King John
By William Shakespeare
Performed by a full cast
The Arkangel Shakespeare Collection
Audio Theater
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2 Formats: CD
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2 Formats: Library CD
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ISBN: 9781932219173
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ISBN: 9780792730019
| Runtime: | 2.47 Hours |
| Category: | Nonfiction/Drama/Performing Arts |
| Audience: | Adult |
| Language: | English |
Summary
Summary
King John of England is pitted against the united powers of France, Brittany, Austria, and the papacy. Will England be destroyed by his fatal indecision?
As alliances are made, broken, and remade, the paranoid and erratic John reveals his weakness and reliance on those around him—including his powerful mother Queen Elinor and Faulconbridge, the cynical and witty bastard son of the dead King Richard I.
In this early history play, King John is played by Michael Feast, the Bastard by Michael Maloney, and Constance by Eileen Atkins.
Editorial Reviews
Editorial Reviews
Author
Author Bio: William Shakespeare
William Shakespeare (1564–1616), English poet and dramatist of the Elizabethan and early Jacobean period, is the most widely known author in all of English literature and often considered the greatest. He was an active member of a theater company for at least twenty years, during which time he wrote many great plays. Plays were not prized as literature at the time and Shakespeare was not widely read until the middle of the eighteenth century, when a great upsurge of interest in his works began that continues today.
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Details
Details
| Available Formats : | CD, Library CD |
| Category: | Nonfiction/Drama/Performing Arts |
| Runtime: | 2.47 |
| Audience: | Adult |
| Language: | English |
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