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Title details for Richard III by E.A. Copen - Wait list

Richard III

by E.A. Copen
William Shakespeare
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Brilliantly manipulative and entirely amoral, the hero-villain Richard is one of Shakespeare's greatest roles.

The Yorkists have emerged victorious from the civil wars and Edward IV wears the English crown. But Edward's misshapen brother Richard harbors kingly ambitions and will stop at nothing to achieve the throne. In a fatal battle on Bosworth Field, Richard meets the ghosts of all whom he has murdered and the Earl of Richmond, the future King Henry VII.

Richard III is played by David Troughton. Saskia Wickham plays Lady Anne, Margaret Robertson plays Queen Margaret, and Philip Voss is Buckingham.

  • Creators

  • Series

    Arkangel Shakespeare Collection

  • Publisher

  • Release date

    June 15, 2008

  • Formats

    • OverDrive Listen audiobook

      • ISBN: 9780792751823
      • File size: 102686 KB
      • Duration: 03:33:55

  • Languages

    • English

  • Levels

    • Lexile® Measure: 1130

  • Reviews

    • AudioFile Magazine
      Arkangel has combined music; vivid, natural sound; and inspired acting to produce as timely and satisfying a dramatic experience as anything on audio. The music, composed by Dominique LeGendre, suggests the diabolical bent of Richard the Third's quest for power. A haunting bassoon accompanies him as he manipulates people and language for the throne. Alternately sly, subtle, brutal, or ingratiating, he wins Lady Anne, deceives Buckingham, and kills Edward's children to its plaintive measures. Perhaps because of the immediacy of the audio format, Troughton's portrayal of Richard feels more intimate with the audience than most stage productions, and in today's political "theater" it is well to be reminded how political speech has more to do with ambition than honest action. This Richard III is as contemporary as ever. P.E.F. (c) AudioFile 2001, Portland, Maine
    • Publisher's Weekly

      May 25, 2015
      At the core of one of Shakespeare’s most recognizable plays is the self-admitted villain Richard III, the misshaped humpback, who with malice aforethought works his way up the royal family tree to become the tyrannical bloodstained King of England, only to be undone in the end by the future King Henry VII at the battle of Bosworth Field. From his opening soliloquy to his final plea for the never-to-arrive horse, Richard is a riveting character whose actions have intrigued, seduced, and repulsed audiences for centuries. Unfortunately, this audio production suffers from perfunctory performances that fail to engage the listener at an emotional level. Production values are top notch, and judiciously used sound effects enhance the scenes and settings, but the performances are a mixed bag—the words are well enunciated and the meter of the dialogue preserved, but the richness and depth of the bard’s characters is never fully realized.

Formats

  • OverDrive Listen audiobook

subjects

Languages

  • English

Levels

  • Lexile® Measure:1130

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