Showing titles in Ancient, Classical & Medieval Literature
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Plato's Apology
- By: Plato
- Narrated by: Ray Childs
- Length: 1 hr
- Unabridged
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Overall17
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Performance15
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Socrates is on trial for his life. He is charged with impiety and corrupting young people. He presents his own defense, explaining why he has devoted his life to challenging the most powerful and important people in the Greek world. The reason is that rich and famous politicians, priests, poets, and a host of others pretend to know what is good, true, holy, and beautiful, but when Socrates questions them, they are shown to be foolish rather than wise.
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Love it. What translation are you using?
- By Benjamin Milton on 20-02-23
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Plato's Apology
- Narrated by: Ray Childs
- Length: 1 hr
- Release date: 01-04-16
- Language: English
- Classics · Collections · Philosophy
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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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Story11
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
- Ancient · Collections · Historical
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Arsenic and Old Lace
- By: Joseph Kesselring
- Narrated by: Joseph Kent
- Length: 2 hrs and 44 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall3
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Performance3
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An easy-going drama critic discovers that his kind and gentle aunts have a bizarre habit of poisoning gentlemen callers and burying them in the cellar.
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Flawed but passable reading
- By BobBr on 15-09-21
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Arsenic and Old Lace
- Narrated by: Joseph Kent
- Length: 2 hrs and 44 mins
- Release date: 24-02-21
- Language: English
- Drama · United States · World Literature
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Shakespeare
- His Life & Work
- By: Richard Hampton, David Weston
- Narrated by: Judi Dench, Timothy West
- Length: 2 hrs and 26 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall6
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Performance3
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This entertaining introduction to Shakespeare's work weaves biographical information with excerpts from 33 of his plays. Informative, well-researched commentary, written by two Royal Shakespeare Company actors, provides a glimpse of the man and little-known lore about his work.
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Wonderful run through Shakespeare life and plays.
- By Amazon Customer on 18-08-24
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Shakespeare
- His Life & Work
- Narrated by: Judi Dench, Timothy West
- Length: 2 hrs and 26 mins
- Release date: 01-07-08
- Language: English
- Drama · European · Shakespeare
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The Odes of Horace
- By: Horace
- Narrated by: Charlton Griffin
- Length: 4 hrs and 19 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall9
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Performance9
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Story8
Along with Virgil, Horace (Quintus Horatius Flaccus) was the greatest poet produced by Rome, and in many ways his work has had arguably an even greater impact. His brilliant expression and astonishing acumen continue to amaze readers today, either in their original Latin or in innumerable worldwide translations. Shakespeare's debt to Horace is incalculable, and it is difficult to read his Sonnets today without immediately being reminded of the famous Odes.
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The Odes of Horace
- Narrated by: Charlton Griffin
- Length: 4 hrs and 19 mins
- Release date: 13-11-07
- Language: English
- Classics · Poetry
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Heinrich von Kleist - Die große Dramen Hörbuch Box
- By: Heinrich von Kleist
- Narrated by: Sven Görtz
- Length: 12 hrs and 23 mins
- Unabridged
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In seinem kurzen Leben (1777 - 1811) schuf Heinrich von Kleist ein großes Werk. Vier seiner bekanntesten Dramen, die noch heute auf den Bühnen zum Standard-Repertoire gehören, sind in dieser großen Box versammelt, ungekürzt gelesen und sortiert nach ihrer Entstehung.
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Heinrich von Kleist - Die große Dramen Hörbuch Box
- Narrated by: Sven Görtz
- Length: 12 hrs and 23 mins
- Release date: 11-07-25
- Language: German
- Drama
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Uncle Vanya
- By: Anton Chekhov, David Mamet, Vlada Chernornirdik
- Narrated by: Josh Radnor, Stacy Keach, Martin Jarvis, and others
- Length: 2 hrs and 8 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall14
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Performance14
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Story13
Adapted by David Mamet from a translation by Vlada Chernornirdik. In this classic of Chekhov’s canon, an overbearing professor pays a visit to his country estate, where Sonya and Vanya, his daughter and former brother-in-law, have slaved to maintain his wealth. But Vanya is enchanted by the professor’s new wife, while Sonya has fallen for the town’s melancholy doctor. Includes a conversation with Rosamund Bartlett, author of Chekhov: Scenes from a Life.
