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Plato, Socrates, and the Dialogues
- By: Michael Sugrue, The Great Courses
- Narrated by: Michael Sugrue
- Length: 12 hrs and 2 mins
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These 16 lectures bring the Socratic quest for truth alive and explore ideas that are as vital today as they were 25 centuries ago. Ideas about truth, justice, love, beauty, courage, and wisdom that can change lives and reveal the world in new ways. Here, you'll delve into the inner structure, action, and meaning of 17 of Plato's greatest dialogues, making these lectures an indispensable companion for anyone interested in philosophy in general or Platonic thought in particular.
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Fabulous course
- By Dog in a Flat Cap on 12-03-15
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Plato, Socrates, and the Dialogues
- Narrated by: Michael Sugrue
- Series: The Great Courses: Ancient Philosophy
- Length: 12 hrs and 2 mins
- Release date: 08-07-13
- Language: English
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Classical Archaeology of Ancient Greece and Rome
- By: John R. Hale, The Great Courses
- Narrated by: John R. Hale
- Length: 18 hrs and 41 mins
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Over the years, Classical archaeology has evolved from a pastime of collectors and antiquarians to a mature science. Today, the field is a multidisciplinary effort that involves not only traditional diggers, but also geologists, geographers, anthropologists, and linguists.These 36 lectures introduce you to this fascinating field of study. Professor Hale guides you through dozens of ancient sites with the skill of a born storyteller.
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Perfect!
- By JH on 09-03-16
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Classical Archaeology of Ancient Greece and Rome
- Narrated by: John R. Hale
- Series: The Great Courses: Ancient History
- Length: 18 hrs and 41 mins
- Release date: 08-07-13
- Language: English
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Troy
- The Siege of Troy Retold
- By: Stephen Fry
- Narrated by: Stephen Fry
- Length: 10 hrs and 59 mins
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The story of Troy speaks to all of us - the kidnapping of Helen, a queen celebrated for her beauty, sees the Greeks launch a thousand ships against the city of Troy, to which they will lay siege for 10 whole and very bloody years. It is Zeus, the king of the gods, who triggers the war when he asks the Trojan prince Paris to judge the fairest goddess of them all. Aphrodite bribes Paris with the heart of Helen, wife of King Menelaus of the Greeks, and naturally, nature takes its course.
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Chapters?
- By Jason on 03-11-20
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Troy
- The Siege of Troy Retold
- Narrated by: Stephen Fry
- Series: Stephen Fry’s Greek Myths, Book 3
- Length: 10 hrs and 59 mins
- Release date: 29-10-20
- Language: English
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The General Prologue and The Physician's Tale
- By: Geoffrey Chaucer
- Narrated by: Richard Bebb, Philip Madoc, Michael Maloney
- Length: 2 hrs and 18 mins
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The Canterbury Tales, written near the end of Chaucer's life and hence towards the close of the 14th century, is perhaps the greatest English literary work of the Middle Ages: yet it speaks to us today with almost undimmed clarity and relevance.
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Not translation but real Chaucer.
- By mlake on 06-02-24
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The General Prologue and The Physician's Tale
- Narrated by: Richard Bebb, Philip Madoc, Michael Maloney
- Length: 2 hrs and 18 mins
- Release date: 01-01-06
- Language: English
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Homer Box Set: Iliad & Odyssey
- By: Homer, W. H. D. Rouse - translator
- Narrated by: Anthony Heald
- Length: 25 hrs and 2 mins
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Homer’s Iliad and Odyssey are unquestionably two of the greatest epic masterpieces in Western literature. Though more than 2,700 years old, their stories of brave heroics, capricious gods, and towering human emotions are vividly timeless. The Iliad can justly be called the world’s greatest war epic. The terrible and long-drawn-out siege of Troy remains one of the classic campaigns. The Odyssey chronicles the many trials and adventures Odysseus must pass through on his long journey home from the Trojan wars to his beloved wife.
