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It is the year 778. The mighty French army, led by Emperor Charlemagne, confronts Saracen forces in the bloody Battle of Roncevaux Pass. In the course of this thrilling epic poem we follow the emperor’s hot-headed nephew Roland into battle. We are privy to the deal struck between the Saracen king Marsilie and Roland’s conniving stepfather Guene. We see both armour and bodies split by the blows of lances and swords, horses fall, and the heroic brotherhood of soldiery tested to its limit. At Charlemagne’s command, even priests go to war.
The story builds to a nail-biting climax–when a single trumpeting blast on an elephant’s horn changes the course of history. All this and more is to be found in this magnificent tale of faith, honour, courage–and treachery.
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The Kalevala provides a compelling insight into the myths and folklore of Finland. Compiled by Elias Lönnrot in the 19th century, this impressive volume follows a tradition of oral storytelling that goes back some 2000 years, and it is often compared to such epic poems as Homer's Odyssey. However, The Kalevala has little in common with the culture of its Nordic neighbors: It is primarily poetic, it is mythical rather than historic, and its heroes solve their problems with magic more often than violence.
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5 out of 5 stars
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This was Meant to be Read Aloud
- De FinalFrontier en 06-13-16
De: Elias Lönnrot, y otros
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The Decameron
- De: Giovanni Boccaccio
- Narrado por: Simon Russell Beale, Gunnar Cauthery, Alison Pettitt, y otros
- Duración: 28 h y 5 m
- Grabación Original
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 269
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 237
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The Decameron is one of the greatest literary works of the Middle Ages. Ten young people have fled the terrible effects of the Black Death in Florence and, in an idyllic setting, tell a series of brilliant stories, by turns humorous, bawdy, tragic and provocative. This celebration of physical and sexual vitality is Boccaccio's answer to the sublime other-worldliness of Dante's Divine Comedy.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Not Up to the Usual Naxos Standard
- De John en 11-15-17
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Tom Jones
- The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling
- De: Henry Fielding
- Narrado por: Bill Homewood
- Duración: 37 h y 52 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 144
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 131
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 132
Tom Jones, a foundling, is brought up by the kindly Mr. Allworthy as if he were his own son. Forced to leave the house as a young man after tales of his disgraceful behavior reach his benefactor's ears, he sets out in utter despair, not only because of his banishment but because he has now lost all hope of gaining the hand of the beautiful Sophia. But she too is forced to flee her parental home to escape an undesirable marriage and their stories and adventures intertwine.
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4 out of 5 stars
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terrific story BUT
- De tom en 01-28-14
De: Henry Fielding
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Four Arthurian Romances
- De: Chrétien de Troyes
- Narrado por: Nicholas Boulton
- Duración: 16 h y 48 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 46
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 39
The Arthurian Romances by Chrétien de Troyes form the wellspring of the legend of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table. Stories of knightly valour in the Welsh Marches had existed before the 12th century, but it was the magnificent poetry and imagination of Chrétien, the 12th century French poet and trouvère, which brought alive the great characters of Arthur, his wife Guinevere, Lancelot and others.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Ukemi Audio: Doing the Lord’s Work
- De John en 09-29-17
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Le Morte d'Arthur
- The Death of Arthur
- De: Sir Thomas Malory
- Narrado por: Bill Homewood
- Duración: 38 h y 4 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 42
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 33
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Of all the legends of Western civilization, perhaps the glorious adventures of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table are the best known. The Quest for the Holy Grail, and the undying illicit love between Sir Launcelot and Queen Guenevere, have provided inspiration for storytellers and poets down the ages, and sparked so many films and books of our own time.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Brilliant and powerful
- De Tad Davis en 05-19-21
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The Lay of the Nibelungs
- De: Alice Horton - translator
- Narrado por: David Rintoul
- Duración: 11 h y 7 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 43
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 31
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 31
One of the finest German medieval epic poems, The Lay of the Nibelungs is perhaps best known now as one of the principal sources for Wagner’s four-part music drama The Ring of the Nibelung. It is easy to see how Wagner was enthralled by the story and the poetry for the power of the tale drives the narrative: intense love, loyalty, jealousy, murder, duty, honour and massacre are all interwoven into a classic.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Another Fabulous Grab Bag
- De John en 02-03-20
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The Book of Taliesin
- Poems of Warfare and Praise in an Enchanted Britain
- De: Rowan Williams - translator, Gwyneth Lewis - translator
- Narrado por: Gwyneth Lewis, Rowan Williams
- Duración: 6 h y 16 m
- Versión completa
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General5 out of 5 stars 13
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 10
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 10
Taliesin's is one of the most important names in all Welsh literature - and one of its greatest mysteries. He has fascinated and inspired some of our greatest poets, including Tennyson and Robert Graves. He is a poet; a shape-shifter; a seer; a chronicler of battles fought, by sword and with magic, between the ancient kingdoms of the fifth- and sixth-century British Isles; a bridge between old Welsh mythologies and the new Christian theology; and a figure whose literary legend culminated with the compilation in 13th-century North Wales of The Book of Taliesin.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Great book and explanation
- De John en 02-14-22
De: Rowan Williams - translator, y otros
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Idylls of the King
- De: Alfred Tennyson
- Narrado por: Charlton Griffin
- Duración: 12 h y 31 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 205
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 135
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The Arthurian legend of Camelot has been told many times, but never better than by Alfred Tennyson. Employing some of the most stirring and beautiful blank verse ever written, Tennyson crafted his version of the Knights of the Round Table over the course of nearly fifty years, completing it in 1885. Despite the length of time, Tennyson managed to maintain a high level of style and continuity throughout.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Beautiful poetry
- De Roger en 01-15-08
De: Alfred Tennyson
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The Ecclesiastical History of the English People
- De: The Venerable Bede
- Narrado por: Peter Wickham
- Duración: 12 h y 57 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 52
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 39
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 39
The Ecclesiastical History of the English People was written in Latin by the Venerable Bede (673-735), a Benedictine monk living in Northumbria, an important Christian centre in the eighth century. It is a remarkable document, tracing, in general, early Anglo-Saxon history, and in particular, as the title proclaims, the growth and establishment of Christianity against the backdrop of the political life.
