Showing titles in Ancient, Classical & Medieval Literature
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King Henry IV
- Shadow of Succession
- By: William Shakespeare
- Narrated by: Harry Althaus, William Brown, Wilson Cain III, and others
- Length: 1 hr and 59 mins
- Unabridged
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Shakespeare's drama tells the story of a young man who can only come into his own upon his father's death and the father who longs for immortality. Using only Shakespeare's words, this adaptation tells the deeply personal story of Prince Hal's coming of age and his relationships with two father figures: the mistrustful King Henry IV and the hilarious, irrepressible Falstaff. A Court Theatre Production.
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King Henry IV
- Shadow of Succession
- Narrated by: Harry Althaus, William Brown, Wilson Cain III, Raul Esparza, Raymond Fox, Ned Mochel, Nicholas Rudall
- Length: 1 hr and 59 mins
- Release date: 26-02-09
- Language: English
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The Odyssey
- By: Homer
- Narrated by: Simon Prebble
- Length: 10 hrs and 47 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall13
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Performance7
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Story6
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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Medea
- By: Euripides
- Narrated by: Mark Bowen
- Length: 1 hr and 59 mins
- Unabridged
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The story of Medea is only one part of a myth about the Argonauts' campaign. It portrays Jason joining a battle with fire-breathing bulls and a dragon guarding the Golden Fleece; Medea is helping him tame the beasts. She then follows him to Greece, because she falls in love. It is also a story of how a once young, beautiful and joyful woman transforms into a monster, hungry for revenge; she kills even her own children. A long trail of horrible deaths, tied to her life path, is hard to imagine.
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Medea
- Narrated by: Mark Bowen
- Length: 1 hr and 59 mins
- Release date: 18-12-23
- Language: English
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The Apology of Socrates: Adapted for the Contemporary Reader
- By: Plato, James Harris
- Narrated by: Michael T Downey
- Length: 57 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall2
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Performance2
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The Apology of Socrates, by Plato, is the dialogue that presents the speech of legal self-defense, which Socrates presented at his trial for impiety and corruption, in 399 BC. Specifically, The Apology of Socrates is a defense against the charges of “corrupting the youth” and “not believing in the same gods as the city, but in other gods which are novel” to Athens.
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Fantastic
- By Aton L Buense on 08-02-25
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The Apology of Socrates: Adapted for the Contemporary Reader
- Narrated by: Michael T Downey
- Length: 57 mins
- Release date: 30-10-17
- Language: English
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The Manual
- A Philosopher's Guide to Life
- By: Epictetus, Ancient Renewal, Sam Torode
- Narrated by: Sam Torode
- Length: 47 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall16
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Performance13
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Epictetus (c. AD 50-135) was a former Roman slave (he was also lame in one leg, and walked with a crutch) who went on to become a great teacher. His philosophy, Stoicism, was practical, not theoretical - aimed at relieving human suffering here and now. The Manual is a collection of Epictetus' essential teachings and pithy sayings, compiled by one of his students.
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Thanks !!
- By JezArnold on 06-03-20
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The Manual
- A Philosopher's Guide to Life
- Narrated by: Sam Torode
- Length: 47 mins
- Release date: 23-05-17
- Language: English
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The Waste Land and Other Poems
- By: T. S. Eliot
- Narrated by: Edoardo Ballerini
- Length: 47 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4
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Performance4
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The Waste Land and Other Poems by T. S. Eliot, read by Edoardo Ballerini. To mark the centenary of the publication of The Waste Land, by T. S. Eliot, Faber & Faber, in association with the T. S. Eliot Foundation, commissioned this new recording of T. S. Eliot's major poems, narrated by Edoardo Ballerini. Ballerini is widely regarded as the brightest star of the audiobook era, one of the finest narrators of literature today.
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excellent
- By orlando on 06-07-24
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The Waste Land and Other Poems
- Narrated by: Edoardo Ballerini
- Length: 47 mins
- Release date: 04-01-22
- Language: English
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Catullus: The Complete Poems
- By: Catullus
- Narrated by: Charlton Griffin
- Length: 3 hrs and 10 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall10
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Performance8
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Acerbic wit and stinging satire are contrasted with delicate sensibility and passionate desire in the work of the Latin poet Catullus. Armed with an urbane sophistication and an aristocratic circle of friends, Catullus moved about easily in the upper ranks of Roman society and was acquainted with Cicero, Caesar, and Pompey among others.
