Showing titles in Ancient, Classical & Medieval Literature
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The Complete Works of Tacitus: Volume 4
- By: Cornelius Tacitus
- Narrated by: Charlton Griffin
- Length: 4 hrs and 13 mins
- Unabridged
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The exemplary life of a noble soldier/statesman, a description of ancient Germany, and a discussion of oratory are the subjects of three short masterpieces by the brilliant Roman historian, Tacitus.
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The Complete Works of Tacitus: Volume 4
- Narrated by: Charlton Griffin
- Series: The Complete Works of Tacitus, Book 4
- Length: 4 hrs and 13 mins
- Release date: 12-03-06
- Language: English
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Gilgamesh Retold (Carcanet Classics)
- By: Jenny Lewis
- Narrated by: Colin Still, Jenny Lewis
- Length: 1 hr and 47 mins
- Unabridged
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Jenny Lewis relocates Gilgamesh to its earlier, oral roots in a Sumerian society where men and women were more equal, the reigning deity of Gilgamesh’s city, Uruk, was female (Inanna), only women were allowed to brew beer and keep taverns and women had their own language - emesal. With this shift of emphasis, Lewis captures the powerful allure of the world’s oldest poem and gives it a fresh dynamic while creating a fast-paced narrative for a new generation of listeners.
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Interesting version, with helpful explanation
- By Amazon Customer on 10-05-20
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Gilgamesh Retold (Carcanet Classics)
- Narrated by: Colin Still, Jenny Lewis
- Length: 1 hr and 47 mins
- Release date: 16-07-19
- Language: English
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The Treasury of Victorian Poetry
- Argo Classics
- By: Robert Browning, Lord Alfred Tennyson, Christina Rossetti, and others
- Narrated by: Sir John Gielgud, Peter Orr, Gwen Watford, and others
- Length: 3 hrs and 4 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall3
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Performance2
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A collection of the greatest poetry from the Victorian era, read by some of the 20th century’s most renowned actors. Science, religion and sexuality are played out in these timeless readings of poetry written during the Romantic period.
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Excellent recordings badly packaged
- By MJ on 10-12-23
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The Treasury of Victorian Poetry
- Argo Classics
- Narrated by: Sir John Gielgud, Peter Orr, Gwen Watford, David King
- Length: 3 hrs and 4 mins
- Release date: 05-11-20
- Language: English
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The Odyssey
- By: Homer, A. T. Murray - translator
- Narrated by: Charlton Griffin
- Length: 16 hrs and 57 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall42
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Performance28
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The Odyssey is the greatest adventure story ever written, and one of the great epic masterpieces of Western literature For almost 3,000 years, it has been a storehouse of ancient Greek folklore and myth. It is also our very first novel, if we think of it in terms of romantic plot development, realistic characterizations, frequent change of scene, and heroic dramatic devices.
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Odyssey
- By Kindle Customer on 13-08-10
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The Odyssey
- Narrated by: Charlton Griffin
- Length: 16 hrs and 57 mins
- Release date: 04-02-10
- Language: English
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The Works of Julius Caesar: The Gallic Wars
- By: Julius Caesar, W. A. McDevitte - translator, W. S. Bohn - translator
- Narrated by: Jack Chekijian
- Length: 8 hrs and 20 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall14
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Performance11
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Contained here is Julius Caesar's own account of his military adventures in Gaul at the head of the Roman army, uniquely presented in Caesar's first-person perspective (rather than as a third-person narrative as in the original Latin). Included are seven sections ("books") of the Gallic War, each encompassing one year of Caesar's battles and intrigues; though there is an eighth book, it is generally accepted to have been written by another general, shortly after Caesar's death in 44 BCE.
