The Taming of the Shrew: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide
The Taming of the Shrew by William Shakespeare: the LibriVox audiobook summary, 6 original MP3 tracks, 2:37:47 running time and a link to listen.
The Taming of the Shrew, credited to William Shakespeare, is available as a LibriVox volunteer audiobook. This guide identifies the recording, its source summary and its audio tracks.
About the work
The LibriVox catalogue summary, preserved with the recording, reads:
LibriVox recording of The Taming of the Shrew (version 2) by William Shakespeare. Read in English by Charlotte Duckett; Rachel; Maria Kasper; Ray Kasper; Phil Schempf; Esther ben Simonides; Adele de Pignerolles; Elijah; Sonia; Tony Addison; LindaB; TriciaG; Delmar H Dolbier; Roohi; Hamlet; Kathrine Engan; Jennifer Fournier When local drunkard Christopher Sly walks into a tavern, the last thing he expects is a complex trick where, to the amusement of many others, he is tricked into believing that he's a nobleman! And so begins the Taming of the Shrew, one of Shakespeare's earlier comedies. For the enjoyment of this "lord", a group of players perform a tale of love and devotion, where the beautiful Bianca is pursued by many suitors. But there's a catch. Before her father will allow Bianca to marry, he must find a suitable match for his older daughter, the fiery "shrew" of the title, Katherina. Enter Petruccio, who has "come to wive it wealthily in Padua" and will stop at nothing to tame this shrew! This play was recorded in two weeks as part of Librivox's celebration of the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare's death
Recording facts
- Recording title: The Taming of the Shrew
- Author credits: William Shakespeare
- Language: English
- Original MP3 tracks: 6
- Listed recording duration: 2:37:47
Catalogue topics
- Shakespeare
- taming of the shrew
- petruchio
- anniversary
- kate
- katharina
- bianca
Track guide
- 00 - Induction — 19:00
- 01 - Act 1 — 31:26
- 02 - Act 2 — 25:31
- 03 - Act 3 — 18:45
- 04 - Act 4 — 42:04
- 05 - Act 5 — 21:01
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