Showing titles in Ancient, Classical & Medieval Literature
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Purgatory from The Divine Comedy
- By: Dante Alighieri
- Narrated by: Heathcote Williams
- Length: 3 hrs and 57 mins
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Purgatory is the second part of Dante's The Divine Comedy. The listener finds the Poet, with his guide Virgil, ascending the terraces of the Mount of Purgatory inhabited by those doing penance to expiate their sins on earth. There are the proud - forced to circle their terrace for eons bent double in humility; the slothful running around crying out examples of zeal and sloth; while the lustful are purged by fire.
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Purgatory from The Divine Comedy
- Narrated by: Heathcote Williams
- Length: 3 hrs and 57 mins
- Release date: 26-12-99
- Language: English
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The Poetry of Mirabai
- By: Mirabai
- Narrated by: Ghizela Rowe, Eve Karpf, Libby Brunton
- Length: 58 mins
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Mirabai was a Rajput princess born to the Rathore clan in 1498 in Kudaki, Rajasthan, in northern India. Despite being one of the most significant saints in the Bhakti tradition and an immensely popular Hindu mystic and religious poet, very few facts are actually known about her life including her date of birth. It is clear that her mother died when she was very young and she was greatly influenced by her father, also a worshipper of Krishna. From a young age, Mirabai’s devotion to Krishna was absolute surrender and complete devotion.
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The Poetry of Mirabai
- Narrated by: Ghizela Rowe, Eve Karpf, Libby Brunton
- Length: 58 mins
- Release date: 13-06-21
- Language: English
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The Odes of Pindar
- By: Pindar
- Narrated by: Charlton Griffin
- Length: 5 hrs and 19 mins
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Pindar was one of the greatest lyric poets of ancient Greece. He is best known today for his odes to the victors of athletic contests, including those at famed Olympia. These odes, the only complete surviving pieces by Pindar, are marvels of sustained imagination, packed with dense parallels between the athletic victor, his illustrious aristocratic ancestors, and the myths of Olympian gods and heroes like Jason, Heracles, and Perseus.
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Disappointing narration
- By Mr. C. J. O'hanlon on 19-07-13
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The Odes of Pindar
- Narrated by: Charlton Griffin
- Length: 5 hrs and 19 mins
- Release date: 19-11-07
- Language: English
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Classic American Poetry
- By: Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Edgar Allan Poe, Ralph Waldo Emerson, and others
- Narrated by: Garrick Hagon, Liza Ross, William Hootkins, and others
- Length: 2 hrs and 31 mins
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Walt Whitman said, "...poetry is the voice of the nation, expressing its deepest concerns, ambitions and longings," which is certainly true of the great classic poetry of America. This wide-ranging anthology, from the earliest poets of the 16th century to the present day, reflects the changing preoccupations and visions of Americans, including Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Edgar Allan Poe, Emily Dickinson, Robert Frost, E.E. Cummings, and more.
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Classic American Poetry
- Narrated by: Garrick Hagon, Liza Ross, William Hootkins, Kate Harper, James Goode, Alibe Parsons
- Length: 2 hrs and 31 mins
- Release date: 03-08-00
- Language: English
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Tartuffe
- By: Molière
- Narrated by: Rosy Varte, Fernand Ledoux, Jean Negroni, and others
- Length: 47 mins
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"Le Tartuffe ou l'Imposteur" est une comédie de Molière en cinq actes et en vers créée le 5 février 1669 sur la scène du Théâtre du Palais-Royal. Orgon est l'archétype du personnage de cour tombé sous la coupe de Tartuffe, un hypocrite et un faux dévot. Il est, ainsi que sa mère, Madame Pernelle, dupe de Tartuffe. Ce dernier réussit à le manipuler en singeant la dévotion et il est même parvenu à devenir son directeur de conscience. Il se voit proposer d'épouser la fille de son bienfaiteur, alors même qu'il tente de séduire Elmire, la femme d'Orgon, plus jeune que son mari.
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Tartuffe
- Narrated by: Rosy Varte, Fernand Ledoux, Jean Negroni, Renée Faure, Christian Lude, Pierre Delbon
- Length: 47 mins
- Release date: 15-11-18
- Language: French
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The Great Poets: Francesco Petrarch
- By: Francesco Petrarch, Joseph Auslander - translator
- Narrated by: Anton Lesser
- Length: 1 hr and 1 min
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This 14th-century Italian poet was a model for many who followed him. His passionate sonnets to Laura became the epitome for love poetry. Over some 40 years he wrote 366 sonnets to Laura, whom he probably never even spoke to, and they remain immediate and affecting even now. Called "Rime Sparse (Scattered Rhymes)", they influenced Chaucer and many others.
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The Great Poets: Francesco Petrarch
- Narrated by: Anton Lesser
- Length: 1 hr and 1 min
- Release date: 18-11-10
- Language: English
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The Essential Homer
- The Essential Homer
- By: Homer, Stanley Lombardo - translator, Susan Sarandon - introduction
- Narrated by: Stanley Lombardo, Susan Sarandon
- Length: 16 hrs
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Here are the most exciting and essential parts of two historic, epic poems: the "Iliad" and the "Odyssey". The ancient words of Homer find a new home in today's world - spoken aloud, just as Homer intended. Translated by Stanley Lombardo.
