Showing titles in Ancient, Classical & Medieval Literature
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Nicomachean Ethics
- By: Aristotle
- Narrated by: Alastair Cameron
- Length: 8 hrs and 10 mins
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In Nicomachean Ethics, Aristotle delves into the question of what is best for mankind and humans as individuals. His conclusion is that happiness is the best possible human condition, though he is not referencing the emotion of happiness. Instead, Aristotle concludes that true happiness comes as a way of life in which the individual contributes to the good of his community, as well as his mind.
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It broke my brain!
- By S Khan on 04-04-22
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Nicomachean Ethics
- Narrated by: Alastair Cameron
- Length: 8 hrs and 10 mins
- Release date: 16-05-17
- Language: English
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Measure for Measure
- By: William Shakespeare
- Narrated by: John Gielgud, Ralph Richardson
- Length: 2 hrs and 26 mins
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Renowned Shakespearean actors John Gielgud and Ralph Richardson lead a full-cast performance of this beloved Shakespeare play. Dealing with issues of mercy, justice, and truth, and their relationship to pride and humility, this is Shakespeare at his most complex and rewarding.
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Measure for Measure
- Narrated by: John Gielgud, Ralph Richardson
- Length: 2 hrs and 26 mins
- Release date: 29-03-12
- Language: English
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Cinderella (Dramatised)
- By: Brothers Grimm
- Narrated by: The St. Charles Players
- Length: 1 hr and 38 mins
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The St. Charles Players present a new and unique telling of this children's classic performed in exciting Radio Theatre style.
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Cinderella (Dramatised)
- Narrated by: The St. Charles Players
- Length: 1 hr and 38 mins
- Release date: 23-02-01
- Language: English
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Paradiso
- Divine Comedy, Book Three
- By: Dante Alighieri, Joe Carlson
- Narrated by: Joe Carlson
- Length: 6 hrs and 17 mins
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Paradiso gives our imagination a hint of the beauty to come, by uncovering the deepest reality of the life we are living now. God is the same, eternity past to eternity future; He is the same God today. The great crescendo that is His beauty, dance, song, joy, holiness, and glory we hear but dimly, as from a distance land; but it undergirds and gives meaning to everything we know and experience.
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Paradiso
- Divine Comedy, Book Three
- Narrated by: Joe Carlson
- Series: The Divine Comedy, Book 3
- Length: 6 hrs and 17 mins
- Release date: 02-04-24
- Language: English
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Apologia di Socrate [The Apology of Socrates]
- By: Platone
- Narrated by: Gabriele Marchesini, Emanuele Marchesini
- Length: 1 hr and 21 mins
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Chi è più sapiente? Colui che dice di sapere o colui che sa di non sapere? Su questo bivio del pensiero Socrate ha fondato la sua vita e imposta ora la sua autodifesa: stringente, appassionante, inoppugnabile. La fine è nota. E tuttavia Socrate non perde la sua forza: perché anche la morte può essere un’avventura, di silenzio o di conversazione.
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Apologia di Socrate [The Apology of Socrates]
- Narrated by: Gabriele Marchesini, Emanuele Marchesini
- Length: 1 hr and 21 mins
- Release date: 15-03-13
- Language: Italian
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Micromegas: A philosophical short story
- By: Voltaire
- Narrated by: Paul Spera
- Length: 41 mins
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First published in 1752, "Micromegas" is one of Voltaire’s best-known works. It is a tale of mordant irony, and actually the original science-fiction short story. Arriving on Earth from the star Sirius, the gigantic explorer Micromegas discovers the people of Earth, so small compared to him that he first believes that no creature this size can hope to achieve any degree of intelligence; he will soon discover the ways and thoughts of these diminutive people, who clearly have an over-inflated idea of their own importance in the universe. Voltaire's extrapolations of sun-powered interstellar flight, alien civilizations, and the two moons of Mars, are designed to make us see ourselves in a new light and laugh at what we find.
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Read firstly to enjoy and secondly to ponder
- By Kaggy on 18-10-16
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Micromegas: A philosophical short story
- Narrated by: Paul Spera
- Length: 41 mins
- Release date: 24-08-16
- Language: English
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King Lear
- SPAudiobooks (Unabridged, Dramatised)
- By: William Shakespeare
- Narrated by: Terrence Hardiman, Lucy Robinson
- Length: 3 hrs and 47 mins
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Award-winning drama from SmartPass. The play is unabridged, with guided description to set the scene and fill in visual moments.
