The Bible in Shakspeare: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide

The Bible in Shakspeare, credited to William Burgess, is available as a LibriVox volunteer audiobook. This guide identifies the recording, its source summary and its audio tracks.

About the work

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LibriVox recording of The Bible in Shakspeare by William Burgess. Read in English by Joanne Turner A compendium and analysis of similarities between the Bible and passages in Shakespeare's plays and other works, including Biblical references in Shakespeare and parallels between Shakespeare's characters and plots and Biblical characters and plots, all demonstrating the strong influence of the Bible on Shakespeare's writings. - Summary by Joanne Turner

Recording facts

• Recording title: The Bible in Shakspeare
• Author credits: William Burgess
• Language: English
• Original MP3 tracks: 24
• Listed recording duration: 12:50:01

Catalogue topics

• Shakespeare
• bible

Track guide

1. 00 - Author's Prefaces — 26:47
2. 01 - Book 1, Chap. 1, The Genius of Shakspeare — 28:42
3. 02 - Book 1, Chap. 2, A Greater Than Genius — 20:44
4. 03 - Book 2, Chap. 1, God in Shakspeare — 11:41
5. 04 - Book 2, Chap. 2, Bible Characters in Shakspeare — 8:43
6. 05 - Book 2, Chap. 3, Scripture Facts, Incidents, Places, etc. — 4:33
7. 06 - Book 2, Chap. 4. Shakspeare as Interpreter of Bible Words — 18:31
8. 07 - Book 2, Chap. 5. Scripture and Shakspeare Parallels — 1:09:22
9. 08 - Book 3, Chap. 1. Versatility of Shakspeare in the Use of the Bible — 30:46
10. 09 - Book 3, Chap. 2. Types of Characters from Scripture — 14:53
11. 10 - Book 3, Chap 3. Heroes and Heroines — 27:03
12. 11 - Book 3, Chap 4. The Moral Inculcations of Shakspeare — 32:17
13. 12 - Book 3, Chap. 5. Tragedy in the Bible and Shakspeare — 23:40
14. 13 - Book 3, Chap. 6. Religious Thought in the Plots of the Plays — 28:46
15. 14 - Book 3, Chap. 7. Shakspeare and Immortality — 27:50
16. 15 - Book 4, Scripture Themes in Shakspeare: Ambition to Death and the Future--Eternity — 50:55
17. 16 - Book 4, Scripture Themes in Shakspeare: Death, Preparation for to Heaven, Recognition In — 41:58
18. 17 - Book 4, Scripture Themes in Shakspeare: Hell to Justice/Injustice — 44:25
19. 18 - Book 4, Scripture Themes in Shakspeare: Knowledge to Marriage — 47:00
20. 19 - Book 4: Scripture Themes in Shakspeare: Meekness-Contentment-Humility to Providence — 42:01
21. 20 - Book 4, Scripture Themes in Shakspeare: Purity-Honor-Courage-Rectitude to Revenge-Curses-Hate — 49:45
22. 21 - Book 4, Scripture Themes in Shakspeare: Salvation to Suicide — 43:39
23. 22 - Book 4, Scripture Themes in Shakspeare: Temptation to Worldly Honors and Glory — 45:40
24. 23 - Book 5, Shakspeare and Temperance — 30:20

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