Jew of Malta

Christopher Marlowe

Explore the rich tapestry of religious conflict, cultural identity, and the quest for vengeance as we delve into the themes inspired by "Jew of Malta." This podcast invites listeners to engage with a rotating collection of audiobooks that reflect the complexities of human nature and societal struggles, set against the backdrop of historical rivalries and moral dilemmas. Each episode features a new complete audiobook, offering a diverse range of narratives that illuminate the intricacies of power, prejudice, and redemption. This is not a single story but a series of unique explorations that challenge perceptions and provoke thought. Discover a new book with every episode, as we navigate the intersections of faith, ambition, and the human condition, and uncover the timeless relevance of these compelling themes in literature. Join us on this journey through the depths of character and circumstance, where every tale invites reflection and understanding.

Episodes

  1. 17h ago

    Jew of Malta-Christopher Marlowe

    Christopher “Kit” Marlowe (baptised 26 February 1564 – 30 May 1593) was an English dramatist, poet, and translator of the Elizabethan era. The foremost Elizabethan tragedian before William Shakespeare, he is known for his magnificent blank verse, his overreaching protagonists, and his own untimely death. The Jew of Malta (1589) is an original story of religious conflict, intrigue, and revenge, set against a backdrop of the struggle for supremacy between Spain and the Ottoman Empire in the Mediterranean. The Jew of Malta is considered to have been a major influence on William Shakespeare’s The Merchant of Venice. The play contains a prologue in which the character Machiavel, a Senecan ghost based on Niccolò Machiavelli, introduces “the tragedy of a Jew.” (summary by Wikipedia) Thomas Heywood: The well-known dramatist of the time has included Prologues and Epilogues both for the court and the C**k-Pit theatre “…making choice of you unto whom to devote it;” . (summary by David Lawrence) Cast:Ferneze, as Governor of Malta and - Lars Rolander Lodowick, his son - Jay Saunders Selim Calymath, son to the Grand Seignior - Damien Tavis Toman Martin del Bosco, vice-admiral of Spain - Michael Sirois Mathias, a gentleman - Daniel Hutton Jacomo, a friar - Kevin Vinck Barnardine, a friar - Aaron Elliott Barabas, a wealthy Jew - EHehl Ithamore, a slave - Denny Sayers Katharine, mother to Mathias - Gesine Abigail, daughter to Barabas - Andrea Lee Bellamira, a courtezan - Silence Pilia-Borza, a bully, attendant to Bellamira - CM Slosson First Jew and First Knight - Miriam Esther Goldman Second Jew, Second Officer, Second Knight and Second Merchant - Ryan DeRamos Third Jew, Slave and Carpenter - Laurie Anne Walden Officer/First Officer - Eric J. Katowitz Merchant/First Merchant - Anna Simon Messenger - Lucy Perry Machiavel, as Prologue Speaker - ontheroad Announcer - Jennifer Stearns Audio edited by - David Lawrence

  2. 1d ago

    King Lear (version 2)-William Shakespeare

    Christopher “Kit” Marlowe (baptised 26 February 1564 – 30 May 1593) was an English dramatist, poet, and translator of the Elizabethan era. The foremost Elizabethan tragedian before William Shakespeare, he is known for his magnificent blank verse, his overreaching protagonists, and his own untimely death. The Jew of Malta (1589) is an original story of religious conflict, intrigue, and revenge, set against a backdrop of the struggle for supremacy between Spain and the Ottoman Empire in the Mediterranean. The Jew of Malta is considered to have been a major influence on William Shakespeare’s The Merchant of Venice. The play contains a prologue in which the character Machiavel, a Senecan ghost based on Niccolò Machiavelli, introduces “the tragedy of a Jew.” (summary by Wikipedia) Thomas Heywood: The well-known dramatist of the time has included Prologues and Epilogues both for the court and the C**k-Pit theatre “…making choice of you unto whom to devote it;” . (summary by David Lawrence) Cast:Ferneze, as Governor of Malta and - Lars Rolander Lodowick, his son - Jay Saunders Selim Calymath, son to the Grand Seignior - Damien Tavis Toman Martin del Bosco, vice-admiral of Spain - Michael Sirois Mathias, a gentleman - Daniel Hutton Jacomo, a friar - Kevin Vinck Barnardine, a friar - Aaron Elliott Barabas, a wealthy Jew - EHehl Ithamore, a slave - Denny Sayers Katharine, mother to Mathias - Gesine Abigail, daughter to Barabas - Andrea Lee Bellamira, a courtezan - Silence Pilia-Borza, a bully, attendant to Bellamira - CM Slosson First Jew and First Knight - Miriam Esther Goldman Second Jew, Second Officer, Second Knight and Second Merchant - Ryan DeRamos Third Jew, Slave and Carpenter - Laurie Anne Walden Officer/First Officer - Eric J. Katowitz Merchant/First Merchant - Anna Simon Messenger - Lucy Perry Machiavel, as Prologue Speaker - ontheroad Announcer - Jennifer Stearns Audio edited by - David Lawrence

