PERICLES

Penguin Audio, 1998, Arkangel Complete Shakespeare.  ISBN 0-14-086891-7.  2 audio cassette tapes with an approx. playing time of 2 ½ hours, still in manufacturer’s shrink wrap, crack on front and original price sticker on rear.  Sir John Gielgud plays Gower and Nigel Terry is Pericles, Thaisa is played by Stella Gonet and Marina by Julie Cox.  ‘Pericles, Prince of Tyre, undergoes a tyrant’s fury, storm and shipwreck.  He wins love and suffers loss, but what is lost may also be found.  With the ancient poet Gower acting as narrator, we follow the adventures of Pericles from young manhood to maturity.  This strange and powerful tale of loss and recovery is the first in the group of romance comedies created by Shakespeare at the end of his dramatic career.’ (from rear case)