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WIth regret, I gave up
- By Kirstine on 05-07-16
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Homer Box Set: Iliad & Odyssey
- Narrated by: Anthony Heald
- Series: Iliad & Odyssey, Book 1 & 2
- Length: 25 hrs and 2 mins
- Release date: 14-12-12
- Language: English
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Arabian Nights: Volume 1
- An Audible Original Drama
- By: Marty Ross
- Narrated by: Zahra Ahmadi, Raghad Chaar, Omid Djalili, and others
- Length: 8 hrs and 20 mins
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This multicast dramatisation of Arabian Nights: Volume 1 is an Audible Original reenvisioning of three iconic tales - with a twist. Adapted by the great Marty Ross, whose previous audio dramas include Romeo and Jude, Dark Shadows, Doctor Who and Blood and Stone, listeners can expect to hear Sheherezade, Ali Baba & 40 Thieves and Julnar the Sea Born as they've never done before.
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Fiery, comedic and bursting with life.
- By Elizabeth Ann Duffy on 19-05-18
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Arabian Nights: Volume 1
- An Audible Original Drama
- Narrated by: Zahra Ahmadi, Raghad Chaar, Omid Djalili, Walles Hamonde, Mandana Jones, Adam Sina, full cast
- Series: Arabian Nights: An Audible Original Drama Series, Book 1
- Length: 8 hrs and 20 mins
- Release date: 15-05-18
- Language: English
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The Stolen Crown
- It Was a Secret Marriage - One That Changed the Fate of England Forever
- By: Susan Higginbotham
- Narrated by: John Lee, Alison Larkin
- Length: 13 hrs and 20 mins
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Katherine Woodville's sister never gave her a choice. A happy girl of modest means, Kate hardly expected to become a maker of kings. But when her sister impulsively marries King Edward IV in secret, Katherine's life is no longer hers to control....
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A stunning look into unseen characters
- By Ama-Lou on 07-02-14
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The Stolen Crown
- It Was a Secret Marriage - One That Changed the Fate of England Forever
- Narrated by: John Lee, Alison Larkin
- Length: 13 hrs and 20 mins
- Release date: 12-08-13
- Language: English
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Dombey and Son
- By: Charles Dickens
- Narrated by: David Timson
- Length: 39 hrs and 6 mins
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Dombey and Son is vintage Dickens and explores the classic themes of betrayal, cruelty and deceit. Dombey's dysfunctional relationships are painted against a backdrop of social unrest in industrialized London, which is populated by a host of fascinating and memorable secondary characters. The complete and unabridged novel is brought spectacularly to life by veteran reader David Timson.
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Excellent Range of Voices
- By Peter on 17-08-11
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Dombey and Son
- Narrated by: David Timson
- Length: 39 hrs and 6 mins
- Release date: 06-06-11
- Language: English
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Classical Mythology: The Greeks
- The Modern Scholar
- By: Professor Peter Meineck
- Narrated by: Peter Meineck
- Length: 8 hrs and 8 mins
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Through the study of these time-honored myths, the Greek heroes and gods - including Heracles, Zeus, Achilles, Athena, Aphrodite, and others - leap from the page in all their glorious splendor. The following lectures are not only an entertaining guide to Greek mythology, but a fascinating look into the culture and time that produced these eternal tales.
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Entertaining, informative and thought provoking!
- By Margaret on 15-08-11
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Classical Mythology: The Greeks
- The Modern Scholar
- Narrated by: Peter Meineck
- Length: 8 hrs and 8 mins
- Release date: 08-09-09
- Language: English
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The Cloud of Unknowing: With the Book of Privy Counsel
- By: Carmen Acevedo Butcher - translator
- Narrated by: James Patrick Cronin
- Length: 5 hrs and 26 mins
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This anonymous fourteenth-century text is the glory of English mysticism, and one of the most practical and useful guides to finding union with God ever written. Carmen Acevedo Butcher’s new translation is the first to bring the text into a modern English idiom - while remaining strictly faithful to the meaning of the original Middle English. The Cloud of Unknowingconsists of a series of letters written by a monk to his student or disciple, instructing him (or her) in the way of Divine union.
