Passionate Shepherd to His Love (version 2)


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(4.5 stars; 3 reviews)

LibriVox volunteers bring you 17 recordings of The Passionate Shepherd to His Love by Christopher Marlowe. This was the Fortnightly Poetry project for September 30, 2012.

Christopher Marlowe was an English dramatist, poet and translator of the Elizabethan era. Marlowe was the foremost Elizabethan tragedian of his day. He greatly influenced William Shakespeare, who was born in the same year as Marlowe and who rose to become the pre-eminent Elizabethan playwright after Marlowe's mysterious early death. (Summary by Wikipedia ) (0 hr 25 min)

Reviews


(4 stars)

This is a good collection of the same poem performed by different people, some better than others. A couple sounded like they were reading Dr. Seuss-like meters, heavily emphasized, but a few very nice selections continued through line breaks and read as sentences and persuasive coaxing. A good introduction to Marlowe's famous poem.

enjoy this ...


(5 stars)

... skillfully done and infused with professional casting; highly recommend.