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Homer Box Set: Iliad & Odyssey
- Written by: Homer, W. H. D. Rouse - translator
- Narrated by: Anthony Heald
- Length: 25 hrs and 2 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 9
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Homer’s Iliad and Odyssey are unquestionably two of the greatest epic masterpieces in Western literature....
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Inferno
- Written by: Dante Alighieri
- Narrated by: Charles Armstrong
- Length: 4 hrs and 1 min
- Unabridged
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The Inferno is the first part of The Divine Comedy, Dante’s epic poem describing man's progress from hell to paradise. In it, the author is threatened by beasts and unable to find the path to salvation. The poem illustrates the poetic justice of punishments faced by sinners....
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Hafiz
- The Voice of God: A Hundred Odes
- Written by: Hafiz, Khalid Hameed Shaida (translator)
- Narrated by: uncredited
- Length: 1 hr and 41 mins
- Unabridged
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Tender and sincere, Hafiz: The Voice of God, A Hundred Odes is a powerful collection of Hafiz's first one hundred lyrical poems, or ghazals, that bring to fruition love, mysticism, and other early Sufi themes....
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千年烟月在 - 千年煙月在 [Poems of the Tang Dynasty]
- Written by: 月满天心 - 月滿天心 - Yuemantianxin
- Narrated by: 木生粮苍 - 木生糧蒼 - Mushengliangcang
- Length: 9 hrs and 29 mins
- Unabridged
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本有声书分别选取初唐、盛唐、中唐、晚唐共四十余首唐诗，讲述历史风云，从其中领略一个不一样的唐朝，还原真实的大唐百态民生……本有聲書分別選取初唐、盛唐、中唐、晚唐共四十餘首唐詩，講述歷史風雲，從其中領略一個不一樣的唐朝，還原真實的大唐百態民生……
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Odyssey
- The Story of Odysseus
- Written by: Homer, W. H. D. Rouse - translator
- Narrated by: Anthony Heald
- Length: 11 hrs and 27 mins
- Unabridged
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The Odyssey chronicles the many trials and adventures Odysseus must pass through on his long journey home from the Trojan wars....
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The Iliad
- Written by: Homer, Richmond Lattimore - translator
- Narrated by: Charlton Griffin
- Length: 22 hrs and 12 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 1
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The great legacy of The Iliad is its shattering revelation of what it means to be human in the face of life's uncertainty and fleeting mortality....
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Homer Box Set: Iliad & Odyssey
- Written by: Homer, W. H. D. Rouse - translator
- Narrated by: Anthony Heald
- Length: 25 hrs and 2 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 9
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 8
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Homer’s Iliad and Odyssey are unquestionably two of the greatest epic masterpieces in Western literature....
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Inferno
- Written by: Dante Alighieri
- Narrated by: Charles Armstrong
- Length: 4 hrs and 1 min
- Unabridged
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The Inferno is the first part of The Divine Comedy, Dante’s epic poem describing man's progress from hell to paradise. In it, the author is threatened by beasts and unable to find the path to salvation. The poem illustrates the poetic justice of punishments faced by sinners....
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Hafiz
- The Voice of God: A Hundred Odes
- Written by: Hafiz, Khalid Hameed Shaida (translator)
- Narrated by: uncredited
- Length: 1 hr and 41 mins
- Unabridged
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Tender and sincere, Hafiz: The Voice of God, A Hundred Odes is a powerful collection of Hafiz's first one hundred lyrical poems, or ghazals, that bring to fruition love, mysticism, and other early Sufi themes....
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千年烟月在 - 千年煙月在 [Poems of the Tang Dynasty]
- Written by: 月满天心 - 月滿天心 - Yuemantianxin
- Narrated by: 木生粮苍 - 木生糧蒼 - Mushengliangcang
- Length: 9 hrs and 29 mins
- Unabridged
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本有声书分别选取初唐、盛唐、中唐、晚唐共四十余首唐诗，讲述历史风云，从其中领略一个不一样的唐朝，还原真实的大唐百态民生……本有聲書分別選取初唐、盛唐、中唐、晚唐共四十餘首唐詩，講述歷史風雲，從其中領略一個不一樣的唐朝，還原真實的大唐百態民生……
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Odyssey
- The Story of Odysseus
- Written by: Homer, W. H. D. Rouse - translator
- Narrated by: Anthony Heald
- Length: 11 hrs and 27 mins
- Unabridged
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The Odyssey chronicles the many trials and adventures Odysseus must pass through on his long journey home from the Trojan wars....
