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Sonnets from the Portuguese

Sonnets from the Portuguese

Written by: Elizabeth Barrett Browning
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Immerse yourself in the profound exploration of love, longing, and devotion that resonates through the timeless themes of "Sonnets from the Portuguese." This podcast invites listeners to delve into a rotating collection of audiobooks that celebrate the beauty and complexity of romantic relationships, inspired by the intimate expressions found in love poetry. Each episode features a new complete audiobook, offering unique interpretations and perspectives on the nature of love, connection, and the human experience. This is not a single story but a series of unique explorations that capture the essence of passion and vulnerability. As you listen, you’ll find yourself reflecting on the universal emotions that bind us all, and you are encouraged to discover a new book with every episode, enriching your understanding of love's many facets. Join us on this lyrical journey through the heart's language, where every story adds depth to our shared experience of love.Copyright Plays Genre Art Entertainment & Performing Arts
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  • Underwoods (Book 1)-Robert Louis Stevenson

    Underwoods (Book 1)-Robert Louis Stevenson
    Aug 26 2026
    Sonnets from the Portuguese, written ca. 1845–1846 and first published in 1850, is a collection of forty-four love sonnets written by Elizabeth Barrett Browning. The poems largely chronicle the period leading up to her 1846 marriage to Robert Browning. The collection was acclaimed and popular even in the poet's lifetime and it remains so today. Elizabeth was initially hesitant to publish the poems, feeling that they were too personal. However, Robert insisted that they were the best sequence of English-language sonnets since Shakespeare's time and urged her to publish them. To offer the couple some privacy, she decided that she might publish them under a title disguising the poems as translations of foreign sonnets. Therefore, the collection was first to be known as Sonnets from the Bosnian, until Robert suggested that she change their imaginary original language to Portuguese, probably after his nickname for her: "my little Portuguese." (Summary from Wikipedia)
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    1 hr and 7 mins
  • Gitanjali-Rabindranath Tagore

    Gitanjali-Rabindranath Tagore
    Aug 25 2026
    Sonnets from the Portuguese, written ca. 1845–1846 and first published in 1850, is a collection of forty-four love sonnets written by Elizabeth Barrett Browning. The poems largely chronicle the period leading up to her 1846 marriage to Robert Browning. The collection was acclaimed and popular even in the poet's lifetime and it remains so today. Elizabeth was initially hesitant to publish the poems, feeling that they were too personal. However, Robert insisted that they were the best sequence of English-language sonnets since Shakespeare's time and urged her to publish them. To offer the couple some privacy, she decided that she might publish them under a title disguising the poems as translations of foreign sonnets. Therefore, the collection was first to be known as Sonnets from the Bosnian, until Robert suggested that she change their imaginary original language to Portuguese, probably after his nickname for her: "my little Portuguese." (Summary from Wikipedia)
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    1 hr and 41 mins
  • Court and Character of King James, with the Court of King Charles-Anthony Weldon

    Court and Character of King James, with the Court of King Charles-Anthony Weldon
    Aug 24 2026
    Sonnets from the Portuguese, written ca. 1845–1846 and first published in 1850, is a collection of forty-four love sonnets written by Elizabeth Barrett Browning. The poems largely chronicle the period leading up to her 1846 marriage to Robert Browning. The collection was acclaimed and popular even in the poet's lifetime and it remains so today. Elizabeth was initially hesitant to publish the poems, feeling that they were too personal. However, Robert insisted that they were the best sequence of English-language sonnets since Shakespeare's time and urged her to publish them. To offer the couple some privacy, she decided that she might publish them under a title disguising the poems as translations of foreign sonnets. Therefore, the collection was first to be known as Sonnets from the Bosnian, until Robert suggested that she change their imaginary original language to Portuguese, probably after his nickname for her: "my little Portuguese." (Summary from Wikipedia)
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    3 hrs and 45 mins
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