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Horrendous reading voice
- By Gordon on 07-01-18
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The Works of Julius Caesar: The Gallic Wars
- Narrated by: Jack Chekijian
- Length: 8 hrs and 20 mins
- Release date: 06-05-16
- Language: English
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Kahlil Gibran Classics Collection with a Historical Introduction: The Prophet, The Madman, and The Forerunner
- By: Khalil Gibrán
- Narrated by: Jim D Johnston
- Length: 3 hrs and 11 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall9
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Educated in Lebanon, United States, and France, Gibran was influenced by the European modernists of the late 19th century, but even more by Francis Marrash, who introduced poetic prose and prose poetry in the Arab world. Gibran's style of writing and ideas he wrote about are believed to have been greatly influenced by Marrash, particularly the concept of universal love.
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interesting read.
- By Chris N on 28-09-19
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Kahlil Gibran Classics Collection with a Historical Introduction: The Prophet, The Madman, and The Forerunner
- Narrated by: Jim D Johnston
- Length: 3 hrs and 11 mins
- Release date: 15-07-19
- Language: English
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Ovid
- A Very Short Introduction
- By: Llewelyn Morgan
- Narrated by: Michael Page
- Length: 4 hrs and 14 mins
- Unabridged
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Performance5
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Llewelyn Morgan explores Ovid's immense influence on later literature and art, spanning from Shakespeare to Bernini. Throughout, Ovid's poetry is revealed as enduringly scintillating, his personal story compelling, and the issues his life and poetry raise of continuing relevance and interest.
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Ovid
- A Very Short Introduction
- Narrated by: Michael Page
- Length: 4 hrs and 14 mins
- Release date: 02-12-20
- Language: English
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The Rivals
- By: Richard Brinsley Sheridan
- Narrated by: Rosalind Ayres, Kenneth Danziger, Lucy Davis, and others
- Length: 2 hrs and 21 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall12
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Performance11
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Romantic havoc ensues in the town of Bath when Sir Anthony arrives to arrange the marriage of his son Captain Jack Absolute to the wealthy Lydia Languish. Jack and Lydia are already in love, but because of Lydia’s obsession with romantic novels, Jack has disguised himself as a poor officer named Ensign Beverly – and he is only one of Lydia’s many suitors. i>The Rivals was Sheridan’s first play, and this charming comedy of manners continues to be widely performed today. Includes an interview with Linda Kelly, author of Richard Brinsley Sheridan: A Life.
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wonderful!
- By Robert on 24-10-17
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The Rivals
- Narrated by: Rosalind Ayres, Kenneth Danziger, Lucy Davis, Simon Templeman, Lloyd Owen, Moira Quirk, Matthew Wolf
- Length: 2 hrs and 21 mins
- Release date: 14-10-11
- Language: English
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Julius Caesar
- By: William Shakespeare
- Narrated by: Sir Ralph Richardson, (Null) Cast
- Length: 2 hrs and 13 mins
- Abridged
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Performance4
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"Cry 'Havoc,' and let slip the dogs of war..." - Antony A Shakespeare Society Production. The complete play in five acts. Features a unique cover illustration by Maurice Sendak (Where the Wild Things Are), specially commissioned for the Shakespeare on Compact Disc series -- now on digital...
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Julius Caesar
- Narrated by: Sir Ralph Richardson, (Null) Cast
- Length: 2 hrs and 13 mins
- Release date: 04-03-04
- Language: English
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Persians
- By: Aeschylus, Mark Will
- Narrated by: Guy Bethell
- Length: 1 hr and 2 mins
- Unabridged
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Aeschylus’ historical tragedy Persians, with its dire warnings against the hubris of imperialist overreach, is as relevant today as it was when first presented to an Athenian audience in 472 BC. This new edition of the classic drama features a literal translation by Mark Will (translator of Fernando Pessoa’s Message) which reconstructs in contemporary English verse the epic cadences of the original Greek.
