Coriolanus - William Shakespeare Audiobook
Coriolanus - William Shakespeare Audiobook - This radio version of Coriolanus captures the dramatic battles and speeches as the valiant but elitist soldier Coriolanus fights to win glory for Rome and keep power away from the city's masses. Shakespeare is one of the big writers in the English culture. You will enjoy listening to this great literature classic:
Synopsis - Coriolanus
The play is largely based on the Life of Coriolanus as described in Plutarch's 'Lives of the Noble Greeks and Romans' and Livy's 'Ab Urbe Condita'. The tragic hero is Caius Martius Coriolanus, a Roman soldier.
Caius Martius is a Roman General who shows contempt for the normal people and ridicules them during a riot in Rome, which started due to a lack of grains, that were withheld by the authorities. He manages to win the siege of the Volscian city of Corioles and takes the city for Rome. In recognition of his bravery during this battle, Cominius, his commander, gives Martius the surname of 'Coriolanus'.
Back in Rome he runs for Consul, pushed by his mothers ambitions. Although it looks good to start with (the Senate approves his candidature), his earlier contempt for the normal people falls back on him and he runs into opposition. He starts once more a tirade against the popular rule. As a result he is banished from Rome
Coriolanus now turns to Aufidius the leader of the Volscians and offers to lead their army against Rome. In Rome panic rises, and they try to persuade Coriolanus to stop his crusade for vengeance. Only when his mother Volumnia and his own wife and child are sent to meet with him, they succeed and are able to dissuade Coriolanus from destroying Rome. After Coriolanus returns to the Volscian capital, he is killed for his betrayal.
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Author : William Shakespeare
Narrator : Full Cast Production
Publisher : BBC Audiobooks Ltd
Length : 2 hours 45 minutes
Categories : Shakespeare
British
Audio Theater
Our Price : $14.99
BBC radio has a unique heritage when it comes to Shakespeare. Since 1923 when the newly formed company broadcast its first full-length play. generations of actors and producers have honed and perfected the craft of making Shakespeare to be heard.
This radio version of Coriolanus captures the dramatic battles and speeches as the valiant but elitist soldier Coriolanus (played by Samuel West) fights to win glory for Rome and keep power away from the city's masses. Susannah York plays his strong-willed mother, whose warrior feelings have found fruition in the mighty Coriolanus and who, in the end is the only one who can save Rome from her son's vengeance.
The play is introduced by Richard Eyre, former Director of the Royal National Theatre.
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