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4 out of 5 stars
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good story
- De Henry Harrity en 04-21-20
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The Divine Comedy
- Penguin Classics
- De: Robin Kirkpatrick - translator, Dante Alighieri
- Narrado por: Jot Davies, Robin Kirkpatrick, Kristin Atherton
- Duración: 17 h y 17 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 34
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 29
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 29
The Divine Comedy describes Dante's descent into Hell with Virgil as a guide, his ascent of Mount Purgatory and his encounter with his dead love Beatrice, and finally, his arrival in Heaven. Examining questions of faith, desire and enlightenment, the poem is a brilliantly nuanced and moving allegory of human redemption. This major translation is published here for the first time in a single volume.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Solid, read with gusto
- De Tad Davis en 11-15-20
De: Robin Kirkpatrick - translator, y otros
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Marie
- De: H. Rider Haggard
- Narrado por: Shelly Frasier
- Duración: 10 h y 3 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 47
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 40
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 40
Allan Quatermain, hero of King Solomon's mines, tells a moving tale of his first wife, the Dutch-born Marie Marais, and the adventures that were linked to her beautiful, tragic history. This moving story depicts the tumultuous political era of the 1830s, involving the Boers, French colonists and the Zulu tribe in the Cape colony of South Africa. Hate and suspicion run high between the home government and the Dutch subjects.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Confusing narration!
- De Browsing en 02-22-14
De: H. Rider Haggard
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The Faerie Queene
- De: Edmund Spenser
- Narrado por: David Timson
- Duración: 33 h y 10 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 91
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 78
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 77
This remarkable poem, dedicated to Queen Elizabeth I, was Spenser's finest achievement. The first epic poem in modern English, The Faerie Queene combines dramatic narratives of chivalrous adventure with exquisite and picturesque episodes of pageantry. At the same time, Spenser is expounding a deeply-felt allegory of the eternal struggle between Truth and Error....
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5 out of 5 stars
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High Fantasy from the Renaissance
- De Jabba en 10-03-15
De: Edmund Spenser
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Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
- De: J. R. R. Tolkien
- Narrado por: Terry Jones
- Duración: 4 h y 25 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 735
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A collection of three medieval English poems, translated by Tolkien for the modern-day reader and containing romance, tragedy, love, sex and honour.
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5 out of 5 stars
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An absolute delight!
- De Shannon Slee en 07-15-18
De: J. R. R. Tolkien
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Njál's Saga
- De: Anonymous
- Narrado por: Gunnar Cauthery
- Duración: 13 h y 4 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 55
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 48
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 47
Based on events that took place between 960 and 1020 AD, Njál 's Saga is a mesmerizing drama about a multigenerational cycle of violence and retribution, and the feuds and passions that perpetuate it. The eponymous sage Njál, known for his keen legal mind, is one of Iceland's pre-eminent men, along with Gunnar of Hlidarendi, a fierce and formidable warrior married to the diabolical Hallgerd, whose conniving instigates the interminable pattern of romance, action and brutality - until one unforgivable act ends it all.
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2 out of 5 stars
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censored version
- De Amazon Customer en 01-26-21
De: Anonymous
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Les Misérables
- De: Victor Hugo
- Narrado por: Bill Homewood
- Duración: 67 h y 53 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 709
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 638
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 644
Les Misérables is set in Paris after the French Revolution. In the sewers and backstreets, we encounter "the wolf-like tread of crime", and assassination for a few sous is all in a day's work. We weep with the unlucky and heart-broken Fantine, and we exult with the heroic revolutionaries of the barricades; but above all we thrill to the steadfast courage and nobility of soul of ex-convict Jean Valjean, always in danger from the relentless pursuit of the diabolical Inspector Javert.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Use earphones that are light on bass
- De Tad Davis en 11-08-15
De: Victor Hugo