The Rape of Lucrece

Genre(s): Poetry

Narrators: Martin Geeson, Elizabeth Klett, Arielle Lipshaw

Number of Chapters: 12

Length: 2 hours and 09 minutes

Language: English

The Rape of Lucrece (1594) is a narrative poem by William Shakespeare about the legendary Lucretia. Lucrece draws on the story described in both Ovid's Fasti and Livy's history of Rome. In 509 BC, Sextus Tarquinius, son of Tarquin, the king of Rome, raped Lucretia (Lucrece), wife of Collatinus, one of the king's aristocratic retainers. As a result, Lucrece committed suicide. Her body was paraded in the Roman Forum by the king's nephew. This incited a full-scale revolt against the Tarquins led by Lucius Junius Brutus, the banishment of the royal family, and the founding of the Roman republic. (Summary by Wikipedia)

Dedication. The Argument. (Martin Geeson)

"From the besieged Ardea all in post..." (Martin Geeson)

"Now stole upon the time the dead of night..." (Martin Geeson)

"As corn o'ergrown by weeds, so heedful fear..." (Martin Geeson)

"'Lucrece,' quoth he, 'this night I must enjoy thee...'" (Elizabeth Klett)

"He like a thievish dog creeps sadly thence..." (Elizabeth Klett)

"'O Opportunity, thy guilt is great...'" (Elizabeth Klett)

"'In vain I rail at Opportunity...'" (Elizabeth Klett)

"'Dear lord of that dear jewel I have lost...'" (Arielle Lipshaw)

"At last she calls to mind..." (Arielle Lipshaw)

"But now the mindful messenger..." (Arielle Lipshaw)

"Here with a sigh, as if her heart would break..." (Arielle Lipshaw)

The audiobook The Rape of Lucrece falls under the genres of Poetry. It is written by William Shakespeare.

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