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Title details for Cymbeline by William Shakespeare - Available

Cymbeline

by William Shakespeare
Claire Bloom
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Performed by Claire Bloom and Boris Karloff

In ancient Britain during the reign of King Cymbeline, Imogen, daughter to the king, dares to fall in love with a talented young nobleman named Posthumus. But when the king discovers that the couple has secretly married, he banishes Posthumus, and the two lovers must struggle against the power of the king and other status-seeking members of the court to preserve their love.

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  • Publisher

  • Release date

    December 27, 2003

  • Formats

    • OverDrive Listen audiobook

      • ISBN: 9780060743338
      • File size: 83658 KB
      • Duration: 02:54:17

  • Languages

    • English

  • Levels

    • Lexile® Measure: 1310
    • Text Difficulty: 10-12

  • Reviews

    • AudioFile Magazine
      In a kind of romantic fairy tale set during pagan Britain's conflicts with the Roman empire, a banished husband bets a rogue that his virtuous wife, Imogen. cannot be seduced. Imogen indeed rebuffs the rogue, who resorts to trickery to win his bet. A late play (c. 1610), CYMBELINE is not an audience favorite, despite some fine songs and poetry. The energetic Arkangel cast, striving successfully for clarity and drama, does not possess sufficient personality to compensate for the play's deficiencies of consistency and characterization. The production is perhaps more useful to the Shakespearean student than it is enjoyable for the Shakespearean listener. Y.R. (c) AudioFile 2002, Portland, Maine

Formats

  • OverDrive Listen audiobook

subjects

Languages

  • English

Levels

  • Lexile® Measure:1310
  • Text Difficulty:10-12

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