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Meditations
- Written by: Marcus Aurelius, George Long - translator, Duncan Steen - translator
- Narrated by: Duncan Steen
- Length: 5 hrs and 9 mins
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One of the most significant books ever written by a head of state, the Meditations are a collection of philosophical thoughts by the Emperor Marcus Aurelius....
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Too much beating around the bush
- By Dr.Rohan sp on 23-11-21
Written by: Marcus Aurelius,
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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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Homer’s Iliad and Odyssey are unquestionably two of the greatest epic masterpieces in Western literature....
Written by: Homer,
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The Odyssey
- Written by: Homer, Robert Fagles - translator
- Narrated by: Ian McKellen
- Length: 13 hrs and 3 mins
- Unabridged
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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....
Written by: Homer,
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The Iliad
- Written by: Homer, Emily Wilson - translator
- Narrated by: Audra McDonald
- Length: 20 hrs and 23 mins
- Unabridged
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Wilson has returned with an equally revelatory translation of Homer’s other great epic―the most revered war poem of all time....
Written by: Homer,
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The Iliad & The Odyssey
- Written by: Homer
- Narrated by: Andrea Giordani
- Length: 29 hrs and 38 mins
- Unabridged
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The Iliad and The Odyssey are epic poems traditionally attributed to Homer, of which the written versions are dated to the 8th century BCE. Chronicling events in the Greek Bronze Age, this magnificent pair of poems forms the cornerstone of Western literature....
Written by: Homer
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The Plays of William Shakespeare: Romeo and Juliet, Hamlet, Macbeth, and Othello
- Written by: William Shakespeare
- Narrated by: Jonathan Waters
- Length: 10 hrs and 32 mins
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Enjoy the most notable plays of William Shakespeare: Romeo and Juliet, Hamlet, Macbeth, and Othello....
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The four gems by the greatest wordsmith of English
- By Rakesh Agrawal on 23-01-21
Written by: William Shakespeare
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Meditations
- Written by: Marcus Aurelius, George Long - translator, Duncan Steen - translator
- Narrated by: Duncan Steen
- Length: 5 hrs and 9 mins
- Unabridged
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One of the most significant books ever written by a head of state, the Meditations are a collection of philosophical thoughts by the Emperor Marcus Aurelius....
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Too much beating around the bush
- By Dr.Rohan sp on 23-11-21
Written by: Marcus Aurelius,
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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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Homer’s Iliad and Odyssey are unquestionably two of the greatest epic masterpieces in Western literature....
Written by: Homer,
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The Odyssey
- Written by: Homer, Robert Fagles - translator
- Narrated by: Ian McKellen
- Length: 13 hrs and 3 mins
- Unabridged
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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....
Written by: Homer,
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The Iliad
- Written by: Homer, Emily Wilson - translator
- Narrated by: Audra McDonald
- Length: 20 hrs and 23 mins
- Unabridged
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Wilson has returned with an equally revelatory translation of Homer’s other great epic―the most revered war poem of all time....
Written by: Homer,
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The Iliad & The Odyssey
- Written by: Homer
- Narrated by: Andrea Giordani
- Length: 29 hrs and 38 mins
- Unabridged
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The Iliad and The Odyssey are epic poems traditionally attributed to Homer, of which the written versions are dated to the 8th century BCE. Chronicling events in the Greek Bronze Age, this magnificent pair of poems forms the cornerstone of Western literature....
Written by: Homer
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The Plays of William Shakespeare: Romeo and Juliet, Hamlet, Macbeth, and Othello
- Written by: William Shakespeare
- Narrated by: Jonathan Waters
- Length: 10 hrs and 32 mins
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Enjoy the most notable plays of William Shakespeare: Romeo and Juliet, Hamlet, Macbeth, and Othello....
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The four gems by the greatest wordsmith of English
- By Rakesh Agrawal on 23-01-21
Written by: William Shakespeare
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Beowulf
- Written by: Michael Alexander, Anonymous
- Narrated by: Royce Pierreson, Roy McMillan - introduction
- Length: 4 hrs and 40 mins
- Unabridged
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Beowulf is the greatest surviving work of literature in Old English, unparalleled in its epic grandeur and scope....
Written by: Michael Alexander,
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From Plato to Post-modernism: Understanding the Essence of Literature and the Role of the Author
- Written by: Louis Markos, The Great Courses
- Narrated by: Louis Markos
- Length: 12 hrs and 14 mins
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Throughout these lectures, you'll meet the poet in many guises; the divine, the alchemical, the common, the playful and the prisoner....