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Beaufitul
- By TGW on 27-09-16
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The Cloud of Unknowing: With the Book of Privy Counsel
- Narrated by: James Patrick Cronin
- Length: 5 hrs and 26 mins
- Release date: 09-12-14
- Language: English
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The Odyssey
- Audible Iliad & Odyssey, Book 2
- By: Homer, Emily Wilson - translator
- Narrated by: Claire Danes
- Length: 13 hrs and 32 mins
- Unabridged
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Acclaimed actress Claire Danes burnishes an epic story of heroes, gods, and monsters in a groundbreaking translation of The Odyssey, the first great adventure story in the Western literary tradition. When the wily warrior-king Odysseus sets off for home after the Trojan War, he doesn’t realize this simple undertaking will become a perilous journey of 10 years. Beset at every turn, he encounters obstacles, detours, and temptations—both supernatural and human—while his wife Penelope fends off would-be suitors desperate to take the throne.
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Line by Line Translation of Homer's Odyssey
- By IM1 on 28-11-18
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The Odyssey
- Audible Iliad & Odyssey, Book 2
- Narrated by: Claire Danes
- Series: Audible Iliad & Odyssey, Book 2, Iliad & Odyssey, Book 2
- Length: 13 hrs and 32 mins
- Release date: 20-11-18
- Language: English
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The Odyssey
- By: Homer, Allen Mandelbaum - translator
- Narrated by: Derek Jacobi
- Length: 9 hrs and 17 mins
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Homer's masterpiece tells the story of Odysseus, the ideal Greek hero, as he travels home to Ithaca after the Trojan War, a journey of 10 years and countless thrilling adventures. Rich in Greek folklore and myth, featuring gods and goddesses, monsters and sorceresses, The Odyssey has enchanted listeners around the world for thousands of years.
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A classic, timeless masterpiece
- By dionne on 14-04-16
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The Odyssey
- Narrated by: Derek Jacobi
- Length: 9 hrs and 17 mins
- Release date: 24-11-09
- Language: English
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The Iliad
- By: Homer, Alexander Pope - translator
- Narrated by: Michael Page
- Length: 20 hrs and 9 mins
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One of the foremost achievements in Western literature, Homer's Iliad tells the story of the darkest episode in the Trojan War. At its center is Achilles, the greatest warrior-champion of the Greeks, and his refusal to fight after being humiliated by his leader, Agamemnon.
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The Iliad
- Narrated by: Michael Page
- Length: 20 hrs and 9 mins
- Release date: 14-06-10
- Language: English
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The Iliad
- By: Homer, Emily Wilson - translator
- Narrated by: Audra McDonald
- Length: 20 hrs and 23 mins
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When Emily Wilson’s translation of The Odyssey appeared in 2017―rendering the ancient poem in contemporary language that was “fresh, unpretentious and lean” (Madeline Miller, Washington Post)―critics lauded it as “a revelation” (Susan Chira, New York Times) and “a cultural landmark” (Charlotte Higgins, Guardian) that would forever change how Homer is read in English. Now Wilson has returned with an equally revelatory translation of Homer’s other great epic―the most revered war poem of all time.
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The bright eyed goddess of translation does it again.
- By Hugh Brennan on 21-11-23
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The Iliad
- Narrated by: Audra McDonald
- Series: Iliad & Odyssey, Book 1, Audible Iliad & Odyssey, Book 1
- Length: 20 hrs and 23 mins
- Release date: 26-09-23
- Language: English
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Meditations
- 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 (121 - 180 ce). Covering issues such as duty, forgiveness, brotherhood, strength in adversity and the best way to approach life and death, the Meditations have inspired thinkers, poets and politicians since their first publication more than 500 years ago. Today, the book stands as one of the great guides and companions - a cornerstone of Western thought.
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A matter of life and death.
