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The Odyssey
- By: Homer, Robert Fagles - translator
- Narrated by: Ian McKellen
- Length: 13 hrs and 3 mins
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The great adventure story tells of Odysseus, a veteran of the Trojan War, who - through a landscape peopled with monsters, sea nymphs, evil enchantresses, and vengeful gods - makes his tortuous way home to his faithful wife, Penelope. Shipwrecked numerous times, faced with apparently insurmountable obstacles, offered the temptations of ease, comfort, and even immortality, Odysseus remains steadfast and determined. Themes of courage and perseverance, fidelity and fortitude.
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Odysseus for modern ears
- By 99Albert on 02-06-2021
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The Odyssey
- Narrated by: Ian McKellen
- Series: Iliad & Odyssey, Book 2
- Length: 13 hrs and 3 mins
- Release date: 16-12-1999
- Language: English
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Death of a Salesman
- By: Arthur Miller
- Narrated by: Stacy Keach, Jane Kaczmarek, Steven Culp, and others
- Length: 2 hrs and 16 mins
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Stacy Keach and Jane Kaczmarek star in this 1949 masterpiece by Arthur Miller, a searing portrait of the physical, emotional, and psychological costs of the American dream. Willy Loman (Keach) is the play's iconic traveling salesman, whose family is torn apart by his desperate obsession with greatness and social acceptance. As his two sons cast about aimlessly for their station in life, Willy begins to come unraveled when the reality of his life threatens his long-cherished illusions.
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Strong Story Very Well Performed
- By James on 21-07-2023
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Death of a Salesman
- Narrated by: Stacy Keach, Jane Kaczmarek, Steven Culp, Maureen Flannigan, Jason Henning, Tim Monsion, John Sloan
- Length: 2 hrs and 16 mins
- Release date: 19-08-2011
- Language: English
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Pride and Prejudice (Dramatized)
- By: Jane Austen
- Narrated by: Kate Burton, Miriam Margolyes, Kevin Theis, and others
- Length: 2 hrs and 5 mins
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Jane Austen's classic romantic comedy is the sparkling tale of the Bennets, a family blessed with five daughters and a mother desperate to marry them off. The tempestuous pairing of the witty, independent Elizabeth and her arrogant but honorable suitor Mr. Darcy sets the standard for all great couples of stage and screen. Although many have tried, few literary romances have matched the wit and gentile satire of Austen's Pride and Prejudice.
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Beautiful production
- By Julia on 17-02-2015
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Pride and Prejudice (Dramatized)
- Narrated by: Kate Burton, Miriam Margolyes, Kevin Theis, Joao de Sousa, Melanie Dix, Elizabeth Laidlaw, Frances Limoncelli
- Length: 2 hrs and 5 mins
- Release date: 16-03-2009
- Language: English
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The Canterbury Tales
- Penguin Classics
- By: Geoffrey Chaucer, Nevill Coghill (Translation)
- Narrated by: Lesley Manville, Daniel Weyman, Derek Jacobi, and others
- Length: 16 hrs and 44 mins
- Unabridged
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In The Canterbury Tales Chaucer created one of the great touchstones of English literature, a masterly collection of chivalric romances, moral allegories and low farce. A story-telling competition between a group of pilgrims from all walks of life is the occasion for a series of tales that range from the Knight's account of courtly love and the ebullient Wife of Bath's Arthurian legend, to the ribald anecdotes of the Miller and the Cook.
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Better than expected
- By Brydie Robinson on 07-02-2023
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The Canterbury Tales
- Penguin Classics
- Narrated by: Lesley Manville, Daniel Weyman, Derek Jacobi, Seroca Davis, Jay Bernard, Michael Balogun, Roy McMillan
- Length: 16 hrs and 44 mins
- Release date: 26-09-2019
- Language: English
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The Oscar Wilde Collection
- By: Oscar Wilde
- Narrated by: James Marsters, Jacqueline Bisset, Alfred Molina, and others
- Length: 8 hrs and 22 mins
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Four classic comedies from one of the wittiest playwrights in Western literature: Lady Windermere's Fan, A Woman of No Importance, An Ideal Husband, and The Importance of Being Earnest, all featuring star-studded casts with the likes of Jacqueline Bisset, Miriam Margolyes, James Marsters, Alfred Molina, Roger Rees, Yeardley Smith, Eric Stoltz, and many more. This audio also includes a chilling dramatization of Wilde's sole novel, The Picture of Dorian Gray.
