Seven Ages: An Anthology of Poetry with Music
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| Rating | : | 4.59 (965 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B0000546ZI |
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| Number of Pages | : | 216 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-10-03 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
This highly entertaining anthology of verse is the comic, tragic, tender, and telling story of life's seven ages, from childhood to old age. Within the framework of Shakespeare's speech, "The Seven Ages of Man," performed by Sir Ian McKellen, are 150 great poems from all ages, from Chaucer to Emily Dickinson to Walt Whitman and many others. The poem are presented by the finest cast ever assembled on one recording and includes Ralph Fiennes, Dame Judi Dench, John Cleese, Michael Caine, and more.
"A superbly produced audiobook anthology of timeless poetry." according to Midwest Book Review. Based on Lord David Owen's book Seven Ages: Poetry for a Lifetime, this Naxos audiobook edition of Seven Ages: An Anthology Of Poetry With Music features outstanding and memorable dramatic readings by forty British actors ranging from Michael Caine and Judi Dench to John Cleese and Glenda Jackson. The poetry is drawn from the works of William Shakespeare, Emily Dickinson, Ted Hughes, Dylan Thomas, Oscar Wilde, Rudyard Kipling, W.B. Yeats, Percy Bysshe Shelley, A.E. H. Five Stars arrived in good shape, "plays well, no scratches ". Outstanding Mockingbird I have been playing these 2 cd's over and over in my car. What's not to love about hearing the best of the best British voices reciting excellent poetry? "Flander's Field", very moving. "The Bleedin' Sparrow" read by Michael Caine, laugh-out-loud funny. If you're a fan of Wilfred Owen poetry, you will not be disappointed. Trained voices, such as theirs, open up the beauty of each poem ten-fold.I was hoping for a musical backdrop to the recitations, but the music only