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Persians
- Narrated by: Guy Bethell
- Length: 1 hr and 2 mins
- Release date: 03-05-19
- Language: English
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The Love Poems
- By: Ovid
- Narrated by: David Timson
- Length: 6 hrs and 36 mins
- Unabridged
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The Roman poet Publius Ovidius Naso (Ovid) is best known for his epic poem Metamorphoses, a collection of myths and legends from Ancient Greece and Rome. His works continue to be widely read and admired, and he is regarded as one of the most significant poets of ancient Rome. Ovid’s love poems are both brilliant and evocative. In Amores, the romantic mysteriousness of elegiac love-poetry is exploded by his witty and ironic treatment of the form. Ars Amatoria and Remedia Amoris both lay down the rules for the game of love, which both sexes can play.
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The Love Poems
- Narrated by: David Timson
- Length: 6 hrs and 36 mins
- Release date: 01-07-24
- Language: English
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The Kalevala
- By: Elias Lönnrot
- Narrated by: Andrea Giordani
- Length: 18 hrs and 37 mins
- Unabridged
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The Kalevala is a 19th-century work of epic poetry compiled by Elias Lönnrot from Karelian and Finnish oral folklore and mythology. The Kalevala was instrumental in the development of the Finnish national identity and the sense of nationality that led to Finland's independence from Russia in 1917. Beginning with the traditional Finnish creation myth, the Kalevala branches out into stories of the creation of the earth, plants, creatures, and the sky. There are many stories of, romance, kidnapping, seduction, and magical spell casting and singing.
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Difficult to understand if not part of the culture
- By Sylvester Jønsson on 15-07-23
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The Kalevala
- Narrated by: Andrea Giordani
- Length: 18 hrs and 37 mins
- Release date: 22-01-20
- Language: English
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Love’s Labours Lost
- By: William Shakespeare
- Narrated by: Derek Jacobi, Geraldine McEwan, not specified
- Length: 2 hrs and 29 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall10
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Performance8
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Sir Derek Jacobi and cast perform another Shakespeare classic which has been released for the first time as a digital download. The play opens with the King of Navarre and three noble companions, Berowne, Dumaine, and Longaville, taking an oath to devote themselves to three years of study...
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Great Audiobook and Love Jeremy Brett as Berowne!
- By susi079 on 19-10-20
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Love’s Labours Lost
- Narrated by: Derek Jacobi, Geraldine McEwan, not specified
- Length: 2 hrs and 29 mins
- Release date: 05-08-11
- Language: English
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The Master and Margarita (Dramatized)
- By: Mikhail Bulgakov
- Narrated by: David Catlin, Thomas Cox, Lawrence DiStasi, and others
- Length: 1 hr and 45 mins
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A full-cast dramatization of the classic Russian novel. Satan and his retinue, including a seven foot tall skinny fellow with a pince-nez , an obnoxious cigar smoking black cat and a beautiful naked vampire visit Moscow in the 1920s, taking with them chaos and insanity where ever they go.
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Dramatised Master & Margarita
- By Amazon Customer on 26-03-22
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The Master and Margarita (Dramatized)
- Narrated by: David Catlin, Thomas Cox, Lawrence DiStasi, Christine Dunford, Laura Eason, Joy Gregory, Doug Hara
- Length: 1 hr and 45 mins
- Release date: 15-09-10
- Language: English
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Lenny Henry in Othello
- By: William Shakespeare
- Narrated by: Lenny Henry
- Length: 1 hr and 58 mins
- Unabridged
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Performance16
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This BBC Radio production stars much-loved actor and comedian Lenny Henry, who won the Evening Standard’s Best Newcomer Award for his stunning performance as the tortured Moor. First performed at the West Yorkshire Playhouse, it subsequently toured the country before arriving in London’s West End where Henry received rave reviews.
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Unabridged? Not according to my copy of the play!