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Brilliance has a name and that name is Oscar Wilde
- By Anonymous User on 20-11-2018
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The Oscar Wilde Collection
- Narrated by: James Marsters, Jacqueline Bisset, Alfred Molina, Roger Rees, Eric Stoltz, Charles Busch, Yeardley Smith
- Length: 8 hrs and 22 mins
- Release date: 16-08-2011
- Language: English
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The Iliad
- By: Homer, Edward Earl of Derby - translator
- Narrated by: Dikran Tulaine
- Length: 15 hrs and 26 mins
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The Illiad dates back to the 8th century BC and is Homer's epic precursor to The Odyssey. Set during the Trojan War, it tells of battles and events during the weeks of a quarrel between King Agamemnon and the warrior Achilles.
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The Iliad
- Narrated by: Dikran Tulaine
- Length: 15 hrs and 26 mins
- Release date: 29-02-2012
- Language: English
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How to Die
- An Ancient Guide to the End of Life
- By: Seneca, James S. Romm - introduction and translation
- Narrated by: P. J. Ochlan
- Length: 2 hrs and 29 mins
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"It takes an entire lifetime to learn how to die", wrote the Roman Stoic philosopher Seneca (c. 4 BC-65 AD). He counseled readers to "study death always", and took his own advice, returning to the subject again and again in all his writings, yet he never treated it in a complete work. How to Die gathers in one volume, for the first time, Seneca's remarkable meditations on death and dying. Edited and translated by James S. Romm, How to Die reveals a provocative thinker who speaks with a startling frankness about the need to accept death or even, under certain conditions, to seek it out.
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Great Reading, Poor Arguments
- By Nathan on 03-12-2018
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How to Die
- An Ancient Guide to the End of Life
- Narrated by: P. J. Ochlan
- Series: Ancient Wisdom for Modern Readers
- Length: 2 hrs and 29 mins
- Release date: 20-03-2018
- Language: English
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The Odyssey
- By: Homer, Alexander Pope - translator
- Narrated by: Bernard Clark
- Length: 15 hrs and 22 mins
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Homer's epic poem, written near the end of eighth century BC in Greece, follows the hero Odysseus as he journeys home after the fall of Troy. Many scholars believe that The Odyssey was originally composed as an oral tradition and was more likely meant to be heard than read, making it a great listen.
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The Odyssey
- Narrated by: Bernard Clark
- Length: 15 hrs and 22 mins
- Release date: 22-02-2012
- Language: English
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Life Lessons from the Great Myths
- By: J. Rufus Fears, The Great Courses
- Narrated by: J. Rufus Fears
- Length: 18 hrs and 22 mins
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Change the way you think about some of the greatest stories ever told with this examination of the most important myths from more than 3,000 years of history. The ways in which the human imagination can transform historical events, people, and themes into powerful myths that endure through the ages is nothing short of awe-inspiring.
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Great performance, too much agenda.
- By karl hand on 01-12-2017
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Life Lessons from the Great Myths
- Narrated by: J. Rufus Fears
- Series: The Great Courses: Intellectual History
- Length: 18 hrs and 22 mins
- Release date: 08-07-2013
- Language: English
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Meditations of Marcus Aurelius
- By: Marcus Aurelius
- Narrated by: Alan Munro
- Length: 5 hrs and 39 mins
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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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Great book but
- By Bachir El Khoury on 30-03-2015
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Meditations of Marcus Aurelius
- Narrated by: Alan Munro
- Length: 5 hrs and 39 mins
- Release date: 03-07-2012
- Language: English
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Homer and His Iliad
- By: Robin Lane Fox
- Narrated by: Steve John Shepherd
- Length: 16 hrs and 43 mins
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Homer's Iliad is the famous epic poem set among the tales of Troy. Its subject is the anger of the hero Achilles and its consequences for the warring Greeks and Trojans. Unlike other books on the Iliad, this one combines the detailed expertise of a historian with the sensitivity of a teacher of it as poetry. Lane Fox goes on to consider hallmarks of the poem, its values, implicit and explicit, its characters, its women, its gods and even its horses. He argues repeatedly for its beautiful observation and addresses its parallel use of what is, to us, the natural world.
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Homer and His Iliad
- Narrated by: Steve John Shepherd
- Length: 16 hrs and 43 mins
- Release date: 13-07-2023
- Language: English
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Meditations
- By: Marcus Aurelius
- Narrated by: Peter Batchelor
- Length: 5 hrs and 35 mins
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Meditations is former US President Bill Clinton's favorite book. This audio consists of a series of personal writings by Marcus Aurelius, Roman Emperor AD 161-180, setting forth his ideas on Stoic philosophy.