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A disappointment
- By Clare Bear on 30-01-22
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Catullus: The Complete Poems
- Narrated by: Charlton Griffin
- Length: 3 hrs and 10 mins
- Release date: 19-04-10
- Language: English
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Sir Gawain & the Green Knight
- New Verse Translation
- By: Naxos AudioBooks, Benedict Flynn - translator
- Narrated by: Jasper Britton
- Length: 2 hrs and 14 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall29
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Performance22
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A mysterious knight all in green arrives at King Arthur's court and issues a bizarre challenge. Gawain answers the knight - but at what cost? This new translation keeps all the poetic power of the original's extraordinary alliteration. One of the greatest stories of English literature from any period, Sir Gawain and the Green Knight is a magical, medieval combination of the epic and the uncanny.
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Magnificent!
- By Enobarbus on 27-02-20
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Sir Gawain & the Green Knight
- New Verse Translation
- Narrated by: Jasper Britton
- Length: 2 hrs and 14 mins
- Release date: 29-01-08
- Language: English
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Measure for Measure
- By: William Shakespeare
- Narrated by: John Gielgud, Ralph Richardson
- Length: 2 hrs and 26 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall6
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Performance5
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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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From 'Paradise Lost'
- A Dozen Red Roses
- By: John Milton
- Narrated by: Jenny Agutter
- Length: 1 min
- Unabridged
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Overall12
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Performance11
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A short section from Milton's epic poem, expressing how much sweeter the world is when you are with the one you love, read by Jenny Agutter.
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classic touch
- By Velveteen on 25-08-25
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From 'Paradise Lost'
- A Dozen Red Roses
- Narrated by: Jenny Agutter
- Length: 1 min
- Release date: 06-02-07
- Language: English
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Julius Caesar
- By: William Shakespeare
- Narrated by: Sir Ralph Richardson, (Null) Cast
- Length: 2 hrs and 13 mins
- Abridged
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Overall9
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Performance4
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"Cry 'Havoc,' and let slip the dogs of war..." - Antony A Shakespeare Society Production. The complete play in five acts. Features a unique cover illustration by Maurice Sendak (Where the Wild Things Are), specially commissioned for the Shakespeare on Compact Disc series -- now on digital...
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Julius Caesar
- Narrated by: Sir Ralph Richardson, (Null) Cast
- Length: 2 hrs and 13 mins
- Release date: 04-03-04
- Language: English
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Chaucer's Troilus And Criseyde
- By: Geoffrey Chaucer
- Narrated by: Tom Ferguson, Maxine Peake
- Length: 1 hr and 53 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4
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Performance3
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A BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramatisation of Chaucer's 'Troilus and Criseyde' by poet and writer Lavinia Greenlaw. One of the great works of English literature, this powerful, compelling story explores love from its first tentative beginnings through to passionate sensuality and eventual tragic...
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Chaucer's Troilus And Criseyde
- Narrated by: Tom Ferguson, Maxine Peake
- Length: 1 hr and 53 mins
- Release date: 18-11-10
- Language: English
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An Alexander Pope Collection
- By: Alexander Pope
- Narrated by: Denis Daly
- Length: 10 hrs and 30 mins
- Unabridged
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Alexander Pope (1688-1744) was the most notable literary figure of his time, just as John Dryden (1631-1700) had been of the preceding age. He was born in London, the son of a prosperous linen merchant, and to his dying day, he remained the poet of the town rather than of the country.
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An Alexander Pope Collection
- Narrated by: Denis Daly
- Length: 10 hrs and 30 mins
- Release date: 05-08-25
- Language: English
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The Treasury of Victorian Poetry
- Argo Classics
- By: Robert Browning, Lord Alfred Tennyson, Christina Rossetti, and others
- Narrated by: Sir John Gielgud, Peter Orr, Gwen Watford, and others
- Length: 3 hrs and 4 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall3
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Performance2
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A collection of the greatest poetry from the Victorian era, read by some of the 20th century’s most renowned actors. Science, religion and sexuality are played out in these timeless readings of poetry written during the Romantic period.
