Arts Podcasts
Librivox: Alienista, O by Machado de Assis, Joaquim MariaJoin Now to Follow
O Alienista, de Machado de Assis, é um pequeno romance sobre loucura, cientificismo e poder. O enredo se desenrola a partir dos esforços científicos de um importante médico português, o dr. Simão Bacamarte, cuja obsessão pela busca de um método universal para tratar e curar distúrbios mentais leva os habitantes da pequena cidade de Itaguaí ao terror, conspiração e a tentativas de revolução. Em pouco tempo, o hospício do dr. Bacamarte passa a tratar não só os doentes mentais, mas também os sãos, que, segundo o diagnóstico do médico, poderiam vir a desenvolver doenças mentais. O Alienista tem como tema a crítica ao cientificismo arbitrário e sua influência em elementos políticos e culturais. The Psychiatrist is a tragicomic literary piece on madness, scientism and power. It follows the scientific efforts of Dr. Simão Bacamarte, a prominent Portuguese physician whose obsession for discovering a universal method to treat and consequently cure mental disturbs drives the inhabitants of the small town of Itaguaí to fear, conspiracy and revolutionary attempts. In a short space of time, Bacamarte's madhouse passes to take inside of its walls not only mentally ill patients but also healthy citizens who, according to the doctor's diagnoses, are about to develop some sort of mental illness. The Psychiatrist stands out as a highly ironic critic to the arbitrary of Scientism and its influence on cultural and political matters. (Summary adapted from Wikipedia by Leni)
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Librivox: Menschen der Ehe, Die by Mackay, John HenryJoin Now to Follow
Ein Brief seiner Stiefschwester zieht den jungen Mann Franz Grach zurück in seine Heimatstadt. Konfrontiert mit der provinziellen Spießbürgerlichkeit, erlebt er eine Zeitreise, die ihn nicht nur an Kindertage erinnert... John Henry Mackays Erzählung ist nicht allein ein frühes Plädoyer für freie Liebe, sondern gleichsam eine Kritik an der Gesellschafts- und Wirtschaftsform seiner Zeit. (Summary by Ragnar)
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Librivox: Just So Stories (version 3) by Kipling, RudyardJoin Now to Follow
These whimsical short stories offer fanciful answers to a dozen of childhood's favorite "why" and "how" questions. With their generous sprinkling of nonsense words as well as a delightfully rhythmic storytelling feel, they seem to have been written to be read aloud. (summary by rachelellen)
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Librivox: Betsey and I Are Out by Carleton, WillJoin Now to Follow
LibriVox volunteers bring you 11 recordings of Betsey and I Are Out by Will Carleton. This was the fortnightly poetry project for March 22nd, 2009.
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Librivox: Short Poetry Collection 007 by VariousJoin Now to Follow
Librivox’s Short Poetry Collection 007: a collection of 20 public-domain poems.
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Librivox: Short Story Collection Vol. 004 by VariousJoin Now to Follow
Librivox’s Short Story Collection 004: a collection of 20 short essays and fiction in the public domain read by a variety of Librivox members.
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Librivox: Three Short Works by Flaubert, GustaveJoin Now to Follow
Here is a collection of strikingly different pieces by Flaubert: a prose poem in the voices of Death, Satan and Nero; the trials and apotheosis of a medieval saint; and the life of a selfless maid in 19th century France. Each exhibits the vigorous exactness, and the mixture of realism and romanticism, for which Flaubert is renowned.
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Librivox: Hand that Rocks the Cradle is the Hand that Rules the World, The by Wallace, William RossJoin Now to Follow
For Mother’s Day 2006, we’ve recorded five versions of this tribute to Mothers and their role in shaping the future. The title is very famous out of its context, but now you can hear how it was originally intended.
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Librivox: Short Poetry Collection 008 by VariousJoin Now to Follow
Librivox’s Short Poetry Collection 008: a collection of 20 public-domain poems.
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Librivox: Persuasion (version 4) by Austen, JaneJoin Now to Follow
Several years before the events of the novel, Anne Elliott fell in love with a young and handsome but poor naval officer. She was persuaded by her friends and family to refuse him when he asked her to marry him. Now she meets him again...
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