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King lear is widely held as the greatest of shakespeares tragedies. Listen to king lear by william shakespeare, paul scofield, cast for free with a 30 day free trial. William shakespeare, paul scofield, harpercollins publishers limited. Paul scofield audio performances radio drama, audio books. Kenneth branaugh mixes truth with humor and gets away with it, just as a king s fool should. King lear by william shakespeare, paul scofield, and alec.
Were adding audiobooks daily and hope to make this one available for download very soon. He is joined by alec mccowen as gloucester, kenneth branagh as the fool, harriet. In the 1940s paul scofield played at the birmingham repertory theatre and at stratforduponavon. One version is on the left page, and a newer english version is on the right page. The librivox catalog page for this work lists the librivox readers. Submit your vote below to let us know you really crave this title.
King lear by shakespeare audio book free downloads and. Browse audiobooks read by paul scofield sorted by best selling this month page 1 audiobooks. Paul scofield, with alec mccowen, kenneth branagh, and cast. Listen to unlimited audiobooks on the web, ipad, iphone and android. I bought this before seeing king lear in ny starring glenda jackson. Download audiobooks narrated by paul scofield to your device. King lear by william shakespeare, paul scofield, and cast. Browse audiobooks read by paul scofield sorted by best. Listen to king lear by william shakespeare, paul scofield, alec mccowen, kenneth branagh for free with a 30 day free trial.
The tragedy of king lear receives an outstanding performance in an allstar cast led by britains senior classical actor, paul scofield. Listen to king lear by william shakespeare available from rakuten kobo. Benedict cumberbatch reads sherlock holmes rediscovered railway stories audiobook full. Librivox recording of king lear by william shakespeare, in the public domain. Titles read by paul scofield the aeneid abridged king lear unabridged. Shakespeares king lear ranks with sophocles oedipus as a tragic hero destroyed by his own good intentions. From the moment when lear unfolds his darker purpose, we are drawn into an ineluctable chain of events that leads through betrayal, deceit, destr. The famous tenderness of his voice is well suited for the intimate medium of recorded dramakenneth branagh, who played edmond in a 1994 bbc recording of the play, here delivers a compassionate performance as the fool. Paul scofield, dramashakespeare, drama, caedmon, 3. King lear audiobook original staging listen instantly.
He is joined by alec mccowen as gloucester, kenneth branagh as. Its a great pleasure to hear paul scofield as king lear in a recording published to coincide with the actors eightieth birthday. King lear abdicates the british throne, to divide his kingdom among his three daughters in proportion to their professed love of him. Written by william shakespeare, audiobook narrated by paul scofield, rachel roberts, cyryl cusak, full cast.
Signin to download and listen to this audiobook today. Get this book free when you sign up for a 30day trial. I am coupling this audio cd with the dvd of the sir lawrence olivier version of the play. King lear naxos audiobooks audio cd audiobook, cd, unabridged. He has appeared in innumerable plays in london, seasons with sir john gielgud and with peter brook and starred in a man for all seasons in london and new york. Listen to king lear audiobook by william shakespeare. He is joined by alec mccowen as gloucester, kenneth branagh as the fool, harriet walter as gonerill, sara kestelman as regan and emilia fox as cordelia. Download or stream king lear by william shakespeare. Performed by paul scofield, alec mccowen, kenneth branagh. Available from the naxos audio books web site and other retailers. King lear by william shakespeare and paul scofield.
King lear 2002 naxos audiobooks, 3cd set, na324412. He performs the title role in the naxos audiobooks production of king lear. The tragedy of king lear receives an outstanding performance in an allstar cast led by britains senior classical actor, paul scofi. King lear mivox preloaded audio player 9781906128487. I had never read it and wanted to be sure to understand the play if it was being presented in 1550s english. King lear by william shakespeare 1994 starring sir john. Naxos audiobooks king lear unabridged paul scofield. He is joined by alec mccowen as gloucester, kenneth branagh as the fool, harriet walter as gonerill, sara keste. King lear audio cassettes x 3 new cambridge shakespeare audio by william shakespeare, paul scofield, et al. Listen to king lear by william shakespeare at audiobooks. Paul scofield as lear does an excellent job of expressing royal rage and arrogance. The play is based on the legend of leir of britain, a mythological preroman celtic king. King lear audiobook by william shakespeare rakuten kobo. King lear by william shakespeare full audiobook greatest audio books dramatic reading v1 king lear is a tragedy by william shakespeare.
Starring sir john gielgud lear, kenneth branagh edmund, emma thompson cordelia, derek jacobi france, bob hoskins oswald, judi dench goneril, michael williams fool, and richard briers gloucester. King lear by william shakespeare overdrive rakuten. Listen to king lear by william shakespeare, paul scofield for free with a 30 day free trial. I recommend this product to anyone who wants to hear king lear done well. Now, with lear, the situation is reversed and the sound production follows the. King lear is a tragedy by william shakespeare, believed to have been written between 1603 and. King lear descends into madness after wrongly distributing his estate on the strength of flattery. William shakespeare, paul scofield, alec mccowen, kenneth branagh, naxos audiobooks. Bbc 3 radio drama performed by the renaissance theatre company.
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