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Great Performances
- By Maddie on 07-11-19
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Uncle Vanya
- Narrated by: Josh Radnor, Stacy Keach, Martin Jarvis, J. D. Cullum, Jennifer Bassey, Holley Fain, Devon Sorvari
- Length: 2 hrs and 8 mins
- Release date: 20-02-14
- Language: English
- Drama
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Walt Whitman Poetry Collection
- Leaves of Grass, Various Works and Poems, and a Complete Biography of Walt Whitman
- By: Walt Whitman, Ralph Waldo Emerson, CSA Publishing
- Narrated by: Tom Chandler
- Length: 6 hrs and 36 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall23
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Performance23
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Story23
Five works in one collection. This audiobook of his treasured poetry collection walks you through a time when the American Experiment came to a new maturity; when the Transcendentalist Movement forever changed life and poetry.
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Not Here to Judge Whitman, Just the Audiobook
- By W. Sawyer on 13-03-25
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Walt Whitman Poetry Collection
- Leaves of Grass, Various Works and Poems, and a Complete Biography of Walt Whitman
- Narrated by: Tom Chandler
- Length: 6 hrs and 36 mins
- Release date: 18-02-21
- Language: English
- Drama · Poetry · Themes & Styles
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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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Story36
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
- Fiction · Epic · Classics
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The Works and Days
- By: Hesiod, Richmond Lattimore - translator
- Narrated by: Charlton Griffin
- Length: 3 hrs and 41 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall16
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Performance14
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Among the finest poets of ancient Greece was Hesiod, a contemporary of Homer, who lived in the eighth century B.C. It is still a matter of dispute whether Homer or Hesiod was the earlier poet, and sometimes whether they were one and the same person! At any rate, Hesiod's incredible poetry serves as a major source for our understanding of Greek mythology, farming practices, time keeping and astronomy. In and of itself, the "Works and Days" is unparalleled in its richness and beauty, easily rivaling Homer.
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A disjointed experience
- By John Wayne on 01-02-23
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The Works and Days
- Narrated by: Charlton Griffin
- Length: 3 hrs and 41 mins
- Release date: 20-09-07
- Language: English
- Classics · Poetry · Ancient Greece
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How to Grow Old
- Ancient Wisdom for the Second Half of Life
- By: Marcus Tullius Cicero, Philip Freeman - introduction, Philip Freeman - translation
- Narrated by: Roger Clark
- Length: 1 hr and 39 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall18
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Performance13
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Story13
Worried that old age will inevitably mean losing your libido, your health, and possibly your marbles too? Well, Cicero has some good news for you. In How to Grow Old, the great Roman orator and statesman eloquently describes how you can make the second half of life the best part of all - and why you might discover that reading and gardening are actually far more pleasurable than sex ever was.
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Very good
- By Callum Yeoman on 14-09-23
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How to Grow Old
- Ancient Wisdom for the Second Half of Life
- Narrated by: Roger Clark
- Series: Ancient Wisdom for Modern Readers
- Length: 1 hr and 39 mins
- Release date: 31-08-18
- Language: English
- Aging & Longevity · Collections · Gerontology
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Antigone
- By: Sophocles
- Narrated by: John Fehskens
- Length: 1 hr and 19 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall11
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Performance10
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Story10
Antigone, daughter of Jocasta and Oedipus, faces great challenges when she must arrange a formal burial for her brother, Polynices. This rendition of Antigone by Sophocles is of the highest-caliber audio. It's completely unabridged. Enjoy the classic story of Antigone narrated to perfection.
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Disappointing
- By Mr J Handscombe on 29-12-24
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Antigone
- Narrated by: John Fehskens
- Length: 1 hr and 19 mins
- Release date: 02-05-19
- Language: English
- Classics · Collections · Drama
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Hedda Gabler
- By: Henrik Ibsen
- Narrated by: Juliet Stevenson, Michael Maloney, full cast
- Length: 2 hrs and 11 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall56
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Performance45
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Story45
Hedda Gabler, the daughter of a deceased General, marries dull George Tesman and foresees a life of middle class tedium stretching ahead when they return from their honeymoon. Increasingly, she is drawn into the clutches of her admirer, Judge Brack, who seeks to establish a ménage a trois. Then the brilliant but dissolute Eilert Lovborg, a former flame, arrives to rival her husband for an academic post.