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Excellent recordings badly packaged
- By MJ on 10-12-23
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The Treasury of Victorian Poetry
- Argo Classics
- Narrated by: Sir John Gielgud, Peter Orr, Gwen Watford, David King
- Length: 3 hrs and 4 mins
- Release date: 05-11-20
- Language: English
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The Histories
- By: Tacitus
- Narrated by: James Adams
- Length: 10 hrs and 8 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall15
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Performance10
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This superbly written, highly listenable account of the tumult of A.D. 69 focuses on the four men who sought imperial power in the void left by Nero: an old man, a soldier, a playboy, and an extravagant debaucher. The empire-wide, year-long civil war that resulted is brought to life in this sustained narrative, which is rich in detail, intrigue, and insight, as well as the aristocratic biases of the author.
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Essential source material
- By Mary Carnegie on 15-06-18
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The Histories
- Narrated by: James Adams
- Length: 10 hrs and 8 mins
- Release date: 21-03-08
- Language: English
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Twas the Night Before Christmas
- Orchestral Production Edition
- By: Clement Clark Moore
- Narrated by: Mike Read
- Length: 24 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall20
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Performance19
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Christmas just isn't the same without this poem which is why Monkeynut Audiobooks have brought together the unforgettable voice of Mike Read, the musical genius of film composer Andrew Stamp, and leading audiobook producer Elliott Frisby to create this full orchestral version of the famous poem by Clement Clarke Moore.
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Lovely!
- By Amazon Customer on 24-12-25
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Twas the Night Before Christmas
- Orchestral Production Edition
- Narrated by: Mike Read
- Length: 24 mins
- Release date: 20-10-21
- Language: English
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Catullus’ Bedspread
- The Life of Rome’s Most Erotic Poet
- By: Daisy Dunn
- Narrated by: Mike Grady
- Length: 7 hrs and 49 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall7
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A biography of Gaius Valerius Catullus, Rome’s first great poet, a dandy who fell in love with another man’s wife and made it known to the world through his verse. This superb book gives a rare portrait of life during one of the most critical moments in world history through the eyes of one...
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It's a Classic...
- By D. Menashy on 10-03-16
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Catullus’ Bedspread
- The Life of Rome’s Most Erotic Poet
- Narrated by: Mike Grady
- Length: 7 hrs and 49 mins
- Release date: 28-01-16
- Language: English
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The Iliad
- By: Homer
- Narrated by: Anthony Quayle
- Length: 57 mins
- Abridged
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Performance1
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The Iliad of Homer is the earliest work of European literature that we have. Created in the eighth century BC it has continued to arouse interest for over 2000 years. The author intended it to be heard, as delivered by a bard or rhapsode who had made the presentation of Greek epic poetry his profession, and who had command of the vocal resources and the dramatic power to move his audience.
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The Iliad
- Narrated by: Anthony Quayle
- Length: 57 mins
- Release date: 30-10-08
- Language: English
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The Greek Histories
- The Sweeping History of Ancient Greece as Told by Its First Chroniclers: Herodotus, Thucydides, Xenophon, and Plutarch
- By: Mary Lefkowitz - editor, James Romm - editor
- Narrated by: Vivienne Leheny
- Length: 18 hrs and 29 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4
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Performance4
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From the leading scholars behind The Greek Plays, a collection of the best translations of the foremost Greek historians, presenting a sweeping history of ancient Greece as recorded by its first chroniclers “Just the thing to remind us that human history, though lamentably a work in progress...
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Fascinating content, perfect delivery
- By Mark on 10-12-24
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The Greek Histories
- The Sweeping History of Ancient Greece as Told by Its First Chroniclers: Herodotus, Thucydides, Xenophon, and Plutarch
- Narrated by: Vivienne Leheny
- Length: 18 hrs and 29 mins
- Release date: 18-01-22
- Language: English
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Meditations
- By: Marcus Aurelius
- Narrated by: Peter Batchelor
- Length: 5 hrs and 35 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall65
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Performance60
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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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The narration...
- By Davie on 29-03-17
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Meditations
- Narrated by: Peter Batchelor
- Length: 5 hrs and 35 mins
- Release date: 24-03-15
- Language: English
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