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Poetry History & Criticism Audiobooks

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    The Ode Less Travelled

    Unlocking the Poet Within

    by Stephen Fry ...
    Narrated by Stephen Fry ...

    Unabridged

    9 hours 2 min

    Random House presents the unabridged, downloadable audiobook edition of The Ode Less Travelled, written and read by Stephen Fry.Stephen Fry believes that if you can speak and read English you can write poetry. But it is no fun if you don't know where to start or have been led to believe that Anything Goes.Stephen, who has long written poems, and indeed has written long poems, for his own private ... Read more

    $17.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial

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    Four Quartets

    read by Ralph Fiennes

    by T. S. Eliot ...
    Narrated by Ralph Fiennes ...

    Unabridged

    52 min

    Four Quartets is the culminating achievement of T.S. Eliot's career as a poet. While containing some of the most musical and unforgettable passages in twentieth-century poetry, its four parts, 'Burnt Norton', 'East Coker', 'The Dry Salvages' and 'Little Gidding', present a rigorous meditation on the spiritual, philosophical and personal themes which preoccupied the author. It was the way in which ... Read more

    $33.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial

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    The Sunday Sessions

    Philip Larkin reading his poetry

    by Philip Larkin ...
    Narrated by Philip Larkin ...

    Unabridged

    46 min

    The Sunday Sessions consists of twenty-six poems, the contents of two tapes recorded by Philip Larkin in Hull in February 1980 - reportedly, each on a Sunday, after lunch with John Weeks, a sound engineer and colleague of the poet. The tapes, which contain work from Larkin's first major collection, The North Ship, as well as poems from his best-known collections, The Whitsun Weddings and High ... Read more

    $30.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial

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    العقد الفريد - الجزء السادس

    by أحمد بن عبد ربه الأندلسي, أحمد بن عبد ربه الأندلسي ...
    Narrated by عادل المسلاتي ...

    Unabridged

    13 hours 53 min

    العقد الفريد هو كتاب من تأليف ابن عبد ربه الأندلسي (ت. 328 هـ)، يعتبر من أمهات كتاب الأدب العربي . الكتاب موسوعة أدبية، تجمع بين المختارات الشعرية والنثرية، ولمحات من التاريخ والأخبار، مع الأخذ بنظرات في البلاغة والنقد مع شيء من العروض والموسيقى، وإشارات للأخلاق والعادات. ... Read more

    $20.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial

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    The Wild Track

    adopting, mothering, belonging

    by Margaret Reynolds ...
    Narrated by Margaret Reynolds, Lucy Reynolds ...

    Unabridged

    8 hours 26 min

    Brought to you by Penguin.How to find an outlet for a love that demands expression? Single, in her mid-forties and having experienced a sudden early menopause, the realisation comes to Peggy quietly, and clearly; she decides to adopt a child. But the preparation is arduous and the scrutiny is intense. There are questions about past lives, about her own childhood, heritage, capabilities, ... Read more

    $22.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial

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    Lenore

    by Bürger Gottfried August, Bürger Gottfried August ...
    Narrated by Anna Thalbach ...

    Unabridged

    10 min

    Gottfried August Bürgers Ballade "Lenore" gehört zu den bekanntesten Werken des Autors. Anna Thalbach interpretiert diese berühmte Ballade mit ihrer unverwechselbaren Stimme. ... Read more

    $1.99 AUD

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    El Siglo de Oro: La poesía

    by Rivera, Rivera, Frank, F ...
    Narrated by Lecube, G; Sánchez, R; Lorite, F. ...

    Unabridged

    2 hours 1 min

    Includes critical essays and biographical data within a historical context. ... Read more

    $35.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial

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    Was ich heute fand! Literarische Reportagen, Gedichte und Prosatexte

    by Egon Erwin Kisch ...
    Narrated by Bernd Stephan ...

    Abridged

    2 hours 49 min

    Egon Erwin Kisch gilt als Begründer der literarischen Reportage. Er spürte im Alltäglichen das Besondere auf und erhob sie zur Kunstform. Kisch sah das Schreiben als gesellschaftsveränderndes Kampfinstrument für das Proletariat und gegen den Hitler-Faschismus. Er widmete sich in seinen Texten einer großen Bandbreite an Themen. Neben literarischen Reportagen, Milieuschilderungen und ... Read more

    $15.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial

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    Alt om Brontë-søstrene - del 3

    by Lise Lotte Frederiksen ...
    Narrated by Lise Lotte Frederiksen ...
    Audiobook 3 - Alt om Brontë-søstrene

