King John - William Shakespeare, Michael Feast, Michael Maloney • BookLikes (ISBN:193221917X)

King John

by: Michael Maloney (author) Michael Feast (author) William Shakespeare (author)

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King John of England is pitted against the united powers of France, Brittany, Austria, and the Papacy. Will England be destroyed by his fatal indecision? As alliances are made, broken, and remade, the paranoid and erratic John reveals his weakness and reliance on those around himincluding his... show more

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Format: audiobook

ISBN: 9781932219173 (193221917X)

Publish date: March 1st 2006

Publisher: AudioGO

Edition language: English

Category:

Classics, Literature, European Literature, British Literature, Historical Fiction, Classic Literature, Plays, Drama, Theatre, Poetry, 17th Century

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Philosophical Musings of a Book Nerd rated it

10 years ago

http://davidsarkies.booklikes.com Philosophical Musings of a Book Nerd 2.5 WHAT! No Magna Carta!

text WHAT! No Magna Carta!

Okay, I said this many times before but this time one of the commentators at the end of the book pointed out that reading some plays doesn't bring the play out the same way that watching it performed does, but the reason Sylvia Barnett made this comment is because this is one of those plays that is ...

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janeg rated it

13 years ago

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Another play that I quite liked without knowing why. My favourite Shakespeare since I undertook to (re)read his works in chronological order. My appreciation has generally been increasing as I am going along, so it may also just be that I have finally gotten more used to his style.

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Reading Adler's List rated it

13 years ago

http://readingadler.booklikes.com Reading Adler's List 3.0

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Shakespeare’s interpretation of King John summarizes the period of John’s reign after the death of Richard I until his poisoning. He works to solidify his authority against the aspirations of his nephew, Arthur, who also claims the crown. Unlike Richard III, John vacillates in his ruthlessness, ma...

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The Moth Eaten Shelf rated it

15 years ago

http://exlibros.booklikes.com The Moth Eaten Shelf 2.0 The Life And Death Of King John

text The Life And Death Of King John

At least this history has a plot, even if it lacks the redeeming qualities/actions that the real King John had.

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spocksbro rated it

16 years ago

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The Life and Death of King John is a very good play. It's similar to my recently reviewed Richard II in that there are no outright heroes or villains; it is instead a play about fallible men attempting to control events that are beyond their capacity.The central character is King John. Not unintelli...

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