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Homer-Haunted
- The Many Afterlives of an Ancient Poet
- By: Henry Power
- Narrated by: Henry Power
- Length: 8 hrs and 20 mins
- Unabridged
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'It's rich and beautiful and strange' Rory Stewart, The Rest Is Politics 'This is such a brilliantly told story of Homer-obsessives through the ages that, by the end, you're as hooked on Homer as they were' Frank Skinner 'Every page is an illuminating joy' A. N. Wilson 'An endlessly generous...
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Homer-Haunted
- The Many Afterlives of an Ancient Poet
- Narrated by: Henry Power
- Length: 8 hrs and 20 mins
- Release date: 16-07-26
- Language: English
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Macbeth
- By: William Shakespeare
- Narrated by: James Marsters, Joanne Whalley, Josh Cooke, and others
- Length: 1 hr and 59 mins
- Original Recording
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Performance190
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Story192
Infamously known as the cursed Scottish play, Macbeth is perhaps Shakespeare’s darkest tragedy. When General Macbeth is foretold by three witches that he will one day be King of Scotland, Lady Macbeth convinces him to get rid of anyone who could stand in his way – including committing regicide. As Macbeth ascends to the throne through bloody murder, he becomes a tyrant consumed by fear and paranoia.
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Great for revision !!
- By Amazon Customer on 03-05-18
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Macbeth
- Narrated by: James Marsters, Joanne Whalley, Josh Cooke, JD Cullum, Dan Donohue, Jeannie Elias, Chuma Gault
- Length: 1 hr and 59 mins
- Release date: 09-09-11
- Language: English
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Meditations of Marcus Aurelius
- By: Marcus Aurelius
- Narrated by: Alan Munro
- Length: 5 hrs and 39 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall98
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Performance79
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Story78
Meditations is former U.S. President Bill Clinton's favorite book. This audio consists of a series of personal writings by Marcus Aurelius, Roman Emperor 161-180 AD, setting forth his ideas on Stoic philosophy.
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Good book poorly read.
- By Dr. Gerd Folberth on 04-03-16
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Meditations of Marcus Aurelius
- Narrated by: Alan Munro
- Length: 5 hrs and 39 mins
- Release date: 03-07-12
- Language: English
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The Aeneid
- By: Virgil
- Narrated by: Charlton Griffin
- Length: 15 hrs and 36 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall60
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Performance36
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The Aeneid represents one of the greatest cultural and artistic achievements of Western Civilization. Within the brooding and melancholy atmosphere of Virgil's pious masterpiece lies the mythic story of Aeneas and his flight from burning Troy, taking with him across the Mediterranean the survivors of the Greek onslaught. Aeneas, after many travails and adventures, including a love affair with Dido Queen of Carthage and a visit to the underworld to see his father, ends up in Italy.
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Magical!
- By Ehab on 16-04-09
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The Aeneid
- Narrated by: Charlton Griffin
- Length: 15 hrs and 36 mins
- Release date: 30-12-04
- Language: English
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Gilgamesh: The New Translation
- By: Gerald J. Davis
- Narrated by: John Hanks
- Length: 3 hrs and 57 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall78
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Performance67
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The Epic of Gilgamesh relates the tale of the fifth king of the first dynasty of Uruk (in what is modern-day Iraq), who reigned for 126 years, according to the ancient Sumerian list of kings. Gilgamesh was first inscribed in cuneiform writing on clay tablets by an unknown author during the Sumerian era and has been described as one of the greatest works of literature in the recounting of mankind's unending quest for immortality.
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Good to have butt ... Hmm!
- By Ricci on 29-08-15
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Gilgamesh: The New Translation
- Narrated by: John Hanks
- Length: 3 hrs and 57 mins
- Release date: 13-04-15
- Language: English
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Odyssey
- By: Homer, Stanley Lombardo - translator
- Narrated by: Stanley Lombardo, Susan Sarandon - introduction
- Length: 12 hrs and 22 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall27
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Performance21
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Story21
The Odyssey tells of the heroic journey of Odysseus after the Trojan war. In his attempt to return home to Ithaca, this ancient hero is faced with obstacle after obstacle, mythic creature after mythic creature. This is an epic poem encompassing an epic journey as famous as it is classic. Translated by Stanley Lombardo.
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The Ideal Travel Book
- By Tiago on 23-12-12
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Odyssey
- Narrated by: Stanley Lombardo, Susan Sarandon - introduction
- Series: Iliad & Odyssey, Book 2
- Length: 12 hrs and 22 mins
- Release date: 28-09-07
- Language: English
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The Mahabharata
- By: Vyasa, John D. Smith - translator
- Narrated by: Shaheen Khan, Sagar Arya
- Length: 44 hrs and 7 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall7
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Performance5
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Brought to you by Penguin. This Penguin Classic is performed by Shaheen Khan. This definitive recording includes an introduction by J. D. Smith, read by Sagar Arya. The Mahabharata is one of the two major Sanskrit epics of ancient India. It is of immense importance to the culture of the Indian...