- By Paschal on 07-01-17
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Meditations
- Narrated by: Duncan Steen
- Length: 5 hrs and 9 mins
- Release date: 07-01-11
- Language: English
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Pale Sister
- By: Colm Tóibín
- Narrated by: Lisa Dwan
- Length: 1 hr and 4 mins
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Antigone stood defiant in the face of tyranny. Best-selling and award winning author Colm Tóibín wrote this new dramatisation of the Greek tragedy especially to be performed by Irish actor Lisa Dwan. Pale Sister gives voice to Antigone’s sister, Ismene, who recounts her sister’s defiance of the king as pressures mount on her to act to vindicate her sister, or even follow her example. Pale Sister tells Antigone’s story through Ismene: the quiet person in the corner, bearing witness to everything.
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OTT melodrama and silliness
- By Dunfermline woman on 05-11-23
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Pale Sister
- Narrated by: Lisa Dwan
- Length: 1 hr and 4 mins
- Release date: 31-08-20
- Language: English
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The Odyssey
- By: Homer
- Narrated by: Simon Prebble
- Length: 10 hrs and 47 mins
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Greek poet Homer established the standard for tales of epic quests and heroic journeys with The Odyssey. Crowded with characters, both human and nonhuman, and bursting with action, The Odyssey details the adventures of Ulysses, king of Ithaca and hero of the Trojan War, as he struggles to return to his home and his waiting, ever-faithful wife, Penelope.
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Only one quibble really
- By Louise on 02-05-16
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The Odyssey
- Narrated by: Simon Prebble
- Length: 10 hrs and 47 mins
- Release date: 08-06-09
- Language: English
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A Shropshire Lad
- By: A. E. Housman
- Narrated by: Samuel West
- Length: 1 hr and 3 mins
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Published at the author’s own expense in 1896, after rejection from publishers, this collection contains a cycle of 63 poems. Despite exploring themes of lost love, obsession, pessimism, and death, the poems touched English readers and the book became a best seller during the Second Boer War and World War I. The collection, set in a half-imagined pastoral Shropshire, includes the well-known poems "When I Was One-and-Twenty", "To an Athlete Dying Young", and "Loveliest of Trees, the Cherry Now".
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Enjoyable way to pass an hour
- By Stuart A. McIntosh on 12-05-22
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A Shropshire Lad
- Narrated by: Samuel West
- Length: 1 hr and 3 mins
- Release date: 01-06-11
- Language: English
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Jason and the Golden Fleece
- The Argonautica
- By: Apollonius of Rhodes, R. C. Seaton - translator, Nicolas Soames - translator
- Narrated by: Jonathan Keeble
- Length: 6 hrs and 17 mins
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Jason and the Golden Fleece is one of the finest tales of Ancient Greece, an epic journey of adventure and trial standing beside similar stories of Perseus, Theseus and the Labours of Heracles. The finest classic account comes from Apollonius of Rhodes, the Greek poet of the 3rd century BCE and librarian at Alexandria. Though less well-known than Homer's Iliad and Odyssey, and much shorter, it is an epic poem which is both exciting and moving, with remarkably vivid portraits of the main characters, Jason and Medea.
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Jason and the Golden Fleece
- The Argonautica
- Narrated by: Jonathan Keeble
- Length: 6 hrs and 17 mins
- Release date: 27-06-17
- Language: English
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The Modern Scholar
- Classical Mythology: The Romans
- By: Professor Peter Meineck
- Narrated by: Professor Peter Meineck
- Length: 7 hrs and 55 mins
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Rome grew from a tiny community of small hill villages near the River Tiber in central Italy to one of the most powerful empires the world has seen. The Romans themselves believed that their great city was founded in the middle of the eighth century BCE. By the middle of the second century CE, Rome had a population of 1.5 million; Alexandria, in Egypt, 500,000; and Londinium, in Briton, 30,000.
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Myths and their meaning
- By Rogayah on 06-06-10
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The Modern Scholar
- Classical Mythology: The Romans
- Narrated by: Professor Peter Meineck
- Length: 7 hrs and 55 mins
- Release date: 13-11-09
- Language: English
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