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too fast the reader was but ok at..8 full speed
- By George on 18-04-2016
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Meditations
- Narrated by: Peter Batchelor
- Length: 5 hrs and 35 mins
- Release date: 24-03-2015
- Language: English
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Myth in Human History
- By: Grant L. Voth, The Great Courses
- Narrated by: Grant L. Voth
- Length: 18 hrs and 28 mins
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Myths provide the keys to truly grasping the ways that principles, rituals, codes, and taboos are woven into the fabric of a particular society or civilization. It's through myths that we can answer these and other fundamental questions: How was the universe created, and why? What is the purpose of evil? Why is society organized the way it is? How did natural features like rivers, mountains, and oceans emerge?This entertaining and illuminating course plunges you into the world's greatest myths.
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A great introduction to human myth
- By Anonymous User on 05-12-2019
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Myth in Human History
- Narrated by: Grant L. Voth
- Series: The Great Courses: Western Literature
- Length: 18 hrs and 28 mins
- Release date: 08-07-2013
- 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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Not what I had expected
- By Graeme on 21-03-2017
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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: 08-07-2013
- Language: English
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Much Ado About Nothing
- Much Ado About Nothing (Dramatized)
- By: William Shakespeare
- Narrated by: David Tennant, Samantha Spiro, full cast
- Length: 2 hrs and 14 mins
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In Shakespeare's comedy of wit, love and miscommunication, Beatrice and Benedick and Hero and Claudio are pushed into and pulled out of love, their friends playing cupid with life-changing consequences. David Tennant and Samantha Spiro star as the famous sparring partners Benedick and Beatrice, with Chiwetel Ejiofor and Emilia Fox as Claudio and Hero. The supporting cast includes Maxine Peake and Julian Rhind-Tutt
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classical works with exceptional voice talents.
- By Discovering.Marina on 05-11-2022
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Much Ado About Nothing
- Much Ado About Nothing (Dramatized)
- Narrated by: David Tennant, Samantha Spiro, full cast
- Length: 2 hrs and 14 mins
- Release date: 06-05-2005
- Language: English
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Julius Caesar
- By: William Shakespeare
- Narrated by: Andrew Buchan, Sean Barrett
- Length: 2 hrs and 16 mins
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Julius Caesar is one of Shakespeare’s most compelling Roman plays. The plot against Caesar and the infamous assassination scene make for unforgettable listening. Brutus, the true protagonist of the play, is mesmerizing in his psychological state of anguish, forced to choose between the bonds of friendship and his desire for patriotic justice.
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Purely Amazing
- By Anonymous User on 16-07-2023
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Julius Caesar
- Narrated by: Andrew Buchan, Sean Barrett
- Length: 2 hrs and 16 mins
- Release date: 01-04-2012
- Language: English
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The Aeneid
- Revised and Expanded Edition
- By: Vergil
- Narrated by: Susanna Braund
- Length: 10 hrs and 53 mins
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A powerful and poignant translation of Vergil’s epic poem, newly equipped with introduction and notes.
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The Aeneid
- Revised and Expanded Edition
- Narrated by: Susanna Braund
- Length: 10 hrs and 53 mins
- Release date: 22-08-2023
- Language: English
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Oedipus the King
- By: Sophocles
- Narrated by: Michael Sheen, full cast
- Length: 1 hr and 40 mins
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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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Oedipus the King
- Narrated by: Michael Sheen, full cast
- Length: 1 hr and 40 mins
- Release date: 26-12-1999
- Language: English
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The Theogony
- By: Hesiod
- Narrated by: Peter Coates
- Length: 1 hr and 10 mins
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The Theogony "the genealogy or birth of the gods" is a poem by Hesiod (8th – 7th century BC) describing the origins and genealogies of the Greek gods, composed c. 730–700 BC. It is written in the Epic dialect of Ancient Greek and contains 1022 lines. Hesiod's Theogony is a large-scale synthesis of a vast variety of local Greek traditions concerning the gods, organized as a narrative that tells how they came to be and how they established permanent control over the cosmos. It is the first known Greek mythical cosmogony.
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The Theogony
- Narrated by: Peter Coates
- Length: 1 hr and 10 mins
- Release date: 29-01-2024
- Language: English
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The Theogony of Hesiod
- By: Hesiod
- Narrated by: Andrea Giordani
- Length: 1 hr and 22 mins
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The Theogony (composed c. 700 BC) is a poem by Hesiod (8th-7th century BC) describing the origins and genealogies of the Greek gods. A theogony is a part of Greek mythology which attempts to articulate reality as a whole. Hesiod's work is a synthesis of various local Greek traditions concerning the gods, organized as a narrative that tells of their origin and how they established control over the Cosmos.
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Voice puts me to sleep
- By Anonymous User on 06-10-2019
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The Theogony of Hesiod
- Narrated by: Andrea Giordani
- Length: 1 hr and 22 mins
- Release date: 06-03-2019
- Language: English
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