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"In this hapless state I looked myself over and saw that I was now no bird, but an ass...."
In this ancient picaresque adventure, Lucius, an insatiably curious young man, finds himself transformed into a donkey after his fascination with black magic and witchcraft goes awry. While trapped in his new body, he becomes the property of thieves, farmers, cooks, soldiers, and priests, and observes the hypocrisy and ineptitude of Imperial Roman society. The Golden Ass is considered the only novel to survive the Roman period, and the earliest novel to survive complete in the Western literary tradition. It is brimming with slapstick humor and sexual escapades, and foreshadows later works by Boccaccio, Rabelais, Cervantes, and Chaucer, upon whom it was a direct influence.
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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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Parallel Lives of the Noble Greeks and Romans
- De: Plutarch
- Narrado por: Charlton Griffin
- Duración: 83 h y 11 m
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Plutarch (c. AD 46-AD 120) was born to a prominent family in the small Greek town of Chaeronea, about 20 miles east of Delphi in the region known as Boeotia. His best known work is the Parallel Lives, a series of biographies of famous Greeks and Romans, arranged in pairs to illuminate their common moral virtues and vices. The surviving lives contain 23 pairs, each with one Greek life and one Roman life as well as four unpaired single lives.
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For the Very Dedicated
- De John Pinkerton en 03-13-18
De: Plutarch
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Gargantua and Pantagruel
- De: François Rabelais
- Narrado por: Bill Homewood
- Duración: 34 h y 50 m
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Here is a grotesque and carnivalesque collection of exuberant, fantastical stories that takes us from the ancient world through to the European Renaissance. At the heart of these tall tales are the giant Gargantua and his equally seismic son, Pantagruel. Containing magical adventures, maniacal punning, slapstick humor, erudite allusions, and just about any bodily function one can think of, here is quite possibly the zaniest, most risqué book ever written.
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The king of all the narrators
- De amazon en 02-13-20
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The Satires
- De: Juvenal
- Narrado por: Charlton Griffin
- Duración: 5 h y 49 m
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Listening to The Satires by Juvenal is to come face to face with the corruption, the debauchery, the waste, the sloth, and the mean-spirited greed of ancient Rome...or is it more like modern times? Indeed, these masterpieces of biting social commentary could easily have been written today about any number of metropolitan areas we are all familiar with.
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Well done !
- De Michael Thomas Fortson en 03-28-07
De: Juvenal
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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 Twelve Caesars
- De: Suetonius
- Narrado por: Charlton Griffin
- Duración: 14 h y 12 m
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The Twelve Caesars was written based on the information of eyewitnesses and public records. It conveys a very accurate picture of court life in Rome and contains some of the raciest and most salacious material to be found in all of ancient literature. The writing is clear, simple and easy to understand, and the numerous anecdotes of juicy scandal, bitter court intrigue, and murderous brigandage easily hold their own against the most spirited content of today's tabloids.
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A pleasure to read...
- De Robyn C. Blaber en 03-13-10
De: Suetonius
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Metamorphoses
- De: Ovid
- Narrado por: David Horovitch
- Duración: 17 h y 31 m
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The Metamorphoses by Publius Ovidius Naso (43 B.C. - A.D. 17) has, over the centuries, been the most popular and influential work from our classical tradition. This extraordinary collection of some 250 Greek and Roman myths and folk tales has always been a popular favorite, and has decisively shaped western art and literature from the moment it was completed in A.D. 8. The stories are particularly vivid when read by David Horovitch, in this new lively verse translation by Ian Johnston.
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Fantastic!
- De Tad Davis en 10-31-12
De: Ovid
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The Satyricon
- De: Petronius, W. C. Firebaugh - translator
- Narrado por: Charlton Griffin
- Duración: 6 h y 56 m
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The moral cesspool that Rome had become in the first century AD is the subject of The Satyricon by Petronius. The work itself was originally quite a long one, perhaps as long as a thousand pages. The extant portion, however, is only a small fraction of the original. The work contains a mixture of prose and verse, serious and comic elements, and erotic and decadent passages. It possesses a sophisticated humor and a very ironic tone. It is the creation of a Roman gentleman whose insights were keen.
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very entertaining performance by reader
- De William en 09-14-23
De: Petronius, y otros
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The Satyricon
- De: Petronius
- Narrado por: Nicholas Boulton
- Duración: 6 h y 55 m
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Libidinous, licentious, salacious and very, very funny, The Satyricon is one of the most remarkable documents from ancient Rome. It tells the ribald story of Encolpius, a man of active and varied appetites (powered notably by his passion for his favourite lover, the handsome Giton), who plunges without inhibition into the life of Roman pleasures: orgies of food, feasting, abundant sex and escapades. The kind of hedonism found occasionally in Roman mosaics is here brought to life.
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An impactful historical work of art.
- De Josh.28 en 03-17-19
De: Petronius
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The March of the Ten Thousand
- De: Xenophon
- Narrado por: Charlton Griffin
- Duración: 7 h y 32 m
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Translated by W. E. D. Rouse, The March of the Ten Thousand is one of the most admired and widely read pieces of ancient literature to come down to us. Xenophon employs a very simple, straightforward style to describe what is probably the most exciting military adventure ever undertaken. It is an epic of courage, faith and democratic principle.
