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Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
- Penguin Classics
- De: Bernard O'Donoghue
- Narrado por: Frank Turner
- Duración: 2 h y 13 m
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Composed during the 14th century in the English Midlands, Sir Gawain and the Green Knight describes the events that follow when a mysterious green-coloured knight rides into King Arthur's Camelot in deep mid-winter. The mighty knight presents a challenge to the court: he will allow himself to be struck by one blow, on the condition that he will be allowed to return the strike on the following New Year's Eve.
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puzzling little classic
- De Anonymous en 06-01-20
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Unfinished Tales
- De: J. R. R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien - editor
- Narrado por: Timothy West, Samuel West
- Duración: 21 h y 53 m
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Unfinished Tales is a collection of narratives ranging in time from the Elder Days of Middle-earth to the end of the War of the Ring and provides those who have read The Lord of the Rings with a whole collection of background and new stories from the 20th century’s most acclaimed popular author.
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Great, but read all the reviews.
- De Ross en 07-09-21
De: J. R. R. Tolkien, y otros
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The Fall of Gondolin
- De: Christopher Tolkien, J. R. R. Tolkien
- Narrado por: Timothy West, Samuel West
- Duración: 8 h y 18 m
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Gondolin, beautiful but undiscoverable, is central to the enmity of two of the greatest powers in the world. Morgoth of the uttermost evil seeks in vain to discover the marvellously hidden city of his Elven enemies, while the gods in Valinor refuse to support Ulmo Lord of Waters' designs to protect it. Into this world comes Tuor, cousin of Túrin, and guided unseen by Ulmo he sets out on the fearful journey to Gondolin to warn them of their coming doom.
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Feels like a research paper
- De D. Limback en 03-18-20
De: Christopher Tolkien, y otros
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Mr Bliss
- De: J. R. R. Tolkien
- Narrado por: Sir Derek Jacobi
- Duración: 43 m
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Mr Bliss, a man notable for his immensely tall hats and for the girabbit in his garden, takes the whimsical decision to buy a motor car. But his first drive to visit friends quickly becomes a catalogue of disasters. Some of these could be blamed on Mr Bliss’s style of driving, but even he could not anticipate being hijacked by three bears.
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Bonkers in the best way
- De Corinna Haller en 08-28-21
De: J. R. R. Tolkien
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A Rare Recording of J. R. R. Tolkien
- De: J. R. R. Tolkien
- Narrado por: J. R. R. Tolkien
- Duración: 42 m
- Grabación Original
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J. R. R. Tolkien was an English writer, poet, philologist, and university professor best known as the author of fantasy works like "The Hobbit" and "Lord of the Rings." Listen as Tolkien reads "The Adventures of Tom Bombadil," "The Hoard," "Perry-The-Winkle," and "The Man in the Moon Came Down Too Soon." Also included is a reading of "A Elbereth Gilthoniel" in Elvish and "The Road Goes Ever on," sung by William Elvin with music by Donald Swann.
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Not all Tolkien - wish I'd noticed that
- De Tracet en 04-21-15
De: J. R. R. Tolkien
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Sir Gawain & the Green Knight
- New Verse Translation
- De: Naxos AudioBooks, Benedict Flynn - translator
- Narrado por: Jasper Britton
- Duración: 2 h y 14 m
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A mysterious knight all in green arrives at King Arthur's court and issues a bizarre challenge. Gawain answers the knight - but at what cost? This new translation keeps all the poetic power of the original's extraordinary alliteration. One of the greatest stories of English literature from any period, Sir Gawain and the Green Knight is a magical, medieval combination of the epic and the uncanny.
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In stori stif and stronge
- De John en 04-10-13
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The Fall of Númenor
- And Other Tales from the Second Age of Middle-Earth
- De: J.R.R. Tolkien, Brian Sibley - editor
- Narrado por: Samuel West, Brian Sibley
- Duración: 10 h y 52 m
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J.R.R. Tolkien famously described the Second Age of Middle-earth as a ‘dark age, and not very much of its history is (or need be) told’. And for many years readers would need to be content with the tantalizing glimpses of it found within the pages of The Lord of the Rings and its appendices, including the forging of the Rings of Power, the building of the Barad-dûr and the rise of Sauron.
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A dry compilation of old material, minus images
- De SC en 11-12-22
De: J.R.R. Tolkien, y otros
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The Canterbury Tales
- A New Unabridged Translation by Burton Raffel
- De: Geoffrey Chaucer
- Narrado por: uncredited
- Duración: 22 h y 21 m
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Lively, absorbing, often outrageously funny, Chaucer's The Canterbury Tales is a work of genius, an undisputed classic that has held a special appeal for each generation of readers. The Tales gathers 29 of literature's most enduring (and endearing) characters in a vivid group portrait that captures the full spectrum of medieval society, from the exalted Knight to the humble Plowman. This unabridged work is based on the new translation.
