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Venus & Adonis, The Rape of Lucrece by William Shakespeare

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Venus & Adonis, The Rape of Lucrece

Author
William Shakespeare
Narrator
David Burke, Eve Best, Clare Corbett, Benjamin Soames, Oliver Le Sueur, Ruth Sillers, Hugh Dickson, Daniel Philpott, David Timson
Publisher
Naxos AudioBooks
Publish Date
1 September 2006
Run Time
3 hours 18 minutes
Format
Audiobook
Genre
Poetry
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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 consequences. These poems give prominent parts to the two heroines, and Clare Corbett and Eve Best shine.

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Author
William Shakespeare
Narrator
David Burke, Eve Best, Clare Corbett, Benjamin Soames, Oliver Le Sueur, Ruth Sillers, Hugh Dickson, Daniel Philpott, David Timson
Duration
3 hours 18 minutes
Release Date
1 September 2006
ISBN
9789629546717
Format
Audiobook
Publisher
Naxos AudioBooks
Genre
Poetry

Synopsis

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 consequences. These poems give prominent parts to the two heroines, and Clare Corbett and Eve Best shine.

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