Literature Podcasts
NewsHour Poetry Series | PBS NewsHour Podcast | PBSJoin Now to Follow
A special NewsHour series that couples profiles of contempory poets with reports on news and trends in the world of poetry.
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Librivox: Multilingual Poetry Collection 007 by VariousJoin Now to Follow
Mike Houser's weblog - personal projects and interests.
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Librivox: Odyssee by HomerJoin Now to Follow
Odyssee von Homer (vermutlich gegen Ende des 8. Jahrhunderts v. Chr.) Translated by: Johann Heinrich Voß (1751-1826) Language: German (Deutsch) Ein Meisterwerk. Gilt als eines der ältesteten erhaltenen Werke der abendländischen Literatur. Voß übersetzte das die Erlebnisse des Odysseus und seiner Gefährten auf der Heimfahrt nach dem Trojanischen Krieg erzählende Epos aus dem Altgriechischen ins Deutsche (erschienen 1781). Aufgrund dieses Werkes bezeichnet man im Deutschen mit Odyssee, wie mit dem entsprechenden Wort in vielen anderen Sprachen, eine Irrfahrt. (Zusammenfassung von redaer)
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Librivox: Life Of Charlotte Brontë Volume 2, The by Gaskell, Elizabeth CleghornJoin Now to Follow
Charlotte Bronte was a British author, the eldest of the three famous Bronte sisters who have become standards of English literature. She is best known for her novel Jane Eyre, one of the greatest classics of all times. Just two years after Charlotte's death, her friend Elizabeth Gaskell wrote her biography. Want to know more about Charlotte Bronte? If you do, please read this biography. Summary by Stav Nisser.
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Librivox: Man Who Would Be King, The by Kipling, RudyardJoin Now to Follow
The Man Who Would Be King tells the story of two British adventurers in British India who become kings of Kafiristan, a remote part of Afghanistan. It was inspired by the exploits of James Brooke, an Englishman who became the "white Raja" of Sarawak in Borneo, and by the travels of American adventurer Josiah Harlan, who claimed the title Prince of Ghor. The story was first published in The Phantom Rickshaw and other Tales (Volume Five of the Indian Railway Library, published by A H Wheeler & Co of Allahabad in 1888). It also appeared in Wee Willie Winkie and Other Stories in 1895, and in numerous later editions of that collection. It is the basis for John Huston’s 1975 film of the same name, starring Sean Connery and Michael Caine as the "kings", and Christopher Plummer as Kipling. (Interim summary by Wikipedia adapted by Philippa)
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Dragon BabiesJoin Now to Follow
<p>Two sisters reread their favorite YA fantasy classics and discuss why they may be even better for adults.</p>
By Dragon Babies
This Side of Paradise by F. Scott FitzgeraldJoin Now to Follow
This Side of Paradise is the debut novel of F. Scott Fitzgerald. Published in 1920, and taking its title from a line of the Rupert Brooke poem Tiare Tahiti, the book examines the lives and morality of post-World War I youth. Its protagonist, Amory Blaine, is a wealthy and attractive Princeton University student who dabbles in literature and has a series of romances that eventually lead to his disillusionment. In his later novels, Fitzgerald would further develop the book's theme of love warped by greed and status-seeking.
By Books Should Be Free
The Milt Rosenberg ShowJoin Now to Follow
The Milt Rosenberg Show is a daily public affairs program that features intelligent, enlivening and thought provoking discussions centered on the world of ideas.
By Milt Rosenberg
Librivox: Historische Übersichten by Schiller, FriedrichJoin Now to Follow
Historische Übersichten by Friedrich von Schiller (1759 - 1805) Schiller, einer der Weimarer Klassiker, bekannt als Dichter und Dramatiker, gibt in meisterhaftem Deutsch kurze Darstellungen Ueber Völkerwanderung, Kreuzzüge und Mittelalter, Uebersicht des Zustands von Europa zur Zeit des ersten Kreuzzugs (Ein Fragment), Universalhistorische Uebersicht der merkwürdigsten Staatsbegebenheiten zu den Zeiten Kaiser Friedrichs I (nicht beendet). (Zusammenfassung von redaer)
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Librivox: Fables de La Fontaine, livre 05 (ver 3) by La Fontaine, Jean deJoin Now to Follow
Voici le cinquième des douze livres des Fables de La Fontaine. Celles-ci datent du XVIIe siècle et sont lues par des lecteurs de divers horizons. This is the fifth book from a collection of 12. The fables were written and first published in the 17th century. They portray humans' behaviour in the society. (Summary by Ezwa)
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