Ancient Poetry

The Tirukkural (honoured Kural) is one of the world's greatest literary and philosophical masterpieces. Composed in Tamil by Tiruvalluvar sometime between 2 BCE and 5 CE, its succinct couplets seek to explain and guide the listener through life's various situations: political, spiritual, domestic and social.

Of the two major ancient Greek epic poems attributed to Homer, The Odyssey serves to some extent as a sequel to The Iliad. The poem describes the journey home of Odysseus, the king of Ithaca, after the fall of Troy. In the Greek sources, the Trojan War lasted 10 years, and Odysseus spent 10 more years on the return journey due to the hostility of Poseidon, the god of earth and sea. Odysseus' fantastical adventures include a period of captivity on Calypso’s island, a visit to the lethargic lotus eaters, an encounter with a one-eyed Cyclops, and more.

The Iliad - attributed to Homer - is the most famous ancient Greek epic poem. It recounts the struggle between King Agamemnon and the hero Achilles during the final months of the Trojan War, with frequent detours into earlier legends and myths. In its portrayal of battle scenes and the constant interventions of the gods, The Iliad explores themes of wrath, glory, and fate, and has provided the subject matter for many later Greek, Roman, and Renaissance writings.

The Satires comprises a collection of satirical poems by the Latin author Juvenal written in the second century CE. Juvenal wrote in the Roman tradition of “satura”, a formal literary genre composed in dactylic hexameter rather than just witty criticism in any format. In a tone and manner that ranges from irony to rage, Juvenal criticizes the actions and beliefs of his contemporaries.

This amazing collection of poetry from the famous Greek Anthology spans over 1,500 years of ancient Greek and Byzantine history. The selections in this recording were chosen and translated by famed classicist J. W. Mackail.

La Vita nuova viene considerata la prima opera certa di Dante (1292-93), è composta di rime (25 sonetti, 4 canzoni, 1 ballata, 1 stanza di canzone) e di capitoli in prosa poetica, cui è affidata la duplice funzione di svolgere l’itinerario autobiografico da cui nascono i versi e di commentarli retoricamente. Al centro della vicenda è l’esperienza d’amore idealizzata del poeta per Beatrice, dai primi incontri con lei si snoda l’intimo memoriale, dapprima profano e “cortese”, poi sempre più agiografico.

Like his great contemporaries, John Keats and Lord Byron, Shelley suffered an untimely death, but still managed to stun the world with a wide-ranging body of work, including poetry, drama, and criticism. His poetry is that of a young man, a lover of nature and fiercely critical of institutionalized corruption, and virtuosic in his use of language and imagery.

"Sztuka kochania" autorstwa Owidiusza to jedno z najbardziej znanych dzieł traktujących o kunszcie miłosnym w historii. Poemat rzymskiego twórcy skierowany jest zarówno do mężczyzn, jak i kobiet. Przy pomocy pięknego języka odsłania on przed odbiorcą arkana wiedzy z zakresu uwodzenia, flirtu, fizycznego zbliżenia oraz utrzymania przy sobie "drugiej połowy".

Seien Sie, Hörer ohne Furcht und Tadel, herzlich eingeladen zu einer akustischen Erlebnissreise der besonderen Art, auf welcher Ihnen in einzigartigen Interpretationen Lyrik der weltberühmtesten Dichterinnen und Dichter präsentiert wird. Musikalisch untermalt mit semi-akustischen Instrumenten (Gitarren + Bass) und intuitiver Percussion. Fusionierende Harmonien aus dem lyrischen Wort und inspirierendem Sound kitzeln Ihren Geist, animieren Ihren Humor, erregen Ihren Verstand und versetzen Sie in das Universum unserer neuen Hörbuch-Reihe "Lyrikalische Lesung".

Seien Sie, Hörer ohne Furcht und Tadel, herzlich eingeladen zu einer akustischen Erlebnissreise der besonderen Art, auf welcher Ihnen in einzigartigen Interpretationen Lyrik der weltberühmtesten Dichterinnen und Dichter präsentiert wird. Musikalisch untermalt mit semi-akustischen Instrumenten (Gitarren + Bass) und intuitiver Percussion. Fusionierende Harmonien aus dem lyrischen Wort und inspirierendem Sound kitzeln Ihren Geist, animieren Ihren Humor, erregen Ihren Verstand und versetzen Sie in das Universum unserer neuen Hörbuch-Reihe "Lyrikalische Lesung".