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King Lear
- SPAudiobooks (Unabridged, Dramatised)
- Narrated by: Terrence Hardiman, Lucy Robinson
- Length: 3 hrs and 47 mins
- Release date: 05-02-08
- Language: English
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The Children of the New Forest
- A Storyteller's Version
- By: Frederick Marryat
- Narrated by: Sebastian Lockwood
- Length: 11 hrs
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The Parliamentry troops believe he will hide in the home of Colonel Beverly, a famous Cavalier - they surround the house believeing they will smoke him out. No King is found and they are told that they have killed the four children who were in the house - but they escape with the old forester, Jacob Armitage, who must now teach them to lose their lace, and velvet manners and behave and look like Puritans
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Worst narrator ever
- By Kindle Customer on 31-07-21
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The Children of the New Forest
- A Storyteller's Version
- Narrated by: Sebastian Lockwood
- Length: 11 hrs
- Release date: 06-11-13
- Language: English
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Il Canzoniere
- By: Francesco Petrarca
- Narrated by: Moro Silo
- Length: 34 mins
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La voce del narratore recita le più belle poesie di Petrarca, tratte dal Canzoniere dove l'autore, prende in esame i suoi sentimenti, analizza il suo amore non corrisposto per Laura (chiunque sia stata questa donna) ed esplora le sue crisi più profonde e irrisolte.
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Il Canzoniere
- Narrated by: Moro Silo
- Length: 34 mins
- Release date: 15-05-08
- Language: Italian
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Hamlet (Spanish Edition)
- By: William Shakespeare
- Narrated by: Marcos Chacón
- Length: 40 mins
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Las circunstancias pero especialmente la ambición, la envidia y el asesinato van hacer que Hamlet y Ofelia, la pareja de enamorados que con sus respectivas familias tenían derecho a ser felices, no lo puedan ser, gestándose el desenlace más dramático imaginable. Hamlet simplemente no puede creerse que su madre, tan sólo dos meses después de la muerte de su padre, se case con su tío Claudio.
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Hamlet (Spanish Edition)
- Narrated by: Marcos Chacón
- Length: 40 mins
- Release date: 04-03-20
- Language: Spanish
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The Importance of Being Earnest
- A Trivial Comedy for Serious People
- By: Oscar Wilde
- Narrated by: Michael Ward
- Length: 1 hr and 58 mins
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A classic comedy by the great Oscar Wilde. The Importance of Being Earnest is his short farce consisting of numerous noms de plume, a case of mistaken identity, an identity left in a case by mistake, and the mistake of revealing ones identity in the presence of a previous employer, which may result post-script in a case for Scotland Yard. Or to put much more simply, of Jack and his attempts to woo Gwendolyn, his would-be bride... even if she does seem to think his name is Earnest.
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The Importance of Being Earnest
- A Trivial Comedy for Serious People
- Narrated by: Michael Ward
- Length: 1 hr and 58 mins
- Release date: 06-12-17
- Language: English
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The Voysey Inheritance
- By: Harley Granville-Barker
- Narrated by: Paxton Whitehead, Paul Gutrecht, Robin Gammell, and others
- Length: 1 hr and 48 mins
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In this suprisingly modern psychological portrait, a prosperous Edwardian family is torn apart when young Edward Voysey discovers that his family's wealth was obtained through three generations of deceit and theft. This is a captivating study of turn-of-the-century morals.
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The Voysey Inheritance
- Narrated by: Paxton Whitehead, Paul Gutrecht, Robin Gammell, Serena Scott Thomas
- Length: 1 hr and 48 mins
- Release date: 28-04-04
- Language: English
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The Narrative Spirituality of Dante's Divine Comedy
- By: Dr. Sebastian Mahfood O.P.
- Narrated by: Dr. Sebastian Mahfood O.P.
- Length: 5 hrs and 6 mins
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One of the great works of medieval Europe, Dante Alighieri's The Divine Comedy translates the thought of the Middle Ages into a thrilling narrative. Seven centuries later it remains the most successful merger of theology and philosophy in epic poetry. In in this audio course, you'll gain a philosophical and literary understanding of Dante's masterpiece.
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Very interesting material but poorly conveyed
- By Tout en chantant on 05-10-21
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The Narrative Spirituality of Dante's Divine Comedy
- Narrated by: Dr. Sebastian Mahfood O.P.