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The Essential Homer
- The Essential Homer
- Narrated by: Stanley Lombardo, Susan Sarandon
- Length: 16 hrs
- Release date: 21-09-07
- Language: English
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Völsunga Saga
- By: Eiríkr Magnússon
- Narrated by: Corbang
- Length: 4 hrs and 3 mins
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The Völsunga saga is a legendary saga, a late 13th-century poetic rendition in Old Norse of the origin and decline of the Völsung clan (including the story of Sigurd and Brynhild and the destruction of the Burgundians). It is one of the most famous legendary sagas and an example of a "heroic saga" that deals with Germanic heroic legend. The saga covers topics including the quarrel between Sigi and Skaði, a huge family tree of great kings and powerful conquerors and the quest led by Sigmund and Sinfjǫtli to save princess Signý from the evil king Siggeir.
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Völsunga Saga
- Narrated by: Corbang
- Length: 4 hrs and 3 mins
- Release date: 22-02-24
- Language: English
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Thirukkural (Tamil Edition)
- By: Thiruvalluvar, M. Rajaram - translator
- Narrated by: S. Jayaraman, Kanchan Bhattacharyya
- Length: 10 hrs and 25 mins
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Written by Thiruvalluvar in Tamil 10,000 years ago, Thirukkural and its Pearls of Wisdom is as relevant today as it was when written. Hence, it is known as a book for all ages. The Thirukkural is a classic Tamil sangam literature consisting of 1,330 couplets or Kurals. The Tirukku is one of the most important works in the Tamil language. This is reflected in some of the other names by which the text known, such as Tami Marai (Tamil Veda), Poyyamozhi (words that never fail) and Deiva Nool (divine text).
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Very good book but the explanion needs improment
- By Bruno José Freitas do Rego on 29-03-19
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Thirukkural (Tamil Edition)
- Narrated by: S. Jayaraman, Kanchan Bhattacharyya
- Length: 10 hrs and 25 mins
- Release date: 05-02-18
- Language: Tamil
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Women in Power
- Classical Myths and Stories, from the Amazons to Cleopatra
- By: Stephanie McCarter - editor
- Narrated by: Isuri Wijesundara
- Length: 7 hrs and 45 mins
- Unabridged
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Recommended by Mary Beard as one of the BBC History Magazine's Books of the Year Classical stories about women who wield power, from the Amazons to Dido to Cleopatra A Penguin Classic There is no other anthology that brings together similar stories of ancient women in power. These women threaten...
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Women in Power
- Classical Myths and Stories, from the Amazons to Cleopatra
- Narrated by: Isuri Wijesundara
- Length: 7 hrs and 45 mins
- Release date: 10-09-24
- Language: English
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Sísifo, el hombre que engañó a la muerte
- By: Pol Gise
- Narrated by: Pol Gise
- Length: 7 hrs and 6 mins
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Pol Gise cierra con esta entrega la trilogía de personajes mitológicos. En esta ocasión, el chisme nos lo cuenta un humano muy particular: Sísifo. Muchos conocen el mito de Sísifo, pero pocos saben algo de su vida. El castigo divino del hombre que tiene que empujar una roca esconde la...
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Increíble
- By Laura on 05-01-26
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Sísifo, el hombre que engañó a la muerte
- Narrated by: Pol Gise
- Length: 7 hrs and 6 mins
- Release date: 06-11-24
- Language: Spanish
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La importancia de llamarse Ernesto [The Importance of Being Earnest]
- By: Oscar Wilde
- Narrated by: Antón Palomar
- Length: 2 hrs and 4 mins
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La comedia narra los divertidos entresijos en la alta burguesía del viejo Londres, y la doble personalidad que el protagonista, Jack Worthing adopta para, por una parte lograr tener la conciencia tranquila en armonía con lo que la sociedad nos dicta, el “ser formales, ser como es debido”, y por otra parte mostrarse como realmente es, con sus instintos, sus bajezas, en definitiva con su cara más natural.
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La importancia de llamarse Ernesto [The Importance of Being Earnest]
- Narrated by: Antón Palomar
- Length: 2 hrs and 4 mins
- Release date: 27-12-09
- Language: Spanish
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The Song of Roland
- By: Michael A. H. Newth - translator
- Narrated by: Greg Marston, Summe Williams, Julian DouglasSmith
- Length: 4 hrs and 4 mins
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The Song of Roland is acknowledged today as the first masterpiece of French vernacular literature and one of the world’s greatest epic poems. Written down around the year 1090, The Song of Roland finely crafted verses tell of the betrayal and defeat of Charlemagne’s beloved nephew at the Pass of Roncevaux in the Pyrenees and of the revenge subsequently sought on his behalf.