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The Mahabharata
- Narrated by: Shaheen Khan, Sagar Arya
- Length: 44 hrs and 7 mins
- Release date: 25-03-21
- Language: English
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The Odyssey
- By: Homer
- Narrated by: Charles Purkey
- Length: 10 hrs and 21 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall18
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Performance15
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Odysseus has been away from Ithaca, the Greek city-state under his rule, for ten years while fighting in the Trojan War. After the fall of Troy, Odysseus begins the long journey home to his wife and son; however, his journey is plagued by misfortune as the gods feud over his fate, leaving the Ithacans to believe that he has died. In the myths and legends that are retold here, Fagles has captured the energy and poetry of Homer's original in a bold, contemporary idiom, and given us an Odyssey to read aloud, to savor, and to treasure for its sheer lyrical mastery.
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Terrible narration
- By Dr C A fraser-Mood on 08-07-20
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The Odyssey
- Narrated by: Charles Purkey
- Length: 10 hrs and 21 mins
- Release date: 06-09-19
- Language: English
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Richard III
- Arkangel Shakespeare
- By: William Shakespeare
- Narrated by: David Troughton, Saskia Wickham, Margaret Robertson, and others
- Length: 3 hrs and 33 mins
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Overall26
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Performance23
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Brilliantly manipulative and entirely amoral, the hero-villain Richard is one of Shakespeare's greatest roles. The Yorkists have emerged victorious from the civil wars and Edward IV wears the English crown. But Edward's misshapen brother Richard harbors kingly ambitions and will stop at nothing to achieve the throne. In a fatal battle on Bosworth Field, Richard meets the ghosts of all whom he has murdered and the Earl of Richmond, the future King Henry VII.
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Spellbound throughout.
- By Shades of Blue Q on 30-07-18
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Richard III
- Arkangel Shakespeare
- Narrated by: David Troughton, Saskia Wickham, Margaret Robertson, Philip Voss
- Length: 3 hrs and 33 mins
- Release date: 09-05-14
- Language: English
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The Inferno from The Divine Comedy
- By: Dante Alighieri
- Narrated by: Heathcote Williams
- Length: 3 hrs and 56 mins
- Abridged
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Overall11
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Performance1
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"Abandon all hope you who enter here." Dante's Hell is one of the most remarkable visions in Western literature. An allegory for his and future ages, it is, at the same time, an account of terrifying realism.
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The Inferno from The Divine Comedy
- Narrated by: Heathcote Williams
- Length: 3 hrs and 56 mins
- Release date: 26-12-99
- Language: English
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Oedipus the King
- By: Sophocles
- Narrated by: Michael Sheen, full cast
- Length: 1 hr and 40 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall34
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Performance27
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Story26
In the hands of Sophocles, the master dramatist, the anguished tale of a man fated to kill his father and marry his mother retains its power to shock and move beyond any Freudian reference.
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Good representation
- By Anonymous on 30-09-19
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Oedipus the King
- Narrated by: Michael Sheen, full cast
- Length: 1 hr and 40 mins
- Release date: 26-12-99
- Language: English
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The Ultimate Poetry Collection
- Poetry of War, Romantic Poetry, Victorian Poetry
- By: Thomas Hardy, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, William Blake, and others
- Narrated by: Sir John Gielgud, Richard Burton, Gwen Watford, and others
- Length: 7 hrs and 29 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5
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Performance4
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William Collins Books and Decca Records are proud to present ARGO Classics, a historic catalogue of classic fiction read by some of the world’s most renowned voices. Originally released as vinyl records, these expertly abridged and remastered stories are now available to download for the first...
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It doesn’t tell you what any of the poems are.
- By Edwin Hasler on 02-04-24
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The Ultimate Poetry Collection
- Poetry of War, Romantic Poetry, Victorian Poetry
- Narrated by: Sir John Gielgud, Richard Burton, Gwen Watford, full cast
- Length: 7 hrs and 29 mins
- Release date: 12-11-20
- Language: English
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Beowulf
- By: Lesslie Hall
- Narrated by: Paul Landergan
- Length: 3 hrs and 54 mins
- Unabridged
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Heroes rise. Monsters awaken. Legends endure. In Beowulf, translated by Lesslie Hall, listeners are transported into one of the oldest and most influential epic tales in English literature. Filled with fierce battles, monstrous foes, ancient kingdoms, and themes of courage, honor, and fate, this...
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Beowulf
- Narrated by: Paul Landergan
- Length: 3 hrs and 54 mins
- Release date: 26-05-26
- Language: English
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Classics
- A Very Short Introduction
- By: Mary Beard, John Henderson
- Narrated by: Julia Whelan
- Length: 4 hrs and 18 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall6
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Performance5
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We are all classicists - we come into touch with the classics on a daily basis: in our culture, politics, medicine, architecture, language, and literature. What are the true roots of these influences, however, and how do our interpretations of these aspects of the classics differ from their original reality?
