Eighty-One Famous Poems: An Audio Companion to the Norton Anthology of Poetry [Audiobook] [Audio Cassette]

Audio Partners (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 1993

Listen to the sound of English as it was meant to be heard. The only authorized audio companion to the widely-respected Norton Anthology of Poetry, Third Edition, this audio collection includes the greatest poems of the English Language, ranging from the writings of Shakespeare, Milton, Blake, and Wordsworth, to the best-loved verse of Whitman, Dickinson, the Brownings, and Yeats39 poets in all. The readings by brilliant classic actors Alexander Scourby, Nancy Wickwire, and Bramwell Fletcher are presented in the order they appear in Norton and are selected for their ability to delight. It is simply a collection of the best. 2 cassettes.

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About the Author

Alexander Scourby is a distinguished actor who has appeared in such films as The Glory Brigade, Man on a String, and Affair in Trinidad. Mr. Scourby has also narrated more than 500 audiobooks. He is perhaps best known as "The Voice of the Bible" as his narration is regarded as the very best on the market.

Product Details

• Audio Cassette
• Publisher: Audio Partners (January 1993)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0945353650
• ISBN-13: 978-0945353652
• Product Dimensions: 7 x 4.2 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.3 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,905,918 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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21 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Drew Me In, March 16, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: Eighty-One Famous Poems: An Audio Companion to the Norton Anthology of Poetry (Audio Cassette)

All I know is that I checked this out from the library expecting it to be annoying because of the other review, and expecting to just have it play in the background while I ignored it. But I figured why not it's from the library & to my surprise, I was quickly drawn in.

I will expand on this review as soon as possible (at the moment I am only briefly near a computer). But I think these readings are sensitive, subtle, lyrical & the collection exquisite (see table of contents). I really did not find the woman's voice to be screechy at all, in fact it is very calm but maybe a bit too formal. She reads a large segment on the first side of the first tape right after the cuckoo song, (actually until 200 for those who have a tape counter) but afterwards very little. Again, a better description on the way.

27 of 38 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Disturbing readings..., April 7, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Eighty-One Famous Poems: An Audio Companion to the Norton Anthology of Poetry (Audio Cassette)

This collection is terribly read, especially the woman's voice, the strange crying tune she had bothered me so much that none of the words registered. If you like to buy an audio reading of poems, I highly recommend the collection producted by BBC, it is so far the best.