Homer's Odyssey is the thrilling and moving tale of the wanderings of the hero Odysseus after the end of the Trojan war. For ten years he experiences storms, shipwrecks, and seductions as he tries to find a way home to Ithaca, contending with the wrath of Poseidon but protected by Pallas Athena. Meanwhile, his wife Penelope is beset by suitors who believe him dead.

Christopher Smart (1722-1771) was an English poet and scholar. This extraordinary poem, which is a florid display of Smart's opinions on a variety of theological, historical, and scientific subjects, was written between 1759 and 1763, while the author was confined in a lunatic asylum. His condition was diagnosed as religious mania, as evidenced by his compulsion to break into spontaneous prayer in public.

Wilde's first collection of verse, published in 1881, contains many poems which had already been published individually. Among the 61 poems can be found four major works, "The Garden of Eros", "The Burden of Itys", "Charmides", and "Humanitad". Although the initial critical reaction was not particularly enthusiastic, Wilde's poetry aroused enough attention for him to become the object of ridicule in the Gilbert and Sullivan comic opera Patience, in which he is characterized as the "fleshly poet", Reginald Bunthorne.

La historia de la guerra de Troya. La anecdota suele regodearse sobre la figura legendaria de Homero, supuesto juglar ciego que iba de pueblo en pueblo cantando sus grandes narraciones epicas.

Los viajes y aventuras de Ulises. La anecdota suele regodearse sobre la figura legendaria de Homero, supuesto juglar ciego que iba de pueblo en pueblo cantando sus grandes narraciones epicas. La Iliada, una narracion de la Guerra de Troya, originada en el rapto que hizo Paris de la mujer mas bella del mundo, Helena y La Odisea, la descripcion de las aventuras del sabio Ulises u Odiseo en su vuelta a Itaca, su patria, terminada la guerra...

Los cuentos de Ruben Dario no son meras muestras de habilidad, sino de verdadero impetu narrativo. Mas alla de lo que puedan representar para la historia de la literatura, estos cuentos tienen una dignidad propia y autonoma que los enclava en la inmortalidad.

Still, the Sky is a speculative mythology rendered through poetry that combines the tales of Icarus and the Minotaur and creates for them a shared coming of age through a correspondence of written fragments, artifacts, ecofacts, and ephemera. Fragmented memories, relics, and confessions combine in a labyrinth of fever dreams and meditations that contemplate innocence and experience, war and peace, exile and homecoming, flight and failure, love and loss.

Songs of Kabir is a book from 1915 consisting of 100 poems of Kabir, the 15th century Indian poet and mystic, translated to English by Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore.

Seien Sie, Hörer ohne Furcht und Tadel, herzlich eingeladen zu einer akustischen Erlebnissreise der besonderen Art, auf welcher Ihnen in einzigartigen Interpretationen Lyrik der weltberühmtesten Dichterinnen und Dichter präsentiert wird. Musikalisch untermalt mit semi-akustischen Instrumenten (Gitarren + Bass) und intuitiver Percussion. Fusionierende Harmonien aus dem lyrischen Wort und inspirierendem Sound kitzeln Ihren Geist, animieren Ihren Humor, erregen Ihren Verstand und versetzen Sie in das Universum unserer neuen Hörbuch-Reihe "Lyrikalische Lesung".

Seien Sie, Hörer ohne Furcht und Tadel, herzlich eingeladen zu einer akustischen Erlebnissreise der besonderen Art, auf welcher Ihnen in einzigartigen Interpretationen Lyrik der weltberühmtesten Dichterinnen und Dichter präsentiert wird. Musikalisch untermalt mit semi-akustischen Instrumenten (Gitarren + Bass) und intuitiver Percussion. Fusionierende Harmonien aus dem lyrischen Wort und inspirierendem Sound kitzeln Ihren Geist, animieren Ihren Humor, erregen Ihren Verstand und versetzen Sie in das Universum unserer neuen Hörbuch-Reihe "Lyrikalische Lesung".