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The Song of Roland
- Narrated by: Greg Marston, Summe Williams, Julian DouglasSmith
- Length: 4 hrs and 4 mins
- Release date: 27-10-11
- Language: English
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Plato's Crito
- By: Plato
- Narrated by: Ray Childs
- Length: 29 mins
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The Athenian court has found Socrates guilty and sentenced him to death. While he is waiting to be executed, his friend, Crito, comes to the prison to persuade him to escape and go into exile. Socrates responds by examining the essence of law and community, probing the various kinds of law and making distinctions that go far beyond the particular issue of whether or not Socrates should escape.
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Plato's Crito
- Narrated by: Ray Childs
- Length: 29 mins
- Release date: 01-04-16
- Language: English
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King Solomon's Mines
- By: H. Rider Haggard
- Narrated by: B.J. Harrison
- Length: 9 hrs and 3 mins
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Legends tell of an unknown, hidden country where King Solomon's treasure is secreted. Many have searched for Solomon's diamonds and have never returned from their mysterious journey. Sir Henry Curtis' brother was lost on just such an adventure. Now, with a secret map, a regal guide, and the aid of Allan Quatermain, the renowned safari hunter, a group of three Englishmen journey to a secret land of witch doctors, warriors, and ancient mysteries.
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King Solomon's Mines
- Narrated by: B.J. Harrison
- Series: Allan Quatermain, Book 12
- Length: 9 hrs and 3 mins
- Release date: 22-10-14
- Language: English
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Ghalib: A Wilderness at My Doorstep
- A Wilderness at My Doorstep
- By: Mehr Afshan Farooqi
- Narrated by: Mehr Afshan Farooqi
- Length: 9 hrs and 35 mins
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Mirza Asadullah Khan Ghalib was born in Agra in the closing years of the eighteenth century. A precocious child, he began composing verses at an early age and gained recognition while he was still very young. He wrote in both Urdu and Persian and was also a great prose stylist. He was a careful...
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Ghalib: A Wilderness at My Doorstep
- A Wilderness at My Doorstep
- Narrated by: Mehr Afshan Farooqi
- Length: 9 hrs and 35 mins
- Release date: 19-01-23
- Language: English
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Homer: The Ultimate Collection
- The Iliad | The Oddessy
- By: Homer
- Narrated by: Geoffrey Giuliano, The Arc
- Length: 35 hrs and 57 mins
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Homer is one of the most important figures in ancient Greek literature, believed to have lived in the 8th century BC. He is most famous for his epic poems, the Iliad and the Odyssey, which are considered to be the founding works of Western literature. The Iliad tells the story of the Trojan War, focusing on the hero Achilles, while the Odyssey recounts the adventures of the Greek hero Odysseus as he attempts to return home after the war. Both works are celebrated for their vivid storytelling, complex characters, and profound exploration of human nature.
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Homer: The Ultimate Collection
- The Iliad | The Oddessy
- Narrated by: Geoffrey Giuliano, The Arc
- Length: 35 hrs and 57 mins
- Release date: 25-04-23
- Language: English
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The Epic of Gilgamesh and the Goddess Ishtar
- By: Morris Jastrow - introduction
- Narrated by: Denis Daly
- Length: 1 hr and 9 mins
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The story of the adventures of the mythical hero Gilgamesh is the most considerable literary production that has come down to us from ancient Babylonia. Unfortunately, it was not preserved in complete form. This recording is of the fullest translation which had yet been issued in English when it was first published in 1917.
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it's just a bloke talking about gilgamesh
- By Peachy Heroin on 05-01-21
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The Epic of Gilgamesh and the Goddess Ishtar
- Narrated by: Denis Daly
- Length: 1 hr and 9 mins
- Release date: 06-12-18
- Language: English
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Homer's Odyssey: A Storyteller's Version
- By: Sebastian Lockwood
- Narrated by: Sebastian Lockwood
- Length: 1 hr and 39 mins
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We begin with Book V, Odysseus weeping on Calyspo's Island, and follow his adventures through to his return to Ithaca and Penelope. This version of Homer's Odyssey was created over a 14-year period of performing the great epic. When it came time to record this version for audiobook, I realized there was no text: It lived in memory. So I had to write out a 38-page poem from memory. Then I used that text as a performance script and while reading it found myself constantly editing as my spoken word insisted on changes that sharpened the sound.
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Homer's Odyssey: A Storyteller's Version
- Narrated by: Sebastian Lockwood
- Length: 1 hr and 39 mins
- Release date: 01-05-14
- Language: English
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Romeo and Juliet (Dramatised)
- By: William Shakespeare
- Narrated by: Albert Finney, Claire Bloom, Edith Evans, and others
- Length: 2 hrs and 46 mins
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The Montagues and the Capulets, two families of Verona, have been feuding for generations. Young Romeo Montague intends to cause trouble at a Capulet gathering, but while there he sees the Capulet's daughter, Juliet, and falls hopelessly in love. Albert Finney, Claire Bloom, Edith Evans, and Hilton Edwards perform an unabridged version of Shakespeare's tragedy about the two young lovers, whose deaths unite their warring families.
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Romeo and Juliet (Dramatised)
- Narrated by: Albert Finney, Claire Bloom, Edith Evans, Hilton Edwards
- Length: 2 hrs and 46 mins
- Release date: 01-12-11
- Language: English
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