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The Iliad
- Written by: Homer, Richmond Lattimore - translator
- Narrated by: Charlton Griffin
- Length: 22 hrs and 12 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 1
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The great legacy of The Iliad is its shattering revelation of what it means to be human in the face of life's uncertainty and fleeting mortality....
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The Odyssey
- Written by: Homer, Robert Fagles - translator
- Narrated by: Ian McKellen
- Length: 13 hrs and 26 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 10
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 9
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 10
The great adventure story tells of Odysseus, a veteran of the Trojan War, who - through a landscape peopled with monsters, sea nymphs, evil enchantresses, and vengeful gods....
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What can you say about "The Odyssey"...
- By Troy Dimock on 2018-09-18
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The Divine Comedy
- Written by: Dante Alighieri, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (translator)
- Narrated by: Charlton Griffin
- Length: 17 hrs and 13 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall3.5 out of 5 stars 4
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 2
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Story3.5 out of 5 stars 2
Dante's Divine Comedy is considered to be not only the most important epic poem in Italian literature, but also one of the greatest poems ever written....
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Beowulf
- Written by: Seamus Heaney
- Narrated by: Seamus Heaney
- Length: 2 hrs and 13 mins
- Abridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 3
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Heaney's performance reminds us that Beowulf was intended to be heard not read....
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The Kalevala
- Written by: Elias Lönnrot, Keith Bosley (translator)
- Narrated by: Keith Bosley
- Length: 13 hrs and 23 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 1
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The Kalevala provides a compelling insight into the myths and folklore of Finland....
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The Iliad
- Written by: Homer, Robert Fagles - translator
- Narrated by: Derek Jacobi, Maria Tucci
- Length: 8 hrs and 44 mins
- Abridged
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In this brilliant translation, Robert Fagles brings the vigor of contemporary language to Homer's 2,700-year-old tale....
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Good reading
- By Amazon Customer on 2018-08-16
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The Importance of Being Earnest
- Written by: Oscar Wilde
- Narrated by: Brian Kelly
- Length: 2 hrs and 37 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 2
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Here is Oscar Wilde's most brilliant tour de force, a witty and buoyant comedy of manners that has delighted millions in countless...
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Classic Poems for Girls
- Written by: Lewis Carroll, Edward Lear, Robert Louis Stevenson, and others
- Narrated by: Roy McMillan, Laura Paton, Anne-Marie Piazza, and others
- Length: 1 hr and 5 mins
- Unabridged
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Classic Poems for Girls is a collection of over 25 funny, whimsical and moving poems for 5- to 10-year olds, designed to fuel the imagination....
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Paradise Lost & Paradise Regained
- Written by: John Milton
- Narrated by: Charlton Griffin
- Length: 16 hrs and 14 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 3
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 3
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 3
Paradise Lost, along with its companion piece, Paradise Regained, remain the most successful attempts at Greco-Roman style epic poetry in the English language....
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Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
- Written by: Simon Armitage
- Narrated by: Bill Wallis
- Length: 5 hrs and 47 mins
- Unabridged
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The famous Middle English poem by an anonymous Northern England poet is beautifully translated by fellow poet Simon Armitage in this edition....
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Letters to a Young Poet
- Written by: Rainer Maria Rilke (translated by Stephen Mitchell)
- Narrated by: Stephen Mitchell
- Length: 1 hr and 18 mins
- Unabridged
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Ranier Maria Rilke challenges you, "...to live everything. Live the questions now. Perhaps then..."
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81 Famous Poems
- An Audio Companion to The Norton Anthology of Poetry
- Written by: William Shakespeare, John Donne, Robert Herricks
- Narrated by: Alexander Scourby, Nancy Wickwire, Bramwell Fletcher
- Length: 2 hrs and 18 mins
- Unabridged
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This collection of timeless British and American poems is an experience to be treasured....
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The Odyssey
- The Fitzgerald Translation
- Written by: Homer, Robert Fitzgerald - translator
- Narrated by: Dan Stevens
- Length: 10 hrs and 15 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 4
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Robert Fitzgerald's translation of The Odyssey has been the standard translation for more than three generations of students and poets....