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Superb lesson for literature student
- By anik goyal dollar on 07-12-18
Written by: Louis Markos,
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The Odyssey
- Audible Iliad & Odyssey, Book 2
- Written by: Homer, Emily Wilson - translator
- Narrated by: Claire Danes
- Length: 13 hrs and 32 mins
- Unabridged
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A lean, fleet-footed translation that recaptures Homer’s “nimble gallop” and brings an ancient epic to new life....
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Loved it
- By Amazon Customer on 22-08-19
Written by: Homer,
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The Mahabharata
- Written by: John D. Smith - translator
- Narrated by: Shaheen Khan, Sagar Arya
- Length: 44 hrs and 7 mins
- Abridged
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The Mahabharata is one of the two major Sanskrit epics of ancient India. It is of immense importance to the culture of the Indian subcontinent and is a major text of Hinduism....
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Appropriately edited for modern times
- By Vikas S. on 11-10-22
Written by: John D. Smith - translator
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Kurukshetra (Hindi Edition)
- Written by: Dinkar
- Narrated by: Neeraj Yadav
- Length: 2 hrs and 40 mins
- Unabridged
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Kurukshetra is a Hindi classic. It gives an extraordinary account of the Kurukshetra war mentioned in the Mahabharata. It describes in vivid details the armed confrontation that took place between the Pandavas and the Kauravas....
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Contemporary Geeta
- By Sandeep Sharma on 26-10-20
Written by: Dinkar
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Thirukkural
- Written by: Thiruvalluvar, M. Rajaram - translator
- Narrated by: S. Jayaraman, Kanchan Bhattacharyya
- Length: 10 hrs and 25 mins
- Unabridged
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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....
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Good effort to make an epic accessible
- By Placeholder on 16-04-24
Written by: Thiruvalluvar,
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Rumi's Little Book of Life
- The Garden of the Soul, the Heart, and the Spirit
- Written by: Rumi, Maryam Mafi - translator, Azima Melita Kolin - translator
- Narrated by: Natasha Soudek
- Length: 2 hrs and 25 mins
- Unabridged
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This beautiful collection of 196 of his poems, previously unavailable in English and now translated by native Persian speakers Maryam Mafi and Azima Melita Kolin, will appeal to Rumi lovers everywhere who want a guidebook for their inner journey....
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Book of Life
- By Sam on 14-04-23
Written by: Rumi,
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The Iliad of Homer
- Written by: Elizabeth Vandiver, The Great Courses
- Narrated by: Elizabeth Vandiver
- Length: 6 hrs and 4 mins
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When you join Professor Vandiver for this lecture series on the Iliad, you'll come to understand what has enthralled and gripped so many people....
Written by: Elizabeth Vandiver,
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The Trial and the Death of Socrates
- Written by: Plato
- Narrated by: Bruce Alexander, Jamie Glover, David Timson
- Length: 4 hrs and 39 mins
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The Trial and the Death of Socrates remains a powerful document...
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Brilliant!
- By Abid uzair on 28-12-20
Written by: Plato
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Pygmalion
- Written by: Bernard Shaw
- Narrated by: Anton Lesser, Lucy Whybrow, Geoffrey Palmer,
- Length: 2 hrs and 36 mins
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Pygmalion remains one of the most popular stories, but mainly in the medium of the musical; the evergreen My Fair Lady....
Written by: Bernard Shaw
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Lara
- Written by: Lord Byron
- Narrated by: Rob Goll
- Length: 1 hr and 12 mins
- Unabridged
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"Lara" is a tragic narrative poem in two cantos. It was first published anonymously by Lord Byron in 1814 alongside the poem "Jacqueline" by Samuel Rogers....
Written by: Lord Byron
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Paradise Lost
- Penguin Classics
- Written by: John Milton, John Leonard
- Narrated by: Adrian Schiller
- Length: 12 hrs and 39 mins
- Unabridged
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In Paradise Lost, Milton produced a poem of epic scale, conjuring up a vast, awe-inspiring cosmos and ranging across huge tracts of space and time....
Written by: John Milton,
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Julius Caesar
- Written by: William Shakespeare
- Narrated by: Andrew Buchan, Sean Barrett
- Length: 2 hrs and 16 mins
- Unabridged
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Julius Caesar is one of Shakespeare’s most compelling Roman plays. The plot against Caesar and the infamous assassination scene make for unforgettable listening....
Written by: William Shakespeare
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The Iliad
- Written by: Homer, Richmond Lattimore - translator
- Narrated by: Charlton Griffin
- Length: 22 hrs and 6 mins
- Unabridged
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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....
Written by: Homer,
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The Manual
- A Philosopher's Guide to Life
- Written by: Epictetus, Ancient Renewal, Sam Torode
- Narrated by: Sam Torode
- Length: 47 mins
- Unabridged
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Epictetus (c. AD 50-135) was a former Roman slave (he was also lame in one leg, and walked with a crutch) who went on to become a great teacher....
