GETTING TO KNOW WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE: A Dramatic Life
Joy Wake, , read by Fred Child. . Echo Peak, $14.95 (, unabridged, one CD, 1.5 hrs., $14.95 ISBN p) ISBN 978-1-883605-05-6
Described here as a "genius," yet the "son of a glovemaker" and "just a man," William Shakespeare is an undeniably complex character. Most of us learned about the Bard in elementary, middle or high school, but many have not revisited the man who wrote some of the most beautiful and cherished words in the English language. California-based audio producer Wake presents an original audio presentation that seems more like a documentary than a book on tape, complete with a host, interviews, quotes, sound bites and classical music clips. Narrator Child—the weekday host of NPR's
Reviewed on: 07/01/2002
Genre: Audio
Analog Audio Cassette - 978-1-883605-02-5