- By Mr. L Lambe on 04-11-12
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Lenny Henry in Othello
- Narrated by: Lenny Henry
- Length: 1 hr and 58 mins
- Release date: 04-03-10
- Language: English
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Iliade
- By: Omero
- Narrated by: Claudio Carini
- Length: 14 hrs and 54 mins
- Unabridged
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Primo capolavoro della letteratura occidentale, scritto probabilmente intorno all'VIII secolo a.C., l'Iliade è, insieme con l'Odissea, uno dei pilastri di tutta la cultura occidentale. Nel poema si narrano i 51 giorni della guerra di Troia, dall'ira di Achille ai funerali di Ettore, densi di battaglie ed imprese nelle quali si intrecciano continuamente i destini di dèi ed eroi.
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Iliade
- Narrated by: Claudio Carini
- Length: 14 hrs and 54 mins
- Release date: 10-06-16
- Language: Italian
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Odyssee - Von Abenteuern, Irrfahrten und Heimkehr
- Die Mythos-Tetralogie, Band 4
- By: Stephen Fry, Matthias Frings - Übersetzer
- Narrated by: Bernd Reheuser
- Length: 9 hrs and 4 mins
- Unabridged
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Troja ist gefallen. Nach zehn Jahren Krieg lockt für die Griechen endlich die Heimat. Während Agamemnon zu Hause die Rache Klytaimnestras erwartet, ist Odysseus dazu verdammt, über die Meere zu irren. Dabei muss er sich einäugigen Riesen, verführerischen Nymphen, schrecklichen Seeungeheuern und tosenden Stürmen stellen, um nach Thaka zu seiner klugen Frau Penelope zurückzukehren.
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Odyssee - Von Abenteuern, Irrfahrten und Heimkehr
- Die Mythos-Tetralogie, Band 4
- Narrated by: Bernd Reheuser
- Series: Die Mythos-Tetralogie, Book 4
- Length: 9 hrs and 4 mins
- Release date: 13-10-25
- Language: German
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The Apology of Socrates According to Plato
- By: Plato, Benjamin Jowett
- Narrated by: Robin Homer
- Length: 1 hr and 10 mins
- Unabridged
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The Apology of Socrates, written by Plato, is a Socratic dialogue of the speech of legal self-defense which Socrates spoke at his trial for impiety and corruption in 399 BC. Specifically, the Apology of Socrates is a defense against the charges of "corrupting the youth" and "not believing in the gods in whom the city believes, but in other daimonia that are novel" to Athens.
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The Apology of Socrates According to Plato
- Narrated by: Robin Homer
- Length: 1 hr and 10 mins
- Release date: 12-06-20
- Language: English
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Lysistrata
- By: Aristophanes
- Narrated by: Andrea Giordani
- Length: 2 hrs and 2 mins
- Unabridged
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Lysistrata is an ancient Greek comedy by Aristophanes, which was originally performed in Athens in 411 BC. It is a comic account of a woman's extraordinary quest to terminate the Peloponnesian War between Greek city states, by advocating that the women deny all the men of the land any sex. At a meeting, Lysistrata persuades the women of the warring cities to withhold sexual privileges from their men. She has also persuaded the older women of Athens to seize the Acropolis.
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Don't bother
- By Nelson F. on 21-06-21
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Lysistrata
- Narrated by: Andrea Giordani
- Length: 2 hrs and 2 mins
- Release date: 06-02-20
- Language: English
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The Odyssey of Homer (Dramatization)
- By: Yuri Rasovsky
- Narrated by: full cast
- Length: 7 hrs and 47 mins
- Unabridged
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When this groundbreaking serialized dramatization premiered on 320 U.S. radio stations, critics were unanimous in their praise. It won numerous honors including the George Foster Peabody Award and the Pulitzer Prize for broadcasting. Never before or since has such an ambitious undertaking been attempted in public radio, and it was accomplished, not by a major network, but by a small nonprofit independent producer in Chicago. That was in 1981. It has been sitting on the shelf ever since.
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A good listen
- By Mark on 09-07-06
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The Odyssey of Homer (Dramatization)
- Narrated by: full cast
- Length: 7 hrs and 47 mins
- Release date: 13-05-04
- Language: English
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