  3. 2d ago

    One-Act Play Collection 009-Various

    Christopher “Kit” Marlowe (baptised 26 February 1564 – 30 May 1593) was an English dramatist, poet, and translator of the Elizabethan era. The foremost Elizabethan tragedian before William Shakespeare, he is known for his magnificent blank verse, his overreaching protagonists, and his own untimely death. The Jew of Malta (1589) is an original story of religious conflict, intrigue, and revenge, set against a backdrop of the struggle for supremacy between Spain and the Ottoman Empire in the Mediterranean. The Jew of Malta is considered to have been a major influence on William Shakespeare’s The Merchant of Venice. The play contains a prologue in which the character Machiavel, a Senecan ghost based on Niccolò Machiavelli, introduces “the tragedy of a Jew.” (summary by Wikipedia) Thomas Heywood: The well-known dramatist of the time has included Prologues and Epilogues both for the court and the C**k-Pit theatre “…making choice of you unto whom to devote it;” . (summary by David Lawrence) Cast:Ferneze, as Governor of Malta and - Lars Rolander Lodowick, his son - Jay Saunders Selim Calymath, son to the Grand Seignior - Damien Tavis Toman Martin del Bosco, vice-admiral of Spain - Michael Sirois Mathias, a gentleman - Daniel Hutton Jacomo, a friar - Kevin Vinck Barnardine, a friar - Aaron Elliott Barabas, a wealthy Jew - EHehl Ithamore, a slave - Denny Sayers Katharine, mother to Mathias - Gesine Abigail, daughter to Barabas - Andrea Lee Bellamira, a courtezan - Silence Pilia-Borza, a bully, attendant to Bellamira - CM Slosson First Jew and First Knight - Miriam Esther Goldman Second Jew, Second Officer, Second Knight and Second Merchant - Ryan DeRamos Third Jew, Slave and Carpenter - Laurie Anne Walden Officer/First Officer - Eric J. Katowitz Merchant/First Merchant - Anna Simon Messenger - Lucy Perry Machiavel, as Prologue Speaker - ontheroad Announcer - Jennifer Stearns Audio edited by - David Lawrence

  4. 3d ago

    One-Act Play Collection 015-Various

    Christopher “Kit” Marlowe (baptised 26 February 1564 – 30 May 1593) was an English dramatist, poet, and translator of the Elizabethan era. The foremost Elizabethan tragedian before William Shakespeare, he is known for his magnificent blank verse, his overreaching protagonists, and his own untimely death. The Jew of Malta (1589) is an original story of religious conflict, intrigue, and revenge, set against a backdrop of the struggle for supremacy between Spain and the Ottoman Empire in the Mediterranean. The Jew of Malta is considered to have been a major influence on William Shakespeare’s The Merchant of Venice. The play contains a prologue in which the character Machiavel, a Senecan ghost based on Niccolò Machiavelli, introduces “the tragedy of a Jew.” (summary by Wikipedia) Thomas Heywood: The well-known dramatist of the time has included Prologues and Epilogues both for the court and the C**k-Pit theatre “…making choice of you unto whom to devote it;” . (summary by David Lawrence) Cast:Ferneze, as Governor of Malta and - Lars Rolander Lodowick, his son - Jay Saunders Selim Calymath, son to the Grand Seignior - Damien Tavis Toman Martin del Bosco, vice-admiral of Spain - Michael Sirois Mathias, a gentleman - Daniel Hutton Jacomo, a friar - Kevin Vinck Barnardine, a friar - Aaron Elliott Barabas, a wealthy Jew - EHehl Ithamore, a slave - Denny Sayers Katharine, mother to Mathias - Gesine Abigail, daughter to Barabas - Andrea Lee Bellamira, a courtezan - Silence Pilia-Borza, a bully, attendant to Bellamira - CM Slosson First Jew and First Knight - Miriam Esther Goldman Second Jew, Second Officer, Second Knight and Second Merchant - Ryan DeRamos Third Jew, Slave and Carpenter - Laurie Anne Walden Officer/First Officer - Eric J. Katowitz Merchant/First Merchant - Anna Simon Messenger - Lucy Perry Machiavel, as Prologue Speaker - ontheroad Announcer - Jennifer Stearns Audio edited by - David Lawrence

