Sonnets
Published on 31. December 1988
Audio
Audio cassette
978-0-00-106337-2 (ISBN)
Description
Selected and read by Sir John Gielgud, these personal and intimate poems were recorded over a period of six months, on two continents, a few at a time. They are magnificently sensitive readings by the most memorable interpreter of Shakespeare in our time. The recording contains 120 sonnets. The text follows the original quarto of 1609.
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
HarperCollins Publishers
Dimensions
Height: 139 mm
Width: 106 mm
Thickness: 16 mm
Duration
Dauer: 110 min
Weight
105 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-00-106337-2 (9780001063372)
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Persons
William Shakespeare is widely regarded as the greatest playwright the world has seen. He produced an astonishing amount of work; 37 plays, 154 sonnets, and 5 poems. He died on 23rd April 1616, aged 52, and was buried in the Holy Trinity Church, Stratford.