- Length: 5 hrs and 6 mins
- Release date: 10-01-18
- Language: English
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The Modern Scholar: Politics and Performance
- Theater in the 20th Century
- By: Professor Megan Lewis
- Narrated by: Megan Lewis
- Length: 4 hrs and 16 mins
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Professor Megan Lewis of the University of Massachusetts, Amherst takes us on an engaging journey through the history of theater in the 20th century. She explores some of the century's early movements such as Symbolism, Expressionism, and Dada, which arose amid political turmoil and quickly began to fuel rapid change in the way playwrights, directors, and actors where approaching theater.
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The Modern Scholar: Politics and Performance
- Theater in the 20th Century
- Narrated by: Megan Lewis
- Length: 4 hrs and 16 mins
- Release date: 18-07-14
- Language: English
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The Poetry of Andrew Marvell
- By: Andrew Marvell
- Narrated by: Richard Mitchley, Ghizela Rowe, Gideon Wagner
- Length: 1 hr and 7 mins
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Andrew Marvell was born in Winestead-in-Holderness, in the East Riding of Yorkshire on March 31st, 1621. He was educated at Hull Grammar School, and at the age of 13 he attended Trinity College, Cambridge, and eventually received his BA degree. It is thought that in 1642 Marvell travelled in Europe and, while England was embroiled in its civil war, remained there until 1647, mastering several languages including French, Italian and Spanish.
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The Poetry of Andrew Marvell
- Narrated by: Richard Mitchley, Ghizela Rowe, Gideon Wagner
- Length: 1 hr and 7 mins
- Release date: 22-05-19
- Language: English
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Selections from The Faerie Queene
- By: Edmund Spenser
- Narrated by: John Moffatt
- Length: 3 hrs and 58 mins
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This remarkable poem, dedicated to Queen Elizabeth I, was Spenser's finest achievement: the first epic poem in modern English. The Faerie Queene combines dramatic narratives of chivalrous adventure with exquisite and picturesque episodes of pageantry. At the same time, Spenser is expounding a deeply-felt allegory of the eternal struggle between Truth and Error.
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Selections from The Faerie Queene
- Narrated by: John Moffatt
- Length: 3 hrs and 58 mins
- Release date: 26-10-00
- Language: English
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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 Enchiridion
- By: Epictetus, Thomas W. Higginson - translator
- Narrated by: Denis Daly
- Length: 1 hr and 5 mins
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This small handbook of the theory and practice of Stoic philosophy has become one of the most influential of all texts from the ancient world. It has been a source of inspiration to rulers, philosophers, and social theorists, and its cogent prescriptions about the management of one's personal life can be applied with great benefit in the hectic and confused world of today.
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The Enchiridion
- Narrated by: Denis Daly
- Length: 1 hr and 5 mins
- Release date: 26-06-19
- Language: English
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Dante's Paradise
- A Study on Part III of The Divine Comedy
- By: Anthony Esolen PhD
- Narrated by: Anthony Esolen PhD
- Length: 4 hrs and 4 mins
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Professor Esolen who has served as your guide through both the Inferno and Purgatory will guide you through the profound and elevated poetry of Paradise. An expert who has taught Dante to college students for more than 20 years, Professor Esolen is also the preeminent modern translator of the entire Divine Comedy from the original Italian. Discover the ineffable majesty of Paradise with Professor Esolen, and complete the journey of all men who have conquered the self through the sufferings of Purgatory.
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Astounding
- By markj on 10-06-21
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Dante's Paradise
- A Study on Part III of The Divine Comedy
- Narrated by: Anthony Esolen PhD
- Series: The Divine Comedy, Book 3
- Length: 4 hrs and 4 mins
- Release date: 31-01-19
- Language: English
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Aristotle's Poetics
- By: Aristotle
- Narrated by: Ray Childs
- Length: 1 hr and 24 mins
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Aristotle's Poetics is best known for its definitions and analyses of tragedy and comedy, but it also applies to truth and beauty as they are manifested in the other arts. In our age, when the natural and social sciences have dominated the quest for truth, it is helpful to consider why Aristotle claimed poetry is more philosophical and more significant than history. Like so many other works by Aristotle, the Poetics has dominated the way we have thought about all forms of dramatic performance in Europe and America ever since.
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Aristotle's Poetics
- Narrated by: Ray Childs
- Length: 1 hr and 24 mins
- Release date: 04-04-16
- Language: English
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