    Unabridged

    43 min

    Bliv klogere på de tre Brontë-søstres korte, mytiske liv og de udødelige litterære værker, som de skrev på den isolerede hede i 1800-tallets England.I denne podcast fortæller Lise-Lotte Frederiksen indlevende og vidende om de tre Brontë-søstre; Charlotte, Emily og Anne. Du skal høre om deres opvækst på præstegården med sygdom og tab, deres lyrik og inspiration, og ikke mindst om de tre værker, der ... Read more

    $5.99 AUD

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    This Is Shakespeare

    How to Read the World's Greatest Playwright

    by Emma Smith ...
    Narrated by Emma Smith ...
    series Pelican Books

    Unabridged

    9 hours 54 min

    Penguin presents the audiobook edition of This Is Shakespeare, written and read by Emma Smith.A genius and prophet whose timeless works encapsulate the human condition like no others. A writer who surpassed his contemporaries in vision, originality and literary mastery. Who wrote like an angel, putting it all so much better than anyone else.Is this Shakespeare? Well, sort of.But it doesn't really ... Read more

    $19.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial

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    Weihnachtsgang

    by Paula Dehmel, Paula Dehmel ...
    Narrated by Doris Wolters ...

    Unabridged

    4 min

    Wie es wohl sein würde, Knecht Ruprecht beim Geschenkeausteilen zu begleiten? Doris Woltes liest ein Gedicht von Paula Dehmel und nimmt den Hörer mit auf einen winterlichen Ausflug mit Knecht Ruprecht. ... Read more

    $1.99 AUD

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    Coleshill

    by Fiona Sampson ...
    Narrated by Fiona Sampson ...

    Unabridged

    38 min

    Deep in limestone country, at the corner of Wiltshire, Oxfordshire and Gloucestershire, lies the village of Coleshill.This haunting new collection from Fiona Sampson is a portrait of place, both real and imaginary; a dreamscape with its roots deep in the local soil.The poems hum with an evocative music of their own: there are hymns of the orchards, verses for walkers, songs for bees. These are ... Read more

    $15.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial

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    طاغور

    by س. جور ...
    Narrated by ماسة الصحن ...

    Unabridged

    2 hours 20 min

    هذا الكتاب يشرح ويوضح لنا سيرة شاعر ومسرحي وروائي عظيم حصل على جائزة نوبل للآداب عام 1915 وكان اول أديب شرقى نال هذه الجائزة. طاغور كإنسان عالمى كامل لا يؤمن بتقسيم الإنسان إلى طبقات بسبب الجنس والدين أو اللون، ففى رأيه أنه ليس هناك إلا تاريخ واحد، هو تاريخ الإنسان، وكل التواريخ القومية ما هي إلا مجرد فصول في هذا التاريخ الكبير. لقد أعلن الشاعر هذا الرأى ودعا العالم كله من جيران الهند إلى أن ... Read more

    $13.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial

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    Das Leben ist sinnlos, wenn du nicht liebst

    Eine poetische Hymne auf das Wunder des Seins

    by Jens Böttcher, Jens Böttcher ...
    Narrated by Jens Böttcher ...

    Unabridged

    1 hour 10 min

    "Das Leben ist sinnlos, wenn du nicht liebst" Das neue Hörbuch des bekannten Schriftstellers und Musikers Jens Böttcher, u.a. Gewinner des Kulturpreises "Blauer Löwe" und ausgezeichnet mit dem Preis der deutschen Schallplattenkritik. "Das Leben ist sinnlos, wenn du nicht liebst" ist eine in zauberhaft poetischer Sprache verfasste Hymne auf die heilsame Kraft der Liebe – ein lyrischer, berührender ... Read more

    $15.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial

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    Max und Moritz

    by Wilhelm Busch, Wilhelm Busch ...
    Narrated by Frank Arnold ...

    Unabridged

    16 min

    Jedes Kind kennt sie: Max und Moritz und ihre sieben Streiche! Frank Arnold erzählt die berühmte Geschichte der beiden Lausbuben von Wilhelm Busch in einer ungekürzten Lesung. ... Read more

    $1.99 AUD

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    American Poetry

    A Very Short Introduction

    by David Caplan ...
    Narrated by Amir Abdullah ...

    Unabridged

    3 hours 49 min

    With lively writing and illuminating examples, David Caplan argues that two characteristics mark the vast, contentious literature. On the one hand, several of America's major poets and critics claim that America needs a poetry equal to the country's distinctiveness. They advocate for novelty and for a break with what is perceived to be outmoded and foreign. On the other hand, American poetry ... Read more

    $19.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial

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    The Life of the Author: Maya Angelou

    by Linda Wagner-Martin ...
    Narrated by Allyson Johnson ...

