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    Shakespeare: Ten Great Comedies
    Shakespeare: Ten Great Comedies
    Shakespeare: Ten Great Comedies
    Audiobook8 hours

    Shakespeare: Ten Great Comedies

    Written by Raphael Shargel

    Narrated by Raphael Shargel

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    About this audiobook

    Professor Raphael Shargel channels his passion for teaching and expertise as a Shakespearean scholar into this illuminative study of the Immortal Bard's eight great comedies. Shakespeare's genius is as readily apparent in these comedies as in his timeless tragedies. Often marked by internal and external conflicts, young lovers struggling for union, mistaken identities, and intertwining plots, Shakespeare's comedies to this day reveal the master's unparalleled insight into the human condition. With its fresh take on some of Shakespeare's most cherished and widely seen works, these exciting lectures provide invaluable understanding of these exquisite comedies.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherRecorded Books, Inc.
    Release dateMay 29, 2009
    ISBN9781436186940
    Shakespeare: Ten Great Comedies

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      I have been reading and teaching Shakespeare for two decades, and have read every one of his plays multiple times. But I still found myself learning more as I listened to these delightful lectures. This was the first Modern Scholars lecture series I had listened to, but it certainly won't be the last!