  5. 4d ago

    Othello-William Shakespeare

    Christopher “Kit” Marlowe (baptised 26 February 1564 – 30 May 1593) was an English dramatist, poet, and translator of the Elizabethan era. The foremost Elizabethan tragedian before William Shakespeare, he is known for his magnificent blank verse, his overreaching protagonists, and his own untimely death. The Jew of Malta (1589) is an original story of religious conflict, intrigue, and revenge, set against a backdrop of the struggle for supremacy between Spain and the Ottoman Empire in the Mediterranean. The Jew of Malta is considered to have been a major influence on William Shakespeare’s The Merchant of Venice. The play contains a prologue in which the character Machiavel, a Senecan ghost based on Niccolò Machiavelli, introduces “the tragedy of a Jew.” (summary by Wikipedia) Thomas Heywood: The well-known dramatist of the time has included Prologues and Epilogues both for the court and the C**k-Pit theatre “…making choice of you unto whom to devote it;” . (summary by David Lawrence) Cast:Ferneze, as Governor of Malta and - Lars Rolander Lodowick, his son - Jay Saunders Selim Calymath, son to the Grand Seignior - Damien Tavis Toman Martin del Bosco, vice-admiral of Spain - Michael Sirois Mathias, a gentleman - Daniel Hutton Jacomo, a friar - Kevin Vinck Barnardine, a friar - Aaron Elliott Barabas, a wealthy Jew - EHehl Ithamore, a slave - Denny Sayers Katharine, mother to Mathias - Gesine Abigail, daughter to Barabas - Andrea Lee Bellamira, a courtezan - Silence Pilia-Borza, a bully, attendant to Bellamira - CM Slosson First Jew and First Knight - Miriam Esther Goldman Second Jew, Second Officer, Second Knight and Second Merchant - Ryan DeRamos Third Jew, Slave and Carpenter - Laurie Anne Walden Officer/First Officer - Eric J. Katowitz Merchant/First Merchant - Anna Simon Messenger - Lucy Perry Machiavel, as Prologue Speaker - ontheroad Announcer - Jennifer Stearns Audio edited by - David Lawrence

  6. 5d ago

    Salome-Oscar Wilde

    Christopher “Kit” Marlowe (baptised 26 February 1564 – 30 May 1593) was an English dramatist, poet, and translator of the Elizabethan era. The foremost Elizabethan tragedian before William Shakespeare, he is known for his magnificent blank verse, his overreaching protagonists, and his own untimely death. The Jew of Malta (1589) is an original story of religious conflict, intrigue, and revenge, set against a backdrop of the struggle for supremacy between Spain and the Ottoman Empire in the Mediterranean. The Jew of Malta is considered to have been a major influence on William Shakespeare’s The Merchant of Venice. The play contains a prologue in which the character Machiavel, a Senecan ghost based on Niccolò Machiavelli, introduces “the tragedy of a Jew.” (summary by Wikipedia) Thomas Heywood: The well-known dramatist of the time has included Prologues and Epilogues both for the court and the C**k-Pit theatre “…making choice of you unto whom to devote it;” . (summary by David Lawrence) Cast:Ferneze, as Governor of Malta and - Lars Rolander Lodowick, his son - Jay Saunders Selim Calymath, son to the Grand Seignior - Damien Tavis Toman Martin del Bosco, vice-admiral of Spain - Michael Sirois Mathias, a gentleman - Daniel Hutton Jacomo, a friar - Kevin Vinck Barnardine, a friar - Aaron Elliott Barabas, a wealthy Jew - EHehl Ithamore, a slave - Denny Sayers Katharine, mother to Mathias - Gesine Abigail, daughter to Barabas - Andrea Lee Bellamira, a courtezan - Silence Pilia-Borza, a bully, attendant to Bellamira - CM Slosson First Jew and First Knight - Miriam Esther Goldman Second Jew, Second Officer, Second Knight and Second Merchant - Ryan DeRamos Third Jew, Slave and Carpenter - Laurie Anne Walden Officer/First Officer - Eric J. Katowitz Merchant/First Merchant - Anna Simon Messenger - Lucy Perry Machiavel, as Prologue Speaker - ontheroad Announcer - Jennifer Stearns Audio edited by - David Lawrence