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The Great Poets: Gerard Manley Hopkins
- Written by: Gerard Manley Hopkins
- Narrated by: Jeremy Northam
- Length: 1 hr and 1 min
- Unabridged
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A collection of the best-known poems by Gerard Manley Hopkins (1844-1889). One of the Victorian era's greatest writers, Hopkins' reputation has continued to grow since his death....
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The Iliad
- The Fitzgerald Translation
- Written by: Homer, Robert Fitzgerald - translator
- Narrated by: Dan Stevens
- Length: 13 hrs and 59 mins
- Unabridged
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Since it was first published more than 25 years ago, Robert Fitzgerald's prizewinning translation of Homer's battle epic has become a classic in its own right....
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Paradise Lost and Paradise Regained
- Written by: John Milton
- Narrated by: Ron Welch
- Length: 14 hrs and 19 mins
- Unabridged
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Enjoy two of Milton's most notable poems, Paradise Lost and Paradise Regained, narrated brilliantly by Ron Welch.
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The Essential Rumi, New Expanded Edition
- Written by: Jalal ad-Din Muhammad Rumi, Coleman Barks - translator, John Moyne - translator, and others
- Narrated by: Robertson Dean
- Length: 9 hrs and 24 mins
- Unabridged
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This revised and expanded edition of The Essential Rumi includes a new introduction by Coleman Barks and more than 80 never-before-published poems. Through his lyrical translations, Coleman Barks has been instrumental in bringing this literature to a wide range of listeners....
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The Inferno of Dante: Translated by Robert Pinsky
- Written by: Dante Aligheri, Robert Pinsky (translator)
- Narrated by: George Guidall
- Length: 4 hrs and 44 mins
- Unabridged
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Dramatic, intense, and gripping, The Inferno of Dante is an astonishing masterpiece that no listener can afford to miss....
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The Works and Days
- Written by: Hesiod, Richmond Lattimore (translator)
- Narrated by: Charlton Griffin
- Length: 3 hrs and 41 mins
- Unabridged
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Among the finest poets of ancient Greece was Hesiod, a contemporary of Homer, who lived in the eighth century B.C....
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Leaves of Grass
- Written by: Walt Whitman
- Narrated by: Robin Field
- Length: 18 hrs and 52 mins
- Unabridged
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One of the great innovators in American letters, Walt Whitman created a daringly new kind of poetry that became a major force in world literature. Leaves of Grass is his masterpiece....
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Understanding Literature and Life: Drama, Poetry and Narrative
- Written by: Arnold Weinstein, The Great Courses
- Narrated by: Arnold Weinstein
- Length: 32 hrs and 49 mins
- Original Recording
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You learn how drama makes visible the conflicts and wars of culture in ways other forms cannot manage....
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William Blake
- Selected Poems
- Written by: William Blake
- Narrated by: Frederick Davidson
- Length: 1 hr and 59 mins
- Unabridged
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Poet, artist, and mystic, Blake wrote, "I must Create a System or be enslav'd by another Man's." Create he did....
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Iliad
- Written by: Homer, Stanley Lombardo - translator
- Narrated by: Stanley Lombardo, Susan Sarandon - introduction
- Length: 15 hrs and 13 mins
- Unabridged
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The first of Homer's great epic poems, the Iliad portrays the final days of the Trojan war....
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Beowulf
- Written by: Seamus Heaney (translator)
- Narrated by: George Guidall
- Length: 4 hrs and 8 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 3
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Written a thousand years ago, this long poem is the very first surviving piece of English literature....
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24 Poemas: Colección [24 Poems: A Collection]
- Written by: Emily Dickinson
- Narrated by: uncredited
- Length: 20 mins
- Unabridged
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Esta es una colección de 24 poemas de la poeta Americana más famosa de la lengua inglesa....
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Odyssey
- Written by: Homer, Stanley Lombardo - translator
- Narrated by: Stanley Lombardo, Susan Sarandon - introduction
- Length: 12 hrs and 22 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 2
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The Odyssey tells of the heroic journey of Odysseus after the Trojan war....
