King John (The Unabridged Play) + The Classic Biography: The Life of William Shakespeare (Annotated)
Enriched Edition. A History Play with Classic Biography and Stage ContextBy William Shakespeare, Sidney Lee
Length16h 37m
About this audiobook
Bringing together the unabridged text of King John with Sidney Lee's classic Life of William Shakespeare, this volume stages a dialogue between dramatic art and literary biography. The play's volatile chronicle of dynastic legitimacy, foreign intervention, civic anxiety, and maternal grief is presented in its full rhetorical range, from public ceremony and political bargaining to the inward pressures of conscience and loss. Alongside it, the biography situates the drama within the broader arc of Shakespeare's career and the Elizabethan-Jacobean theatrical world. The pairing draws on two complementary traditions: Shakespearean history drama, with its Tudor inheritance and probing of national identity, and late-Victorian literary scholarship, represented by Lee's influential documentary approach. Together, playwright and biographer illuminate the making of literary authority, the conditions of the early modern stage, and the later critical impulse to recover the life behind the works. Readers seeking both primary text and contextual interpretation will find this volume especially rewarding. It offers a compact yet rich encounter with Shakespeare's political imagination and with the biographical scholarship that helped shape modern Shakespeare studies.
This enriched edition has been carefully crafted to add value to your reading experience.
- An Introduction draws the threads together, discussing why these diverse authors and texts belong in one collection.
- Historical Context explores the cultural and intellectual currents that shaped these works, offering insight into the shared (or contrasting) eras that influenced each writer.
- A combined Synopsis (Selection) briefly outlines the key plots or arguments of the included pieces, helping readers grasp the anthology's overall scope without giving away essential twists.
- A collective Analysis highlights common themes, stylistic variations, and significant crossovers in tone and technique, tying together writers from different backgrounds.
- Reflection questions encourage readers to compare the different voices and perspectives within the collection, fostering a richer understanding of the overarching conversation.
Audiobook details
GenreLiterary Classics
Length16 hrs 37 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateFeb 27, 2014
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Introduction
2Introduction
3Historical Context
4Synopsis (Selection)
5King John
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6ACT IV.
7The Life of William Shakespeare (pt. 1)
8The Life of William Shakespeare (pt. 2)
9XII—THE PRACTICAL AFFAIRS OF LIFE
10XIV—THE HIGHEST THEMES OF TRAGEDY
11XVII—SURVIVORS AND DESCENDANTS (pt. 1)
12XVII—SURVIVORS AND DESCENDANTS (pt. 2)
13XVII—SURVIVORS AND DESCENDANTS (pt. 3)
14Analysis
15Reflection
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