische Bordelle in San Francisco und den amerikanischen Präsidenten Harrison kennen.

Auszüge aus der eBook-Veröffentlichung "Nachtreigen - Eine Lyrik-Sammlung". Lyrik, Kurzprosa und Lieder gelesen und gesungen von Dietmar Wolfgang Pritzlaff.