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Paradise Lost
- Written by: John Milton
- Narrated by: Simon Vance
- Length: 9 hrs and 11 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 1
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John Milton's Paradise Lost is one of the greatest epic poems in the English language....
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The Odyssey of Homer
- Written by: Elizabeth Vandiver, The Great Courses
- Narrated by: Elizabeth Vandiver
- Length: 6 hrs and 5 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 6
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These lectures are an invaluable resource and a helpful introduction to the grandest adventure story in Western literature....
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4 out of 5 stars
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Interesting Review of the story
- By Volume book buyer on 2018-09-15
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Pure Water
- Poetry of Rumi
- Written by: Coleman Barks, Jellaludin Rumi
- Narrated by: Coleman Barks, Eugene Friesen (cello)
- Length: 1 hr and 8 mins
- Original Recording
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Pure Water is Coleman Barks’ inspired live performance of the poetry of Jellaludin Rumi (1207-1273) - with Sufi stories and jokes, accompanied with music....
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Wordsworth
- Selected Poems
- Written by: William Wordsworth
- Narrated by: Frederick Davidson
- Length: 3 hrs and 23 mins
- Unabridged
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William Wordsworth (1770 -1850) is one of the most popular and enduring of the English poets....
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Classic Love Poems
- Written by: William Shakespeare, Edgar Allan Poe, Elizabeth Barrett Browning
- Narrated by: Richard Armitage
- Length: 19 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 18
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With 13 poems by William Shakespeare, Edgar Allan Poe, Elizabeth Barrett Browning, and more, Classic Love Poems is a listening treat for Valentine's Day - or any day....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Gorgeous!
- By Val on 2018-06-20
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Paradise Lost and Paradise Regained
- Written by: John Milton
- Narrated by: Ron Welch
- Length: 14 hrs and 19 mins
- Unabridged
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Enjoy two of Milton's most notable poems, Paradise Lost and Paradise Regained, narrated brilliantly by Ron Welch.
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The Raven and Other Poems
- Written by: Edgar Allan Poe
- Narrated by: Don Aday, Dianna Aday
- Length: 29 mins
- Unabridged
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This collection of popular poems from the master American poet and storyteller Edgar A. Poe includes: “The Raven”, “A Dream”, “The City in the Sea”, “Annabel Lee”, “A Dream Within a Dream”, “Lenore”, “Eldorado”, “To Helen”, “The Haunted Palace”, and “Alone”.
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Reflections on TS Eliot's Four Quartets
- Written by: Gil Bailie
- Narrated by: Gil Bailie
- Length: 9 hrs and 33 mins
- Unabridged
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Even though the poet Allen Tate called our era "[T]he age of Eliot", Eliot's poetry has been little assimilated by the 20th and early 21st century as was Dante's by the 14th and 15th. In this presentation, Gil Bailie explores what many believe to be Eliot's poetic masterpiece.
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Nonsense Verses
- Written by: Edward Lear
- Narrated by: Brian Kelly
- Length: 41 mins
- Unabridged
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Edward Lear was the greatest nonsensicalist of all time. He was the inventor of the limerick and created the Jumblies and The Owl and the Pussycat. This complete edition of Lear's nonsense verse - including the limericks, longer verses, alphabets and his own illustrations - is lovingly restored and beautifully presented, for adults and children to enjoy together.
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The Importance of Being Earnest
- Written by: Oscar Wilde
- Narrated by: Brian Kelly
- Length: 2 hrs and 37 mins
- Unabridged
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Here is Oscar Wilde's most brilliant tour de force, a witty and buoyant comedy of manners that has delighted millions in countless productions since its first performance in London's St. James' Theatre on February 14, 1895. "The Importance of Being Earnest" is celebrated not only for the lighthearted ingenuity of its plot, but for its inspired dialogue, rich with scintillating epigrams still savored by all who enjoy artful conversation.
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Drum-Taps
- Written by: Walt Whitman
- Narrated by: Josh Smith
- Length: 1 hr and 34 mins
- Unabridged
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"Drum-Taps" is the next collection of poems published by Walt Whitman after his famous "Leaves of Grass". This collection is a direct response to Whitman's personal observations of the Civil War, many of which come from his volunteer efforts in wartime hospitals. Despite the miseries of war described, Whitman's poems in "Drum-Taps" assert a steady patriotism in favor of Lincoln's war effort.