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It's has the potential to change your entire life
- By Amartya Pratap Singh on 22-11-22
Written by: Epictetus,
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The George Bernard Shaw Collection
- Written by: George Bernard Shaw
- Narrated by: Shirley Knight, Anne Heche, JoBeth Williams,
- Length: 13 hrs and 11 mins
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Eight of George Bernard Shaw's most memorable plays in one splendid collection....
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Long live Shaw
- By Omkar and Priyanka on 07-11-23
Written by: George Bernard Shaw
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The Oscar Wilde Collection
- Written by: Oscar Wilde
- Narrated by: James Marsters, Jacqueline Bisset, Alfred Molina,
- Length: 8 hrs and 22 mins
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Four classic comedies from one of the wittiest playwrights in Western literature....
Written by: Oscar Wilde
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Loyalties
- Written by: John Galsworthy
- Narrated by: Flo Gibson
- Length: 2 hrs and 6 mins
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In this play by the author of The Forsyte Saga, a theft at a house party causes turmoil, resulting in an exposure of prejudices and a straining of loyalties....
Written by: John Galsworthy
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The Canterbury Tales
- Penguin Classics
- Written by: Geoffrey Chaucer, Nevill Coghill (Translation)
- Narrated by: Lesley Manville, Daniel Weyman, Derek Jacobi,
- Length: 16 hrs and 44 mins
- Unabridged
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In The Canterbury Tales Chaucer created one of the great touchstones of English literature, a masterly collection of chivalric romances, moral allegories and low farce....
Written by: Geoffrey Chaucer,
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SmartPass Plus Audio Education Study Guide to An Inspector Calls (Unabridged, Dramatised, Commentary Options)
- Written by: Gil Maine, J. B. Priestley
- Narrated by: Full-Cast Drama
- Length: 6 hrs and 27 mins
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Combined for great value! The multi award-winning SmartPass study guide with and without commentary options....
Written by: Gil Maine,
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The Tirukkural
- Written by: Tiruvalluvar
- Narrated by: Neil Shah
- Length: 5 hrs and 53 mins
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The Tirukkural (honoured Kural) is one of the world's greatest literary and philosophical masterpieces. Composed in Tamil by Tiruvalluvar sometime between 2 BCE and 5 CE....
Written by: Tiruvalluvar
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Iliad
- Written by: Homer, Stanley Lombardo - translator
- Narrated by: Stanley Lombardo, Susan Sarandon - introduction
- Length: 15 hrs and 8 mins
- Unabridged
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The first of Homer's great epic poems, the Iliad portrays the final days of the Trojan war....
Written by: Homer,
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Homer's The Iliad and The Odyssey
- Written by: Homer
- Narrated by: John Lescault
- Length: 28 hrs and 56 mins
- Unabridged
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Experience the stunning Greek poetry of Homer in this collection of his two major works: The Iliad and The Odyssey. These epic poems are beloved for their presentation of Greek history and belief systems, their lessons on Greek virtues, and their continued influence....
Written by: Homer
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The Oresteia Trilogy
- Written by: Aeschylus
- Narrated by: Keira Grace
- Length: 3 hrs and 37 mins
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The Oresteia is a tragedy in three parts written by Aeschylus in the fifth century BCE. After a decade of warfare, Troy had fallen and Agamemnon, King of Mycenae, returned home....
Written by: Aeschylus
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Die Eumeniden
- Die Orestie 3
- Written by: Aischylos
- Narrated by: Jürgen Fritsche
- Length: 1 hr and 15 mins
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Orestes hat sich, unterstützt von Gott Apollon, in die Hände von Pallas Athene gegeben, damit diese ihn richten möge. Immerhin hat er seine eigene Mutter und deren Liebhaber getötet. Athene aber verweigert den Erinnyen, den Rachegöttinnen, ihre Vergeltung - in einer Art Gerichtsprozess soll Orestens Schuld verhandelt werden. Und das Unglaubliche geschieht: Der vermeintlich ewige Kreislauf von Rache und Blutvergießen wird durchbrochen.
Written by: Aischylos
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Agamemnon
- Die Orestie 1
- Written by: Aischylos
- Narrated by: Jürgen Fritsche
- Length: 1 hr and 55 mins
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Agamemnon, Heerführer der Griechen, hat seine Tochter Iphigenie getötet, um günstige Winde für die Fahrt nach Troja zu erhalten. Nun, nach langen Jahren im Krieg kehrt er zurück, als Kriegsbeute Kassandra im Gefolge. Seine Frau Klytämnestra bietet ihm scheinbar ehrvollen Empfang - doch kaum in den Palast eingezogen, ermordet sie sowohl ihn als auch Kassandra - aus Rache für den Tochtermord. Auch Ägisth, Agamemnons Neffe und ihr Liebhaber, ist Teil des Komplotts - hat denn auch er gegenüber seinem Onkel grausame Rachegelüste.