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Translation Differences
- By Sophie on 06-01-11
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Hedda Gabler
- Narrated by: Juliet Stevenson, Michael Maloney, full cast
- Length: 2 hrs and 11 mins
- Release date: 20-02-03
- Language: English
- Drama · European · World Literature
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Medea
- By: Euripides
- Narrated by: Judith Anderson, Anthony Quayle
- Length: 1 hr and 8 mins
- Abridged
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Overall21
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Performance16
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Judith Anderson and Anthony Quayle perform 'Medea', an ancient Greek tragedy written by Euripides. It is based upon the myth of Jason and Medea and first produced in 431 BC. The plot centers on the barbarian protagonist as she finds her position in the Greek world threatened, and the revenge she takes against her husband Jason who has betrayed her for another woman.
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so so
- By Mr. P. Buggs on 19-01-11
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Medea
- Narrated by: Judith Anderson, Anthony Quayle
- Length: 1 hr and 8 mins
- Release date: 21-08-09
- Language: English
- Classics · Drama · European
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Beowulf
- By: Anonymous
- Narrated by: Crawford Logan
- Length: 2 hrs and 24 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall45
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Performance29
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Story29
The oldest long poem in Old English, written about AD 1,000, Beowulf tells the story of a great warrior of southern Scandinavia, in both youth and maturity. The monster Grendel terrorizes the Scyldings of Hrothgar's Danish Kingdom until Beowulf defeats him. As a result, he has to face her enraged mother. Beowulf dies after a battle against a fierce dragon.
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Timeless
- By mr b t adams on 03-02-16
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Beowulf
- Narrated by: Crawford Logan
- Length: 2 hrs and 24 mins
- Release date: 01-01-06
- Language: English
- Classics · Epic · European
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The Nature of Things
- Narrated by: Andrea Giordani
- Length: 8 hrs and 51 mins
- Release date: 09-01-20
- Language: English
- Ancient · Greek & Roman · History
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La Vita Nuova [The New Life]
- By: Dante Alighieri
- Narrated by: Jonathan Keeble
- Length: 2 hrs and 23 mins
- Unabridged
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Written in alternating prose and poetry, La Vita Nuova is a profound reflection on the nature of love, devoted to Dante's muse Beatrice. Following Beatrice's death in 1290, Dante became obsessed with the young Florentine woman, whom he only ever knew from a distance. He believed his love for her was a form of divine love and saw her as an image of salvation itself - a theme that is later explored in his masterpiece The Divine Comedy, where she guides him through heaven.
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La Vita Nuova [The New Life]
- Narrated by: Jonathan Keeble
- Length: 2 hrs and 23 mins
- Release date: 15-02-19
- Language: English
- Classics · Collections · Drama
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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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Overall9
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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
- Drama
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The Conference of the Birds
- By: Farid Attar, Afkham Darbandi - translator, Dick Davis - translator
- Length: Not Yet Known
- Unabridged
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Brought to you by Penguin. Composed in the twelfth century in north-eastern Iran, Attar's great mystical poem is among the most significant of all works of Persian literature. A marvellous, allegorical rendering of the Islamic doctrine of Sufism - an esoteric system concerned with the search for...
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The Conference of the Birds
- Length: Not Yet Known
- Release date: 23-04-26
- Language: English
- Eastern · Islam · Philosophy
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The Poems of Catullus
- A Dual-Language Edition with Parallel Text
- By: Gaius Valerius Catullus, Stephanie McCarter - translator
- Length: 7 hrs
- Unabridged
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From an award-winning translator, a new dual-language translation of poems by Catullus, the Roman poet and punk, the lover and hater, the hedonist and wretch, famous for his contradictions, on friendship, sympathy, love and sex, and notably, diatribes against enemies. In his short life, the...
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The Poems of Catullus
- A Dual-Language Edition with Parallel Text
- Length: 7 hrs
- Release date: 14-07-26
- Language: English
- Epic · Poetry · Themes & Styles
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