    Unabridged

    8 hours 38 min

    A comprehensive biographical and critical reading of the works of American poet and memoirist Maya Angelou (1928-2014). Linda Wagner-Martin covers all six of Angelou's autobiographies, as well as her essay and poetry collections, while also exploring Angelou's life as an African American in the United States, her career as stage and film performer, her thoughtful participation in the Civil Rights ... Read more

    $23.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial

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    Leaves of Grass

    by Walt Whitman ...
    Narrated by Mel Foster ...

    Unabridged

    15 hours 55 min

    Abraham Lincoln read it with approval, but Emily Dickinson described its bold language and themes as "disgraceful." And Ralph Waldo Emerson found Leaves of Grass "the most extraordinary piece of wit and wisdom that America has yet contributed," calling it a "combination of the Bhagavad Gita and the New York Herald." Published at the author's own expense on July 4, 1855, Leaves of Grass initially ... Read more

    $33.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial

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    Die Leporellos der Sybille Hirth-Schaudt

    Gedanken in Gedichten und klasischer Musik

    by Sybille Hirth-Schaudt ...
    Narrated by Ursula Berlinghof ...

    Unabridged

    55 min

    'Mit Worten geizen – Wesentliches sagen ohne viele Worte. Eine breite epische ErzAhlweise war nie meine Sache.' 'Das japanische Kurzgedicht, Tanka oder Haiku, liegt mir sehr nahe, ohne dass ich in bloße Nachahmung verfalle und mich in Form und Struktur einengen lasse.' 'Was verbirgt sich hinter dem ›Ein-einziger-Atemzug-Gedicht‹?' 'Dass ich sehr jung schon selber Gedichte verfasste, kam von innen. ... Read more

    $24.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial

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    William Shakespeare - A Tribute in Verse

    by Ben Jonson, John Milton, Matthew Arnold ...
    Narrated by Richard Mitchley, Gideon Wagner, Ghizlea Rowe ...

    Unabridged

    1 hour 2 min

    William Shakespeare was born in Stratford upon Avon in late April 1565 and baptized there on 26th April. He was one of eight children. Little is known about his life but what is evident is the enormous contribution he has made to World Literature. His writing was progressive, magnificent in scope, and breathtaking in execution. His plays and sonnets helped enable the English language to speak with ... Read more

    $8.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial

  • Audiobook

    An den Winter

    by Jelissaweta Kulman, Jelissaweta Kulman ...
    Narrated by Ulrike Hübschmann ...

    Unabridged

    Wie könnte man den Winter besser begrüßen als mit einem Gedicht? Jelissaweta Kulmanns Gedicht "An den Winter" ist ein poetischer Willkommensgruß an den Winter, wunderbar interpretiert von Ulrike Hübschmann. ... Read more

    $1.99 AUD

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    Macht hoch die Tür

    by Georg Weissel, Georg Weissel ...
    Narrated by Carlo von Tiedemann ...

    Unabridged

    1 min

    "Macht hoch die Tür" von Georg Weissel gehört zu den bekanntesten Liedern der Advents- und Weihnachtszeit. Carlo von Tiedemann versteht es, dem besinnlichen Text eine noch wundervollere Stimmung einzuhauchen. ... Read more

    $1.99 AUD

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    Mots d'éclipse (Aphrorismes)

    Partie sonore

    by Patrichellerie, Patrichellerie, Patrichellerie ...
    Narrated by Patrichellerie ...
    Audiobook 1 - Plumes d'Ivoire Audio

    Unabridged

    32 min

    Alors que les splendeurs de la langue française glissent vers le champ mondial des langues écornées, alors que la parole, l'image et la musique exultent dans la noosphère digitale, les Mots d'Éclipse sont est une succession de 168 vagues d'environ 900 aphorismes traitant des hommes et des femmes en ce début de 21ème siècle. Avec une écriture poétique précise, originale et exigeante, l'auteur ... Read more

    $14.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial

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    عن قبيلتي أحدثكم

    by غازي عبدالرحمن القصيبي, غازي عبدالرحمن القصيبي ...
    Narrated by حاتم الرحال ...

    Unabridged

    1 hour 39 min

    يوضح لنا الكتاب بأسلوب مشوق كيف أدرك العرب منذ بدأت علاقتهم بالشعر أن هناك شيئاً غير الوزن والقافية يفرق بين الشعر الجدير بالبقاء والنظم الذي يموت بمجرد ولادته. فمن الشعر ما يختار ويحفظ لجودة لفظه وعمق معناه. وقد يختار ويحفظ لأسباب مثل الإصابة في التشبيه وخفة الروي. ويسمي المؤلف الفترة الفترة من سقوط بغداد إلى بداية القرن العشرين في الأدبيات الفكرية والسياسية عصور الانحطاط، وأنه مع بداية القرن ... Read more

    $9.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial