Lais
People who bought this also bought...
-
Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
- Penguin Classics
- By: Bernard O'Donoghue
- Length: Not Yet Known
- Unabridged
-
Overall0 out of 5 stars 0
-
Performance0 out of 5 stars 0
-
Story0 out of 5 stars 0
Composed during the 14th century in the English Midlands, Sir Gawain and the Green Knight describes the events that follow when a mysterious green-coloured knight rides into King Arthur's Camelot in deep mid-winter. The mighty knight presents a challenge to the court: he will allow himself to be struck by one blow, on the condition that he will be allowed to return the strike on the following New Year's Eve.
-
Europe in the High Middle Ages
- By: William Chester Jordan
- Narrated by: Leon Nixon
- Length: 13 hrs and 57 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall4 out of 5 stars 8
-
Performance3.5 out of 5 stars 8
-
Story4 out of 5 stars 8
It was an age of hope and possibility, of accomplishment and expansion. Europe's High Middle Ages spanned the Crusades, the building of Chartres Cathedral, Dante's Inferno, and Thomas Aquinas. Buoyant, confident, creative, the era seemed to be flowering into a true renaissance - until the disastrous 14th century rained catastrophe in the form of plagues, famine, and war. In Europe in the High Middle Ages, William Chester Jordan paints a vivid, teeming landscape that captures this lost age in all its glory and complexity.
-
4 out of 5 stars
-
Good book narrator detracts
- By Art on 12-13-19
-
The Inferno
- By: Dante, Robert Hollander - translator, Jean Hollander - translator
- Narrated by: Dominic Hoffman
- Length: 4 hrs and 41 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 74
-
Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 62
-
Story4.5 out of 5 stars 61
The epic grandeur of Dante's masterpiece has inspired readers and listeners for 700 years and has entered the human imagination. But the further we move from the late medieval world of Dante, the more a rich understanding and enjoyment of the poem depends on knowledgeable guidance.
-
5 out of 5 stars
-
Into Hell
- By Adam on 10-25-19
-
On Christian Liberty
- By: Martin Luther
- Narrated by: Chris Robinson
- Length: 24 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall1 out of 5 stars 1
-
Performance5 out of 5 stars 1
-
Story5 out of 5 stars 1
Martin Luther's On Christian Liberty is considered to be Luther's seminal work on the doctrine of salvation by grace through faith alone, and not through works. This short manifesto expounds on the nature of the freedom of a Christian, providing some of the principles that would become the foundation of the Protestant Reformation.
-
1 out of 5 stars
-
Not the full book- just the letter at the end :(
- By Emily Corcoran on 01-26-20
-
Parzival
- By: Wolfram Von Eschenbach
- Narrated by: Adriel Brandt
- Length: 17 hrs and 24 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall0 out of 5 stars 0
-
Performance0 out of 5 stars 0
-
Story0 out of 5 stars 0
Parzival is a romantic poem written by Wolfram von Eschenbach in Middle High German. Regarded as one of the masterpieces of the Middle Ages, the romance was the most popular vernacular verse narrative in medieval Germany. Dated to the first quarter of the 13th century, the poem tells the story of the Arthurian hero Parzival and his quest for the Holy Grail. The most notable elements of the work are an emphasis on the importance of humility, compassion, and sympathy. Richard Wagner based his famous opera Parsifal on Parzival.
-
The Mabinogion
- By: Sioned Davies - Translator
- Narrated by: James Cameron Stewart
- Length: 11 hrs and 14 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall4 out of 5 stars 21
-
Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 19
-
Story4 out of 5 stars 18
Celtic mythology, Arthurian romance, and an intriguing interpretation of British history - these are just some of the themes embraced by the anonymous authors of the eleven tales that make up the Welsh medieval masterpiece known as The Mabinogion. They tell of Gwydion the shape-shifter, who can create a woman out of flowers; of Math the magician whose feet must lie in the lap of a virgin; of hanging a pregnant mouse and hunting a magical boar.
-
5 out of 5 stars
-
Vibrant New Translation Puts You In Wales!
- By Brad A. on 11-16-18
-
Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
- Penguin Classics
- By: Bernard O'Donoghue
- Length: Not Yet Known
- Unabridged
-
Overall0 out of 5 stars 0
-
Performance0 out of 5 stars 0
-
Story0 out of 5 stars 0
Composed during the 14th century in the English Midlands, Sir Gawain and the Green Knight describes the events that follow when a mysterious green-coloured knight rides into King Arthur's Camelot in deep mid-winter. The mighty knight presents a challenge to the court: he will allow himself to be struck by one blow, on the condition that he will be allowed to return the strike on the following New Year's Eve.
-
Europe in the High Middle Ages
- By: William Chester Jordan
- Narrated by: Leon Nixon
- Length: 13 hrs and 57 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall4 out of 5 stars 8
-
Performance3.5 out of 5 stars 8
-
Story4 out of 5 stars 8
It was an age of hope and possibility, of accomplishment and expansion. Europe's High Middle Ages spanned the Crusades, the building of Chartres Cathedral, Dante's Inferno, and Thomas Aquinas. Buoyant, confident, creative, the era seemed to be flowering into a true renaissance - until the disastrous 14th century rained catastrophe in the form of plagues, famine, and war. In Europe in the High Middle Ages, William Chester Jordan paints a vivid, teeming landscape that captures this lost age in all its glory and complexity.
-
4 out of 5 stars
-
Good book narrator detracts
- By Art on 12-13-19
-
The Inferno
- By: Dante, Robert Hollander - translator, Jean Hollander - translator
- Narrated by: Dominic Hoffman
- Length: 4 hrs and 41 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 74
-
Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 62
-
Story4.5 out of 5 stars 61
The epic grandeur of Dante's masterpiece has inspired readers and listeners for 700 years and has entered the human imagination. But the further we move from the late medieval world of Dante, the more a rich understanding and enjoyment of the poem depends on knowledgeable guidance.
-
5 out of 5 stars
-
Into Hell
- By Adam on 10-25-19
-
On Christian Liberty
- By: Martin Luther
- Narrated by: Chris Robinson
- Length: 24 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall1 out of 5 stars 1
-
Performance5 out of 5 stars 1
-
Story5 out of 5 stars 1
Martin Luther's On Christian Liberty is considered to be Luther's seminal work on the doctrine of salvation by grace through faith alone, and not through works. This short manifesto expounds on the nature of the freedom of a Christian, providing some of the principles that would become the foundation of the Protestant Reformation.
-
1 out of 5 stars
-
Not the full book- just the letter at the end :(
- By Emily Corcoran on 01-26-20
-
Parzival
- By: Wolfram Von Eschenbach
- Narrated by: Adriel Brandt
- Length: 17 hrs and 24 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall0 out of 5 stars 0
-
Performance0 out of 5 stars 0
-
Story0 out of 5 stars 0
Parzival is a romantic poem written by Wolfram von Eschenbach in Middle High German. Regarded as one of the masterpieces of the Middle Ages, the romance was the most popular vernacular verse narrative in medieval Germany. Dated to the first quarter of the 13th century, the poem tells the story of the Arthurian hero Parzival and his quest for the Holy Grail. The most notable elements of the work are an emphasis on the importance of humility, compassion, and sympathy. Richard Wagner based his famous opera Parsifal on Parzival.
-
The Mabinogion
- By: Sioned Davies - Translator
- Narrated by: James Cameron Stewart
- Length: 11 hrs and 14 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall4 out of 5 stars 21
-
Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 19
-
Story4 out of 5 stars 18
Celtic mythology, Arthurian romance, and an intriguing interpretation of British history - these are just some of the themes embraced by the anonymous authors of the eleven tales that make up the Welsh medieval masterpiece known as The Mabinogion. They tell of Gwydion the shape-shifter, who can create a woman out of flowers; of Math the magician whose feet must lie in the lap of a virgin; of hanging a pregnant mouse and hunting a magical boar.
-
5 out of 5 stars
-
Vibrant New Translation Puts You In Wales!
- By Brad A. on 11-16-18
-
The Qur'an
- A New Translation by M. A. S. Abdel Haleem
- By: M. A. S. Abdel Haleem - translator
- Narrated by: Ayman Haleem
- Length: 19 hrs and 15 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 190
-
Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 165
-
Story4.5 out of 5 stars 161
The Qur'an, believed by Muslims to be the word of God, was revealed to the Prophet Muhammad 1,400 years ago. It is the supreme authority in Islam and the living source of all Islamic teaching; it is a sacred text and a book of guidance that sets out the creed, rituals, ethics, and laws of the Islamic religion. It has been one of the most influential books in the history of literature. Recognized as the greatest literary masterpiece in Arabic, it has nevertheless remained difficult to understand in its English translations.
