Tuesday, August 1, 2017

Sunday, July 2, 2017

First Player's Speech for Hamlet

by William Shakespeare (1564-1616). Hamlet Act 2, Scene 2, lines1542-1592.
A troupe of traveling players have come to Hamlet's castle at Elsinore. Prince Hamlet greets them with gusto, even beginning to recite a speech of Aeneas' tale to Dido he once heard the head of the troupe perform. After delivering a handful of lines with vigor, Hamlet then asks the First Player to continue from where he left off.

Friday, June 30, 2017

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Thursday, June 22, 2017

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Tuesday, June 20, 2017

Shakespeare

A paean to the immortal bard of Stratford-upon-Avon by Victorian poet, Matthew Arnold. Performed by rhapsode Bob Gonzalez.

Sunday, June 18, 2017

The Immortal Part

by A.E. Housman (1859-1936). Performed by rhapsode Bob Gonzalez. Alfred Edward Housman is primarily known for his volume of poems, A Shropshire Lad, of which this poem is number 43.