Classic 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.

El cuento del magistrado de Geoffrey Chaucer es parte de Los cuentos de Canterbury. Cuenta la historia de Constanza, una princesa virtuosa que enfrenta persecución y exilio. Guiada por su fe inquebrantable, Constanza soporta pruebas, ilustrando temas de fe, paciencia y divina providencia. La habilidad narrativa de Chaucer presenta una historia de adversidad y virtud, ofreciendo un comentario sobre la justicia y la moralidad dentro del diverso marco narrativo de la peregrinación, mostrando el rico tapiz de la literatura medieval y los valores sociales.

Die "Metamorphosen" - Verwandlungsgeschichten - des Publius Ovidius Naso gehören zum Grundbestand abendländischer Kultur...

Distinguished actor and six-time Academy Award nominee Richard Burton reads a selection of his favourite poetry. Volume 2 in this dramatic audiobook series includes selections from William Shakespeare, John Donne, and Thomas Hardy....

Homer's Iliad can justly be called the world's greatest war epic. The terrible and long-drawn-out siege of Troy remains one of the classic campaigns, the heroism and treachery of its combatants unmatched in song and story. Driven by fierce passions and loyalties, men and gods battle to a devastating conclusion.

Step into a world where the written word dances to a melodic rhythm. Classic Romantic Poems in Song: Vol. 1 offers a unique and enchanting experience, transforming beloved poems into captivating musical compositions. Imagine the lyrical genius of William Shakespeare, Elizabeth Barrett Browning, and Lord Byron set to music, their words brought to life with haunting melodies and evocative harmonies.

Von einer sicheren Deckung im Gebirgshang suchen zwei Kommandeure einer bewaffneten Partisaneneinheit durch den Feldstecher ein Dorf über dem Lago Maggiore ab. Zwischen den Hütten finden sie schließlich die Frau, die sie beide lieben - in der Gewalt der SS. Aber die beiden haben einen Befehl: sich zu schonen für die spätere Herausforderung...

A collection of Rudyard Kipling's finest poetry read by David Philo, Christopher Hassall, Emma Topping and Rudyard Kipling himself.

Having spent ten years fighting in the Trojan War, Odysseus embarks on his journey back to Ithica. To get there he must deceive a giant Cyclops, face Poseidon’s wrath, escape cannibalism, defeat the witch-goddess Circe, skirt the land of the Sirens, sail between a six-headed monster and a raging whirlpool, and escape captivity on the island of Calypso. But perhaps his biggest threat is his prolonged absence from home, as 108 suitors are vying for his wife’s hand in marriage.

The James Joyce Collection includes Joyce's 2 most celebrated novels, short fiction from Dubliners, and a selection of his poetry. Read by a wonderful Irish cast of Aoife McMahon, Aidan Kelly, and Stephen Hogan.

"Da “L’infinito” a “Il passero solitario”, da “A Silvia” a “Il sabato del villaggio”, 13 capolavori di Giacomo Leopardi. Fra testi imprescindibili e preziose riscoperte, in un compiuto affresco dalle scene di vita campestre ai più alti pensieri filosofici, tutto il mondo poetico di un grandissimo della letteratura italiana.

Nearly 100 of the most popular and loved poems in the English language, this collection is one of the most comprehensive anthologies of its kind available. It covers a remarkable range, from the striking vision of Blake and Shelley and the insights of Keats to lighter but equally memorable verse by Tennyson, Donne, and Edward Lear.

A classical rendition of Faiz Ahmed Faiz's work by the master narrator Zia Mohyeddin.

The ethereal words of the great thinker Omar Khayyam will echo through time eternal. The poet's profound and magical thoughts will blend into your consciousness and you will be transported into a different realm. David Davies captures the essence of this unusual poem in a remarkable reading.

Young children can spy familiar nursery characters hiding in this tale. There's Tom Thumb, Jack and Jill, and the Three Bears as well as Baby Bunting and a host of others.

Frederick Lazarus Light's resolve to write a greater Iliad in English than Homer composed in Greek is manifest. This translation impersonates Homeric Greek. It runs with Achilleus and like man-shattering Hector in the shock of arms is resolutely sharp. As unrelenting as sublimity, not yielding lyrically, unprosaically vindicating Homer's vision, the brightest labor has been attempted and is brought over as a consummate attempt.

Achilles has quarrelled with Agamemnon and sulks in his tent while Hector brings his Trojans to the brink of victory; but fate will have the last word. While the heroes fight before the walls of Troy the gods have also drawn up battle lines, and it is their disagreements as much as the heroes' efforts which will decide the conflict. Despite the poem's antiquity, the very real, human qualities of the protagonists and their dilemmas make The Iliad immediately accessible.

És la tercera peça de la trilogia mestra d'Àngel Guimerà: després de presentar el proletariat urbà a Maria Rosa i el rural a Terra baixa, el dramaturg retrata el món mariner, amb la barreja de minuciós realisme i xardorós romanticisme que el caracteritza. Els poderosos protagonistes (l'Àgata, en Pere Màrtir, la Mariona) són envoltats per un cor de personatges aparentment secundaris que representen la comunitat, l'opinió pública, la caixa de ressonància que amplifica i distorsiona els conflictes i en precipita el tràgic desenllaç.

Considered by many to be the greatest epic poem ever written, this biblical tale relates the story of Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden. Despite God's prohibitive warning, Satan entices Eve to eat of the forbidden fruit. Dire consequences ensue.

Diese Gedichtsammlung braucht jeder Liebhaber feinster Lyrik!