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The Letters of Abelard and Heloise is one of the most extraordinary correspondences in European history. Written in the 12th century, the letters document the love affair between Peter Abelard, a revolutionary philosopher and biblical scholar, and his beautiful and precocious student, Heloise. Eviscerated by his religious opponents and castrated by Heloise’s family, Abelard is haunted by ill fortune, and the star-crossed lovers are forced into separate lives, as monk and nun respectively, with letters being their only form of communication. What unfolds is tragic and heartbreaking, but also fascinating. The letters gave rise to compelling philosophical, theological, and sociological discussions, and they provide a window into the medieval mind as the everyday lives of the two lovers are laid bare through their passionate discourse.
Translation by William Levitan.
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The Letters of Heloise & Abelard
- De: Peter Abelard, Heloise
- Narrado por: Claire Bloom
- Duración: 30 m
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The deepest currents of passion seldom break the surface of literature. Romantic classics abound; but however skilled a writer may be in verbalising an emotional experience, he cannot publicly evoke the heat of blood, the yearning of soul, bared in perfect intimacy between two beings. But letters can do this, and songs never meant to be sung by any but the lover, or the beloved.
De: Peter Abelard, y otros
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The Lays of Marie de France
- De: Marie de France
- Narrado por: Georgina Sutton, David Rintoul
- Duración: 5 h y 6 m
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The 12 Lays of Marie de France offer one of the most striking collections of short narrative poems of the 12th century - two centuries before Chaucer. Written in Anglo-French, they contain beguiling and entertaining stories of love and romance, of chivalry and adventure with sometimes even a magical twist. They are especially unique in early literature by being ascribed to a female poet, Marie de France: in the very first Lay - 'Guigemar' - is the introductory line: ‘Hear my Lords, what Marie says, who does not wish to be forgotten in her time.’
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An Amazing Translation!
- De Stephen Daedelus en 12-29-20
De: Marie de France
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Pensées
- De: Blaise Pascal
- Narrado por: Peter Wickham
- Duración: 12 h y 8 m
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Intended to be a defense of the Christian religion, Pensées is a penetrating collection of thoughts on faith, reason, and theology. Unfinished at the time of Pascal's death, the book consists of philosophical fragments on the "wretchedness" of man and the controversial schisms of the church at the time. It includes the philosopher's infamous wager encouraging belief over agnosticism, as well as his thoughts on numerous other topics. Endlessly quotable, Pensées overflows with pearls of wisdom, each elusive sentence pregnant with a universe of thought.
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Excellent Audiobook!
- De No to Statism en 05-16-19
De: Blaise Pascal
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The Story of My Life, Volume 1
- De: Giacomo Casanova
- Narrado por: Peter Wickham
- Duración: 47 h y 8 m
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The Story of My Life is the explosive and exhilarating autobiography by the infamous libertine Giacomo Casanova. Intense and scandalous, Casanova's extraordinary adventures take the listener on an incredible voyage across 18th-century Europe - from France to Russia, Poland to Spain and Turkey to Germany, with Venice at their heart. He falls madly in love, has wild flings and delirious orgies, and encounters some of the most brilliant figures of his time, including Catherine the Great, Louis XV and Benjamin Franklin. He holds a verbal dual with Voltaire and finds himself hauled before the court multiple times.
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Extraordinarily interesting
- De Ed Pegg Jr en 10-19-19
De: Giacomo Casanova
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The Decameron
- De: Giovanni Boccaccio
- Narrado por: Simon Russell Beale, Gunnar Cauthery, Alison Pettitt, y otros
- Duración: 28 h y 5 m
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The Decameron is one of the greatest literary works of the Middle Ages. Ten young people have fled the terrible effects of the Black Death in Florence and, in an idyllic setting, tell a series of brilliant stories, by turns humorous, bawdy, tragic and provocative. This celebration of physical and sexual vitality is Boccaccio's answer to the sublime other-worldliness of Dante's Divine Comedy.
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Not Up to the Usual Naxos Standard
- De John en 11-15-17
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Fear and Trembling
- De: Søren Kierkegaard
- Narrado por: Mark Meadows
- Duración: 4 h y 40 m
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From the perspective of an unbeliever, Fear and Trembling explores the paradox of faith, the nature of Christianity, and the complexity of human emotion. Kierkegaard examines the biblical story of Abraham, who was instructed to sacrifice his son Isaac, and forces us to consider Abraham's state of mind. What drove Abraham, and what made him carry out such an absurd and extreme request from God? Kierkegaard argues that Abraham's agreement to sacrifice Isaac, and his suspension of reason, elevated him to the highest level of faith.
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Great book and Formidable Narration
- De MFC en 03-06-20
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- Aristobulus
- 12-31-19
A classic about two vibrant souls and minds
A classic for all time, beautifully performed, about two vibrant souls and minds. Well worth the listening.
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- Marlene Woods
- 05-21-23
Lovely
The unity of love and divinity, in letters, was a wonderful lesson of human achievement.
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- ER
- 11-03-21
just could not get into it
I just could not get into this story. At no point was I captivated or entertained by the story or the narrator. It actually was a book to fall asleep to
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