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Paradise Lost and Paradise Regained
- Written by: John Milton
- Narrated by: Ron Welch
- Length: 14 hrs and 19 mins
- Unabridged
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Enjoy two of Milton's most notable poems, Paradise Lost and Paradise Regained, narrated brilliantly by Ron Welch.
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The Raven and Other Poems
- Written by: Edgar Allan Poe
- Narrated by: Don Aday, Dianna Aday
- Length: 29 mins
- Unabridged
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This collection of popular poems from the master American poet and storyteller Edgar A. Poe includes: “The Raven”, “A Dream”, “The City in the Sea”, “Annabel Lee”, “A Dream Within a Dream”, “Lenore”, “Eldorado”, “To Helen”, “The Haunted Palace”, and “Alone”.
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Reflections on TS Eliot's Four Quartets
- Written by: Gil Bailie
- Narrated by: Gil Bailie
- Length: 9 hrs and 33 mins
- Unabridged
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Even though the poet Allen Tate called our era "[T]he age of Eliot", Eliot's poetry has been little assimilated by the 20th and early 21st century as was Dante's by the 14th and 15th. In this presentation, Gil Bailie explores what many believe to be Eliot's poetic masterpiece.
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Nonsense Verses
- Written by: Edward Lear
- Narrated by: Brian Kelly
- Length: 41 mins
- Unabridged
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Edward Lear was the greatest nonsensicalist of all time. He was the inventor of the limerick and created the Jumblies and The Owl and the Pussycat. This complete edition of Lear's nonsense verse - including the limericks, longer verses, alphabets and his own illustrations - is lovingly restored and beautifully presented, for adults and children to enjoy together.
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The Importance of Being Earnest
- Written by: Oscar Wilde
- Narrated by: Brian Kelly
- Length: 2 hrs and 37 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 2
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Here is Oscar Wilde's most brilliant tour de force, a witty and buoyant comedy of manners that has delighted millions in countless productions since its first performance in London's St. James' Theatre on February 14, 1895. "The Importance of Being Earnest" is celebrated not only for the lighthearted ingenuity of its plot, but for its inspired dialogue, rich with scintillating epigrams still savored by all who enjoy artful conversation.
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Drum-Taps
- Written by: Walt Whitman
- Narrated by: Josh Smith
- Length: 1 hr and 34 mins
- Unabridged
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"Drum-Taps" is the next collection of poems published by Walt Whitman after his famous "Leaves of Grass". This collection is a direct response to Whitman's personal observations of the Civil War, many of which come from his volunteer efforts in wartime hospitals. Despite the miseries of war described, Whitman's poems in "Drum-Taps" assert a steady patriotism in favor of Lincoln's war effort.
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The Ring and the Book
- Written by: Robert Browning
- Narrated by: John Burlinson, Bob Neufeld, Sara Morsey, and others
- Length: 20 hrs and 43 mins
- Unabridged
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The Ring and the Book is a verse novel of sex, lies, and murder, authored by Robert Browning, and it is widely considered to be one of the greatest literary works of the 19th century. It’s a “true crime” story based on the proceedings of a Roman murder trial held in 1698. Each of the 12 books consists of a dramatic monologue in the voice of a different character involved in the tale.
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Lifting the Veil
- Beloved Dead, Biography and Other Appreciations
- Written by: Max Ehrmann, Tim Dalgleish
- Narrated by: Tim Dalgleish
- Length: 2 hrs and 51 mins
- Unabridged
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Introduced and read by actor Tim Dalgleish, the title essay and companion pieces provide a biographical and intellectual background to the ideas behind Max Ehrmann's powerful poetic thinking.
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Sonnet 17
- Written by: William Shakespeare
- Narrated by: Mike Vendetti
- Length: 1 min
- Unabridged
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Award-winning narrator Mike Vendetti recites Shakespeare's "Sonnet 17".
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Sonnet 18
- Written by: William Shakespeare
- Narrated by: Mike Vendetti
- Length: 1 min
- Unabridged
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Award-winning narrator Mike Vendetti recites "Sonnet 18" by William Shakespeare.