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Lack of coherant "chapters"
- De Jensophie en 02-24-10
De: Geoffrey Chaucer
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The Children of Hurin
- De: J. R. R. Tolkien
- Narrado por: Christopher Lee
- Duración: 7 h y 51 m
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There are tales of Middle-earth from times long before The Lord of the Rings. The story told in this book is set in the great country that lay beyond the Grey Havens in the West: lands where Treebeard once walked, but which were drowned in the great cataclysm that ended the First Age of the World.
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Powerful and Disturbing
- De Catherine Dalzell en 12-19-09
De: J. R. R. Tolkien
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Letters from Father Christmas
- De: J. R. R. Tolkien
- Narrado por: Derek Jacobi, John Moffatt, Christian Rodska
- Duración: 2 h y 7 m
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Can you imagine writing to Father Christmas and actually getting a reply? Every year, the children of J.R.R. Tolkien would write to Father Christmas, and the letters they received told wonderful stories of his adventures at the North Pole. These humorous tales are brought to life by Derek Jacobi as Father Christmas, John Moffatt as Polar Bear, and Christian Rodska as Ilbereth the Elf, complete with specially composed music.
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A fun little read.
- De James en 06-30-14
De: J. R. R. Tolkien
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- 06-28-22
Contains bonus stories
The title of this audiobook would have you believe that it's entire contents are Sir Gowain and the Green Knight. Sir Gowain's story is here but there are also the Tolkien translations of two other medieval English works: Pearl and Sir Orpheo. Pearl is a poem that acts as a vessel for medieval Catholic theology, but also contains a rather colorful description of Heaven as a tiered city (not unlike Minas Tirith, but made out of different types of stone). Sir Orpheo is a medieval anglicization of the story of Orpheus and Eurydice. I found both additional works to be enjoyable, if unexpected.
Also, Terry Jones, of course, does a great job reading these works and their introductions.
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- Dragonfly Samurai
- 04-02-17
Don't worry Arthur. I've got this. (Gawain)
What made the experience of listening to Sir Gawain and the Green Knight the most enjoyable?
It was great listening to something of such an ancient date. I may have never listened to this before, but then I saw J.R.R. Tolkien and thought I could give it a try. It's a good story.
What was one of the most memorable moments of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight?
The first appearance of the Green Knight.
What does Terry Jones bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?
I cannot say.
Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?
I did not. It's a great short story. I don't remember how old it is, but what a great way to get people interested in ancient stories by having a great and well known Author rewrite it.
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- David
- 09-21-18
Good performance.
The narrator did a good job of putting emotion into the verses. It was a little hard to follow, but I really enjoyed all three stories.
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- Lois A. Rose
- 03-07-21
Epic British Poetry
excellent narration. great listen for lovers of ancient epic poetry, with inciteful explanations by a great scholar.
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- Jack Frasier
- 04-27-19
pretty cool Tolkien poems
I never heard many of these other tolkien works. I'm glad to hear them as they show his skill as a writer and a poet
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- Gabrielle
- 12-24-23
Great reader
Not sure why some reviews are so unhappy with thr narrator, because he is an excellent reader (and pretty well known at that). This was a delight, introductions from Tolkien were really interesting and I got so much more out of hearing this than I did when I read on the page...poetry should be heard, and Tolkien did such a wonderful job of translating while being true to the sound and feel of medieval poetry. To the complaints on the chapter divisions, it's clearly a book on CD quickly changed over to digital, and the choice is probably between this and having no digital version at all, so I'll take it quite happily.
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- Shannon Slee
- 07-15-18
An absolute delight!
I read Gawain in college in a different translation. I found revisiting the tale through Tolkien’s translation to be incredibly enjoyable. Pearl and Orfeo are two works that were previously unknown to me, and I am so glad they were included in this compilation. A real treasure! The alliterative verse is music to the ears. The performance of the reading of these three masterpieces is excellent!
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- Anonymous User
- 06-13-23
Easy to Enjoy
I liked the narrator, the story, and Tolkien’s translation and commentary. I found the narrator’s way of speech endearing, not annoying like some are saying. All these folks writing 1 star reviews saying its boring or slow need to go watch a marvel movie or something with explosions every 10 seconds. This is obviously not their kind of content.
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- James P. Riordan
- 07-12-23
Enjoyable and Recommended
Wonderful narration and I really enjoyed the academic explanation of the three works. Highly recommended.
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- Carolyn
- 04-22-21
A lovely performance of these rare poems.
If you enjoy these poems, or are now learning about them, you are in for a treat. Terry Jones does a masterful and knowing job of narrating Tolkien's lucid translation.
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