Retrospective 01 | From Macbeth to Midsummer ...

St. Luke’s Gospel 8:40-56. In this episode Professing Literature tackles the New Testament. We discuss two intertwined miracle stories in Luke’s Gospel: a healing and a resurrection. Though the stories are short and seemingly simple Luke artfully deploys a handful of key details ...  Show more

Charlotte Bronte, Jane Eyre, Chapter 12. Late on a winter afternoon a young woman is walking from the country manor where she works toward the neighbouring village. Jane Eyre has known great sadness. She is poor and friendless but also strong and wise, possessed of high integrity ...  Show more

Macbeth by William Shakespeare audiobook. Genre: tragedy On a stormy Scottish heath, the battle-hardened nobleman Macbeth encounters three strange witches who plant a dazzling, dangerous prophecy in his mind: he is destined for greatness. Spurred by ambition and the fierce resolv ...  Show more

Henry VIII by William Shakespeare audiobook. Genre: history In Henry VIII, Shakespeare stages the Tudor court as a place where ceremony and ambition collide, and where a single royal decision can remake lives overnight. England's formidable king, Henry VIII, moves through a glitt ...  Show more

Julius Caesar is one of Shakespeare’s most famous plays, telling the story of one of history’s most famous events. In this tense political thriller, the Roman senator Brutus must decide whether to assassinate the powerful military general Julius Caesar in order to save Roman Repu ...  Show more

Experience the legendary works of the Bard with William Shakespeare Collection, featuring masterful narrations of his most famous plays and sonnets. From the tragic love of Romeo and Juliet to the political intrigue of Julius Caesar, these works showcase the depth and brilliance ...  Show more