Product Description

These two great poems date from Shakespeare's early years and are full of passion and invention. In "Venus and Adonis", the goddess of love pleads with the beautiful boy to submit to her advances and become her love - but he only wants to hunt boar. In the more serious "Rape of Lucrece", Shakespeare draws on the Roman take of the Emperor Tarquin's desire for Lucrece and its tragic consequencies. These poems give prominent parts to the two heroines, and Clare Colbert and Eve Best shine.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1557827 in Books
• Published on: 2006-11
• Released on: 2007-06-06
• Format: Audiobook
• Original language: English
• Dimensions: .97" h x 5.52" w x 6.06" l, .43 pounds
• Binding: Audio CD

From AudioFile
What a difference there is between listening to these two works! In VENUS AND ADONIS, David Burkes narration smoothly bridges dramatized sections. However, Clare Corbetts Venus and Benjamin Soamess Adonis are difficult to follow despite the rolling majesty of their deliveries. Both narrators know how to deliver verse, but their emotional tone is oratorical, inflated throughout, so few emotional distinctions are communicated. By contrast, David Burkes narrative presence in THE RAPE OF LUCRECE is just as smooth, and Eve Bests Lucrece solidly brings the characters emotional torture to life. The verse is just as lofty, and the emotional range of the cast is much greater. As a result, the entire poem is closer to a Shakespearean drama, and the whole, much more pleasing. G.T.B. © AudioFile 2007, Portland, Maine-- Copyright © AudioFile, Portland, Maine