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I'll Amend Review when Done
- By Graham McDougall on 28-07-23
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Classics
- A Very Short Introduction
- Narrated by: Julia Whelan
- Length: 4 hrs and 18 mins
- Release date: 14-12-21
- Language: English
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The Life and Times of William Shakespeare
- By: Peter Levi
- Narrated by: Wanda McCaddon
- Length: 18 hrs and 12 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall7
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Performance4
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One of the most important books on William Shakespeare, this superb biography is both authoritative and extremely readable. It is the first modern biography of Shakespeare since the Victorian Age to pay full attention to his life and times, to his works, and to the numerous and subtle connections among them.
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very enjoyable and well read by a knowledgeable narrator
- By Stephen J Price on 20-01-25
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The Life and Times of William Shakespeare
- Narrated by: Wanda McCaddon
- Length: 18 hrs and 12 mins
- Release date: 16-11-99
- Language: English
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Hamlet
- By: William Shakespeare
- Narrated by: Josh Stamberg, Stephen Collins, JoBeth Williams, and others
- Length: 3 hrs and 13 mins
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Performance6
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Shakespeare’s timeless story of revenge, corruption, and murder is considered one of the greatest works in the English language. Prince Hamlet sets out to avenge his beloved father's death at the hand of his uncle Claudius - but Hamlet's spiral into grief and madness will have permanent and immutable consequences for the Kingdom of Denmark. Composed over 400 years ago, Hamlet remains one of the theater’s most studied and performed works, and is presented here in a stunning, sound-rich, full-cast recording.
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Americans
- By Anonymous on 23-10-25
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Hamlet
- Narrated by: Josh Stamberg, Stephen Collins, JoBeth Williams, Stacy Keach, Alan Mandell, Emily Swallow, Matthew Wolf
- Length: 3 hrs and 13 mins
- Release date: 15-02-12
- Language: English
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Tyrants and Traders
- Tintagel, Arthur and the Lost Kings
- By: Ken Dark
- Narrated by: Ed Rowe
- Length: 6 hrs and 30 mins
- Unabridged
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Discover exciting new research illuminating the most mysterious centuries of British history. How Roman Britain ended is one of the most controversial questions in British history. Unique among former Roman citizens in Western Europe, the Britons established long-lived kingdoms, resisting...
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Tyrants and Traders
- Tintagel, Arthur and the Lost Kings
- Narrated by: Ed Rowe
- Length: 6 hrs and 30 mins
- Release date: 20-08-26
- Language: English
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The Seagull
- By: Anton Chekhov, Christopher Hampton - translator
- Narrated by: Calista Flockhart, T. R. Knight, Stephen Collins, and others
- Length: 1 hr and 49 mins
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Overall24
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Performance22
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Anton Chekhov’s The Seagull is considered one of his most haunting and atmospheric character studies. A would-be playwright is at war with his egoistic mother while the town has become intoxicated by a sensational author. And as the alluring newcomer steals away Kosta’s only love, their new romance could have devastating consequences.
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I thought it to be a little disappointing
- By Roy Harding young and hansom on 14-09-25
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The Seagull
- Narrated by: Calista Flockhart, T. R. Knight, Stephen Collins, Gordon Clapp, Logan Fahey, Dakin Matthews, Bess Rous
- Length: 1 hr and 49 mins
- Release date: 12-02-14
- Language: English
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The Modern Scholar: Greek Drama: Tragedy and Comedy
- By: Peter Meineck
- Narrated by: Peter Meineck
- Length: 8 hrs and 20 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall36
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Performance21
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This course will examine the social, historical, and political context of ancient Greek drama and equip listeners with a set of critical analytical tools for developing their own appreciation of this vitally important genre. The course will focus on the four extant playwrights, Aeschylus, Sophocles, Euripides, and Aristophanes, and examine each of their plays closely.
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Awesome
- By Olga on 18-05-09
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The Modern Scholar: Greek Drama: Tragedy and Comedy
- Narrated by: Peter Meineck
- Length: 8 hrs and 20 mins
- Release date: 24-02-09
- Language: English
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The Book of Greek and Roman Folktales, Legends, and Myths
- By: William Hansen
- Narrated by: Kristin Atherton
- Length: 16 hrs and 26 mins
- Unabridged
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Captured centaurs and satyrs, incompetent seers, people who suddenly change sex, a woman who remembers too much, a man who cannot laugh—these are just some of the colorful characters who feature in the unforgettable stories that ancient Greeks and Romans told in their daily lives. Together they created an incredibly rich body of popular oral stories that include, but range well beyond, mythology—from heroic legends, fairy tales, and fables to ghost stories, urban legends, and jokes. This unique anthology presents the largest collection of these tales ever assembled.
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The Book of Greek and Roman Folktales, Legends, and Myths
- Narrated by: Kristin Atherton
- Length: 16 hrs and 26 mins
- Release date: 14-02-23
- Language: English
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