The Two Noble Kinsmen: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide
The Two Noble Kinsmen by William Shakespeare and John Fletcher: the LibriVox audiobook summary, 5 original MP3 tracks, 2:46:36 running time and a link to listen.
The Two Noble Kinsmen, credited to William Shakespeare and John Fletcher, 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 Two Noble Kinsmen by William Shakespeare and John Fletcher. Read for Librivox.org by a full cast. The Two Noble Kinsmen is a Jacobean tragicomedy co-written by William Shakespeare and John Fletcher, first published in 1634. Set in ancient Greece during a war between Athens and Thebes, the narrative follows the title characters, Palamon and Arcite, noble youths whose friendship is destroyed by their mutual love for the beautiful Emilia. The subplot deals with the love and eventual madness of the Gaoler's Daughter, who falls hopelessly in love with Palamon. The play is based on "The Knight's Tale" by Chaucer, but also has echoes of Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream, as two of the major characters are Theseus and Hippolyta, who also appear in the earlier play. (Summary by Elizabeth Klett) Cast Narrator/Gaoler's Daughter: Elizabeth Klett First Queen/Nell: Arielle Lipshaw Second Queen/Waiting-woman: Beth Thomas Third Queen/Taborer: Charlotte Duckett Theseus: Bruce Pirie Hippolyta: Libby Gohn Emilia: Amanda Friday Pirithous: Todd Palamon: David Nicol Arcite: mb Valerius/Bavian/First Friend: Patti Cunningham Herald/Messenger: tovarisch Gaoler: Algy Pug Wooer: Eden Rea-Hedrick First Countryman/Gentleman/Doctor: bala Third Countryman/Gaoler's Brother/Servant/Third Knight: Brett W. Downey Fourth Countryman/First Knight: Anna Simon Gerrold/Second Knight: Alan Mapstone Audio edited by Elizabeth Klett
Recording facts
- Recording title: The Two Noble Kinsmen
- Author credits: William Shakespeare and John Fletcher
- Language: English
- Original MP3 tracks: 5
- Listed recording duration: 2:46:36
Catalogue topics
- audio
- play
- drama
- tragicomedy
- shakespeare
- fletcher
- jacobean
Track guide
- 1 - Prologue and Act 1 — 31:34
- 2 - Act 2 — 32:28
- 3 - Act 3 — 44:07
- 4 - Act 4 — 22:58
- 5 - Act 5/Epilogue — 35:29
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