-
5 out of 5 stars
-
Excellent Recitation
- By Youssef Mosallam on 11-30-18
-
The Argonautica
- Jason and the Golden Fleece
- By: Apollonius of Rhodes
- Narrated by: Charlton Griffin
- Length: 14 hrs and 52 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall4 out of 5 stars 15
-
Performance4 out of 5 stars 15
-
Story4.5 out of 5 stars 15
The Argonautica, also known as Jason and the Golden Fleece or Jason and the Argonauts, is the only surviving epic poem from Hellenistic Greece. It is a masterpiece whose story was well known to the audiences of the time. Virgil and other later poets were greatly influenced by it. Its author, Apollonius, was a well-known third century BC scholar living in Alexandria during the great age of Ptolomaic scholarship, and his bold attempt at writing a Homeric epic about Jason and his quest for the Golden Fleece faced a daunting audience of knowledgeable contemporaries.
-
3 out of 5 stars
-
Poor execution
- By Anthony Alemany on 09-19-18
-
Le Morte D'Arthur
- By: Sir Thomas Malory
- Narrated by: Chris MacDonnell
- Length: 37 hrs and 26 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 101
-
Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 94
-
Story4.5 out of 5 stars 94
To the modern eye, King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table have many similarities to our own contemporary super-heroes. Equipped with magical powers, enchanted swords, super-strength, and countless villains to take on, they protect the weak and innocent and adhere to their own code of honor. Comparing Batman, Superman, and Captain America to Sir Launcelot, Sir Tristram, and Sir Galahad isn't a huge leap of the imagination.
-
5 out of 5 stars
-
This is my go-to audio version of Malory
- By Arthurian Tapestry on 03-16-19
-
The Canterbury Tales
- A New Unabridged Translation by Burton Raffel
- By: Geoffrey Chaucer
- Narrated by: uncredited
- Length: 22 hrs and 21 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall4 out of 5 stars 124
-
Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 79
-
Story4 out of 5 stars 81
Lively, absorbing, often outrageously funny, Chaucer's The Canterbury Tales is a work of genius, an undisputed classic that has held a special appeal for each generation of readers. The Tales gathers 29 of literature's most enduring (and endearing) characters in a vivid group portrait that captures the full spectrum of medieval society, from the exalted Knight to the humble Plowman. This unabridged work is based on the new translation.
-
4 out of 5 stars
-
Lack of coherant "chapters"
- By Jennifer on 02-24-10
-
Their Eyes Were Watching God
- By: Zora Neale Hurston
- Narrated by: Ruby Dee
- Length: 6 hrs and 44 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 7,115
-
Performance5 out of 5 stars 6,107
-
Story4.5 out of 5 stars 6,083
Their Eyes Were Watching God, an American classic, is the luminous and haunting novel about Janie Crawford, a Southern Black woman in the 1930s, whose journey from a free-spirited girl to a woman of independence and substance has inspired writers and readers for close to 70 years.
-
5 out of 5 stars
-
Ruby Dee is amazing
- By Jennifer on 04-20-13
-
Beowulf
- By: Seamus Heaney
- Narrated by: Seamus Heaney
- Length: 2 hrs and 13 mins
- Abridged
-
Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 973
-
Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 756
-
Story4.5 out of 5 stars 741
New York Times best seller and Whitebread Book of the Year, Nobel Laureate Seamus Heaney's new translation of Beowulf comes to life in this gripping audio. Heaney's performance reminds us that Beowulf, written near the turn of another millennium, was intended to be heard not read.
-
4 out of 5 stars
-
Why, oh, why is it abridged?
- By Tad Davis on 09-25-08
Publisher's Summary
Marie de France visse nel XII secolo, e di lei si sa pochissimo, solo quello che scrive di se stessa: "Il mio nome è Maria e sono di Francia. Visse probabilmente alla corte di Enrico II d'Inghilterra e di Eleonora d'Aquitania, ed è la più antica narratrice nelle letterature volgari d’Occidente. Questa è una collezione di storie cortesi (originalmente in lingua d’oïl ) – famose novelle d’amore tutte tramandate da canzoni bretoni.
Marie de France, accanto a Chretien de Troyes, inaugura il cosiddetto Ciclo di Bretagna, che deriva dalla fiaba di Artù e Merlino. La traduzione di Serafino Balduzzi in prosa e versi liberi ha mantenuto tutta la freschezza e la leggerezza dell’originale.
Please Note: This audiobook is in Italian.
More from the same
What members say
Average Customer Ratings
Overall
-
3 out of 5 stars
-
5 Stars0
-
4 Stars0
-
3 Stars2
-
2 Stars0
-
1 Stars0
Performance
-
3.5 out of 5 stars
-
5 Stars0
-
4 Stars1
-
3 Stars1
-
2 Stars0
-
1 Stars0
Story
-
2.5 out of 5 stars
-
5 Stars0
-
4 Stars0
-
3 Stars1
-
2 Stars1
-
1 Stars0