Ben Jonson, Thomas Kyd, and Thomas Middleton - Elizabethan Drama

Written by Elizabethan Drama
Read by Full Cast
Format: MP3
Bitrate: 64 Kbps
Dramatization

Ben Jonson - Every Man In His Humour [LibriVox]
Ben Jonson ‐ The Alchemist (read by Cyril Taylor‐Carr and Full Cast)
Ben Jonson ‐ Volpone ‐ The Fox
Thomas Kyd ‐ The Spanish Tragedy
Thomas Middleton ‐ The Changeling [Sol Good Network]
Thomas Middleton ‐ The Revenger’s Tragedy
Christopher Marlowe ‐ The Passionate Shepherd to His Love.mp3

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The Alchemist
The Original Manuscript
By: Ben Jonson
Narrated by: Cyril Taylor-Carr, The Cliff
Length: 3 hrs and 12 mins
Unabridged Audiobook
Release date: 02-03-23
Language: English
Publisher: Icon Audio Arts

Publisher’s summary

An outbreak of plague in London forces a gentleman, Lovewit, to flee temporarily to the country, leaving his house under the sole charge of his butler, Jeremy. Jeremy uses the opportunity given to him to use the house as the headquarters for fraudulent acts. He transforms himself into “Captain Face”, and enlists the aid of Subtle, a fellow conman and Dol Common, a prostitute. In The Alchemist, Jonson unashamedly satirizes the follies, vanities and vices of mankind, most notably greed-induced credulity. People of all social classes are subject to Jonson’s ruthless, satirical wit. He mocks human weakness and gullibility to advertising and to “miracle cures” with the character of Sir Epicure Mammon, who dreams of drinking the elixir of youth and enjoying fantastic sexual conquests. The Alchemist focuses on what happens when one human being seeks advantage over another. In a big city like London, this process of advantage-seeking is rife. The trio of con-artists—Subtle, Face and Dol—are self-deluding small-timers, ultimately undone by the same human weaknesses they exploit in their victims.

Benjamin Jonson was an English playwright and poet. Jonson’s artistry exerted a lasting influence upon English poetry and stage comedy.

Public Domain (P)2022 Icon Audio Arts

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Volpone
The Fox
By: Ben Jonson
Narrated by: Flo Gibson
Length: 3 hrs and 22 mins
Unabridged Audiobook
Release date: 04-21-20
Language: English
Publisher: Audio Book Contractors, LLC

Publisher’s summary

This is a bitter, satiric comedy which concerns a wealthy, lecherous old man who pretends to be dying in order to profit from his greedy acquaintances.

Public Domain (P)1999 Audio Book Contractors, LLC

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The Spanish Tragedy - A Dramatic Reading
By: Thomas Kyd
Podcast

Summary
The Spanish Tragedy, or Hieronimo is Mad Again is an Elizabethan tragedy written by Thomas Kyd between 1582 and 1592. Highly popular and influential in its time, The Spanish Tragedy established a new genre in English theatre, the revenge play or revenge tragedy. Its plot contains several violent murders and includes as one of its characters a personification of Revenge. The Spanish Tragedy was often referred to (or parodied) in works written by other Elizabethan playwrights, including William Shakespeare, Ben Jonson, and Christopher Marlowe. Many elements of The Spanish Tragedy, such as the play-within-a-play used to trap a murderer and a ghost intent on vengeance, appear in Shakespeare’s Hamlet. (Thomas Kyd is frequently proposed as the author of the hypothetical Ur-Hamlet that may have been one of Shakespeare’s primary sources for Hamlet.)

Experience the gripping tale of revenge and tragedy with Thomas Kyd’s ‘The Spanish Tragedy.’ Follow the story of Hieronimo, a father seeking justice for his son’s murder, as he navigates the corrupt and violent world of the Spanish court. Immerse yourself in the compelling characters, vivid language, and dramatic plot twists of this early masterpiece of Elizabethan drama.

https://www.spreaker.com/show/the-spanish-tragedy
https://www.audible.com/pd/The-Spanish-Tragedy-Podcast/B0C622LB9F
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Sol Good Network (https://www.solgood.org)
Drama
The Changeling
by Thomas Middleton

Experience the dark and twisted world of The Changeling by Thomas Middleton and discover why this play is a masterpiece of Elizabethan drama! Follow the story of Beatrice-Joanna, a young woman who is manipulated and betrayed by those around her, as she navigates the dangerous world of love and power. With its complex characters, gripping plot, and themes of desire and deceit, The Changeling is a must-listen for anyone interested in theater or classic literature. So why wait? Start listening to The Changeling today and be swept away by the power of Middleton’s writing.

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The Revenger’s Tragedy (Director’s Playbook)
By: Thomas Middleton
Narrated by: David Hopkins
Length: 2 hrs and 26 mins
Unabridged Audiobook
Release date: 10-17-17
Language: English
Publisher: David Hopkins

Publisher’s summary

Thomas Middleton’s classic tale of corruption and revenge in a 16th-century Italian court. Vendice’s wife has been poisoned by the hand of the lecherous Duke, and now he seeks to bring an end to the Duke and his house.

©2017 H. J. William (P)2017 David Hopkins