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Beowulf (Fort Raphael Publishing Company Edition - Unabridged)
- An Anglo-Saxon Epic Poem
- Written by: Francis B. Gummere - translator, Kevin Theis
- Narrated by: Kevin Theis
- Length: 3 hrs and 35 mins
- Unabridged
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Beowulf, a sprawling, fantastical tale of bravery, heroism, and Anglo-Saxon heraldry, is the most celebrated epic poem in the English language. The story of the great Geatish fighter Beowulf, who comes to the aid of the beleagued Hrothgar and his men, relates three epic battles: Beowulf's fight with the monster Grendel, his face-off with Grendel's vengeful mother and, after serving as King for 50 years, Beowulf's fateful clash with a fire-breathing dragon.
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The Essential Rumi, New Expanded Edition
- Written by: Jalal ad-Din Muhammad Rumi, Coleman Barks - translator, John Moyne - translator, and others
- Narrated by: Robertson Dean
- Length: 9 hrs and 24 mins
- Unabridged
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This revised and expanded edition of The Essential Rumi includes a new introduction by Coleman Barks and more than 80 never-before-published poems. Through his lyrical translations, Coleman Barks has been instrumental in bringing this exquisite literature to a remarkably wide range of listeners, making the ecstatic, spiritual poetry of 13th-century Sufi mystic Rumi more popular than ever.
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The Great Poets: Lord Byron
- Written by: Lord Gordon George Byron
- Narrated by: Simon Russell Beale
- Length: 1 hr and 14 mins
- Unabridged
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Today Byron is regarded as the ultimate romantic - a rebel, a Casanova, and a man of intense, brooding passion. He was the most famous literary man of his time, and his poetry, endlessly witty and often insightful, was immensely popular and hugely influential. From the delicate romanticism of "She Walks in Beauty" to the evocative reflections of "So We’ll Go No More a Roving", Byron’s poems were unrivaled in their power and potency.
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Purgatorio
- Written by: Dante Alighieri
- Narrated by: Charles Armstrong
- Length: 3 hrs and 55 mins
- Unabridged
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Purgatorio is the second part of The Divine Comedy, Dante's epic poem describing man's progress from hell to paradise. Having escaped the Inferno, Dante and his guide, the classical Roman poet Virgil, ascend out of the underworld to the Mountain of Purgatory on an island on the far side of the world. The mountain has nine terraces, seven of which correspond to the seven deadly sins, and two of which constitute an Ante-Purgatory with the Garden of Eden at the summit.
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Paradiso
- Written by: Dante Alighieri
- Narrated by: Charles Armstrong
- Length: 3 hrs and 41 mins
- Unabridged
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Paradiso is the third and final part of The Divine Comedy, Dante's epic poem describing man's progress from hell to salvation. In it, the author progresses through nine concentric spheres of heaven. Corresponding with medieval astronomy, the Moon, Mercury, Venus, the Sun, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn deal with the four cardinal virtues Prudence, Fortitude, Justice, and Temperance. The remaining two spheres are the fixed stars and the Primum Mobile, containing the purely virtuous and the angels, followed by the Empyrean, or God itself.
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The Divine Comedy
- Written by: Dante Alighieri
- Narrated by: Charles Armstrong
- Length: 11 hrs and 37 mins
- Unabridged
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Paradiso is the third and final part of The Divine Comedy, Dante's epic poem describing man's progress from hell to salvation. In it, the author progresses through nine concentric spheres of heaven. Corresponding with medieval astronomy, the Moon, Mercury, Venus, the Sun, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn deal with the four cardinal virtues Prudence, Fortitude, Justice, and Temperance.
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Sonnet 16
- Written by: William Shakespeare
- Narrated by: Mike Vendetti
- Length: 1 min
- Unabridged
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Award-winning narrator Mike Vendetti recites Shakespeare's "Sonnet 16".
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Inferno
- Written by: Dante Alighieri
- Narrated by: Charles Armstrong
- Length: 4 hrs and 1 min
- Unabridged
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The Inferno is the first part of The Divine Comedy, Dante’s epic poem describing man's progress from hell to paradise. In it, the author is lost in dark woods, threatened by wild beasts and unable to find the right path to salvation. Notable for its nine circles of hell, the poem vividly illustrates the poetic justice of punishments faced by earthly sinners. The Inferno is perhaps the most popular of the three books of The Divine Comedy, which is widely considered the preeminent work in Italian literature.