  7. 6d ago

    Peer Gynt-Henrik Ibsen

    Christopher “Kit” Marlowe (baptised 26 February 1564 – 30 May 1593) was an English dramatist, poet, and translator of the Elizabethan era. The foremost Elizabethan tragedian before William Shakespeare, he is known for his magnificent blank verse, his overreaching protagonists, and his own untimely death. The Jew of Malta (1589) is an original story of religious conflict, intrigue, and revenge, set against a backdrop of the struggle for supremacy between Spain and the Ottoman Empire in the Mediterranean. The Jew of Malta is considered to have been a major influence on William Shakespeare’s The Merchant of Venice. The play contains a prologue in which the character Machiavel, a Senecan ghost based on Niccolò Machiavelli, introduces “the tragedy of a Jew.” (summary by Wikipedia) Thomas Heywood: The well-known dramatist of the time has included Prologues and Epilogues both for the court and the C**k-Pit theatre “…making choice of you unto whom to devote it;” . (summary by David Lawrence) Cast:Ferneze, as Governor of Malta and - Lars Rolander Lodowick, his son - Jay Saunders Selim Calymath, son to the Grand Seignior - Damien Tavis Toman Martin del Bosco, vice-admiral of Spain - Michael Sirois Mathias, a gentleman - Daniel Hutton Jacomo, a friar - Kevin Vinck Barnardine, a friar - Aaron Elliott Barabas, a wealthy Jew - EHehl Ithamore, a slave - Denny Sayers Katharine, mother to Mathias - Gesine Abigail, daughter to Barabas - Andrea Lee Bellamira, a courtezan - Silence Pilia-Borza, a bully, attendant to Bellamira - CM Slosson First Jew and First Knight - Miriam Esther Goldman Second Jew, Second Officer, Second Knight and Second Merchant - Ryan DeRamos Third Jew, Slave and Carpenter - Laurie Anne Walden Officer/First Officer - Eric J. Katowitz Merchant/First Merchant - Anna Simon Messenger - Lucy Perry Machiavel, as Prologue Speaker - ontheroad Announcer - Jennifer Stearns Audio edited by - David Lawrence

  8. Jul 11

    Jew of Malta - Christopher Marlowe

    Christopher “Kit” Marlowe (baptised 26 February 1564 – 30 May 1593) was an English dramatist, poet, and translator of the Elizabethan era. The foremost Elizabethan tragedian before William Shakespeare, he is known for his magnificent blank verse, his overreaching protagonists, and his own untimely death. The Jew of Malta (1589) is an original story of religious conflict, intrigue, and revenge, set against a backdrop of the struggle for supremacy between Spain and the Ottoman Empire in the Mediterranean. The Jew of Malta is considered to have been a major influence on William Shakespeare’s The Merchant of Venice. The play contains a prologue in which the character Machiavel, a Senecan ghost based on Niccolò Machiavelli, introduces “the tragedy of a Jew.” (summary by Wikipedia) Thomas Heywood: The well-known dramatist of the time has included Prologues and Epilogues both for the court and the C**k-Pit theatre “…making choice of you unto whom to devote it;” . (summary by David Lawrence) Cast:Ferneze, as Governor of Malta and - Lars Rolander Lodowick, his son - Jay Saunders Selim Calymath, son to the Grand Seignior - Damien Tavis Toman Martin del Bosco, vice-admiral of Spain - Michael Sirois Mathias, a gentleman - Daniel Hutton Jacomo, a friar - Kevin Vinck Barnardine, a friar - Aaron Elliott Barabas, a wealthy Jew - EHehl Ithamore, a slave - Denny Sayers Katharine, mother to Mathias - Gesine Abigail, daughter to Barabas - Andrea Lee Bellamira, a courtezan - Silence Pilia-Borza, a bully, attendant to Bellamira - CM Slosson First Jew and First Knight - Miriam Esther Goldman Second Jew, Second Officer, Second Knight and Second Merchant - Ryan DeRamos Third Jew, Slave and Carpenter - Laurie Anne Walden Officer/First Officer - Eric J. Katowitz Merchant/First Merchant - Anna Simon Messenger - Lucy Perry Machiavel, as Prologue Speaker - ontheroad Announcer - Jennifer Stearns Audio edited by - David Lawrence

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Explore the rich tapestry of religious conflict, cultural identity, and the quest for vengeance as we delve into the themes inspired by "Jew of Malta." This podcast invites listeners to engage with a rotating collection of audiobooks that reflect the complexities of human nature and societal struggles, set against the backdrop of historical rivalries and moral dilemmas. Each episode features a new complete audiobook, offering a diverse range of narratives that illuminate the intricacies of power, prejudice, and redemption. This is not a single story but a series of unique explorations that challenge perceptions and provoke thought. Discover a new book with every episode, as we navigate the intersections of faith, ambition, and the human condition, and uncover the timeless relevance of these compelling themes in literature. Join us on this journey through the depths of character and circumstance, where every tale invites reflection and understanding.