Written by: Aischylos
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Басни Эзопа в переводах Л. Н. Толстого
- Written by: Эзоп, Лев Толстой
- Narrated by: Александр Аравушкин
- Length: 1 hr and 6 mins
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В книгу вошли басни Эзопа – легендарного древнегреческого раба – в переводах Льва Николаевича Толстого. Эзоп прославился тем, что слагал короткие истории про животных, в которых обличал человеческие пороки. Причём делал это так мастерски, что в народе с лёгкостью узнавали прототип героя. Басни Эзопа облетели весь мир и были переведены на разные языки, а строки из них стали крылатыми. Л.Н. Толстой сделал свой перевод эзоповских историй – максимально приближенный к оригиналу, но понятный деревенским детям, которых обучал писатель.
Written by: Эзоп,
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Völsunga Saga
- Written 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.
Written by: Eiríkr Magnússon
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Paradise Lost
- Written by: John Milton
- Narrated by: Sam Kusi
- Length: 10 hrs and 58 mins
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Paradise Lost is an epic poem in blank verse by the 17th-century English poet John Milton (1608–1674). The first version, published in 1667, consists of ten books with over ten thousand lines of verse. A second edition followed in 1674, arranged into twelve books (in the manner of Virgil's Aeneid) with minor revisions throughout. It is considered by critics to be Milton's major work, and it helped solidify his reputation as one of the greatest English poets of his time.
Written by: John Milton
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Die Eumeniden
- Die Orestie 3
- Written by: Aischylos
- Narrated by: Jürgen Fritsche
- Length: 1 hr and 15 mins
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Orestes hat sich, unterstützt von Gott Apollon, in die Hände von Pallas Athene gegeben, damit diese ihn richten möge. Immerhin hat er seine eigene Mutter und deren Liebhaber getötet. Athene aber verweigert den Erinnyen, den Rachegöttinnen, ihre Vergeltung - in einer Art Gerichtsprozess soll Orestens Schuld verhandelt werden. Und das Unglaubliche geschieht: Der vermeintlich ewige Kreislauf von Rache und Blutvergießen wird durchbrochen.
Written by: Aischylos
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Agamemnon
- Die Orestie 1
- Written by: Aischylos
- Narrated by: Jürgen Fritsche
- Length: 1 hr and 55 mins
- Unabridged
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Agamemnon, Heerführer der Griechen, hat seine Tochter Iphigenie getötet, um günstige Winde für die Fahrt nach Troja zu erhalten. Nun, nach langen Jahren im Krieg kehrt er zurück, als Kriegsbeute Kassandra im Gefolge. Seine Frau Klytämnestra bietet ihm scheinbar ehrvollen Empfang - doch kaum in den Palast eingezogen, ermordet sie sowohl ihn als auch Kassandra - aus Rache für den Tochtermord. Auch Ägisth, Agamemnons Neffe und ihr Liebhaber, ist Teil des Komplotts - hat denn auch er gegenüber seinem Onkel grausame Rachegelüste.
Written by: Aischylos
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Басни Эзопа в переводах Л. Н. Толстого
- Written by: Эзоп, Лев Толстой
- Narrated by: Александр Аравушкин
- Length: 1 hr and 6 mins
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В книгу вошли басни Эзопа – легендарного древнегреческого раба – в переводах Льва Николаевича Толстого. Эзоп прославился тем, что слагал короткие истории про животных, в которых обличал человеческие пороки. Причём делал это так мастерски, что в народе с лёгкостью узнавали прототип героя. Басни Эзопа облетели весь мир и были переведены на разные языки, а строки из них стали крылатыми. Л.Н. Толстой сделал свой перевод эзоповских историй – максимально приближенный к оригиналу, но понятный деревенским детям, которых обучал писатель.
Written by: Эзоп,
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Völsunga Saga
- Written by: Eiríkr Magnússon
- Narrated by: Corbang
- Length: 4 hrs and 3 mins
- Unabridged
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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.
Written by: Eiríkr Magnússon
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Paradise Lost
- Written by: John Milton
- Narrated by: Sam Kusi
- Length: 10 hrs and 58 mins
- Unabridged
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Paradise Lost is an epic poem in blank verse by the 17th-century English poet John Milton (1608–1674). The first version, published in 1667, consists of ten books with over ten thousand lines of verse. A second edition followed in 1674, arranged into twelve books (in the manner of Virgil's Aeneid) with minor revisions throughout. It is considered by critics to be Milton's major work, and it helped solidify his reputation as one of the greatest English poets of his time.
Written by: John Milton