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One of the great adventures in human history
- De Darwin8u en 02-27-13
De: Xenophon
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The Satyricon
- De: Petronius
- Narrado por: Jonathan Keeble
- Duración: 6 h y 17 m
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Petronius’ Satyricon is a rampant and vivacious Roman adventure dating back to the first century, during the reign of Nero. It follows the exploits of Encolpius, an impoverished ex-gladiator, and his boy-lover Giton. The action is fleet and the narrative sweeping: over the course of their journey we meet a host of lewd and comical rogues, including beggars, prostitutes, poets, sodomites, and pedants, and witness many strange and curious events, including a remarkably vulgar multi-course feast, hosted by the pompous nouveau riche Trimalchio
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Translation includes forgeries
- De Simon Barber en 03-09-18
De: Petronius
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Piers Plowman
- De: William Langland
- Narrado por: Jonathan Keeble
- Duración: 9 h y 43 m
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Piers Plowman, William Langland's visionary medieval work about one man's quest for the true Christian life, is an allegorical journey through dream visions and visions within dreams. During the course of his journey, the narrator (William Langland) meets Piers Plowman, who gradually reveals himself to be the son of God. Through Piers, William learns of the virtues in poverty, the temptations of wealth, and of the perfect society that is to come under the rule of Piers Plowman.
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Soul Awakening
- De Justin Poirier en 05-23-24
De: William Langland
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Hellenica
- De: Xenophon
- Narrado por: Charlton Griffin
- Duración: 10 h y 59 m
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The Hellenica is Xenophon’s continuation of Thucydides’ history of the Peloponnesian War, literally resuming from where the previous author’s history was abruptly left unfinished and narrating the events of the final seven years of the conflict and the war’s aftermath. Some historians consider the Hellenica to be a personal work, written by Xenophon in retirement on his Spartan estate, and intended primarily for circulation among his friends, who would have known the main protagonists and events, having most likely participated in them.
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A read no history lover should do without!
- De Epaminondas en 11-07-19
De: Xenophon
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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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Decameron
- A BBC Radio Drama Adaptation of the Renaissance Classic
- De: Giovanni Boccaccio
- Narrado por: Terry Jones, John Finnemore, Samuel Barnett, y otros
- Duración: 2 h y 22 m
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Composed in the early 1350s, in the wake of the Black Death, The Decameron comprises 100 short stories from all over the world, reset by Boccaccio among the flourishing merchant classes of Renaissance Italy. Their universal themes—love, sex, religion, fate, morality—resonate with us to this day, and their witty, satirical, bawdy voice sounds utterly modern. Monty Python star and medieval historian Terry Jones presents ten BBC Radio dramatisations of tales from Giovanni Boccaccio's humane and comic masterpiece
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The Argonautica
- Jason and the Golden Fleece
- De: Apollonius of Rhodes
- Narrado por: Charlton Griffin
- Duración: 14 h y 52 m
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The Argonautica, also known as Jason and the Golden Fleece or Jason and the Argonauts, is the only surviving epic poem from Hellenistic Greece. It is a masterpiece whose story was well known to the audiences of the time. Virgil and other later poets were greatly influenced by it. Its author, Apollonius, was a well-known third century BC scholar living in Alexandria during the great age of Ptolomaic scholarship, and his bold attempt at writing a Homeric epic about Jason and his quest for the Golden Fleece faced a daunting audience of knowledgeable contemporaries.
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No Homer, translation a bit archaic
- De Jacob Quinn en 05-19-18
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Catullus: The Complete Poems
- De: Catullus
- Narrado por: Charlton Griffin
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Acerbic wit and stinging satire are contrasted with delicate sensibility and passionate desire in the work of the Latin poet Catullus. Armed with an urbane sophistication and an aristocratic circle of friends, Catullus moved about easily in the upper ranks of Roman society and was acquainted with Cicero, Caesar, and Pompey among others.
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A mature man reads a young man's poems
- De Coach of Alva en 05-03-20
De: Catullus
Lo que los oyentes dicen sobre The Golden Ass
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- Drewjd2
- 08-01-21
2nd listen…still awesome.
Magical tale from Ancient Roman Empire. The theme of this book is don’t play with forces, you don’t understand.
Rich Kid fascinated with occult forces, gets more than he bargains for. They don’t make stories like this anymore. Wonderfully entertaining narrator.
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- Alednam A Uonopk
- 08-29-23
Wasn't what I expected....
It was beyond what I expected. So many laughs. So many esoterica sprinkled throughout. When the Donkey was making love to the lady, I was laughing... And the Bear costume getting the knife.... Glad this beat my expectations, by a long shot... every chapter had me laughing.... RIP apuleius
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- markcallahan
- 04-14-19
relatable
if you're looking for something to entertain and excite you, will also having some of the best phrases in all of literary history you should really look at the golden ass. the stories are still very close to hitting and surprisingly they deal with a lot of the same things that modern people are worried about.
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- Star Goddess
- 10-01-20
Excellent!
This is a superb translation and performance of this ancient classic. Any fan of Mythology will gain a new understanding of a favorite myths.
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- John
- 10-03-17
Not Wiser…But Very Well Informed
That’s how Lucius, our hero, describes himself near the end of his odyssey in an ass’ shape. And the same can be said of anyone who has tagged along with him. In the course of this picaresque pastiche, we encounter all levels of humanity in the Greco-Roman world. Starting with the likeable rogue who serves as our narrator, we meet concupiscent wives, corrupt priests, malevolent witches, rapacious landlords, seduce-able servants, tight-fisted millionaires, profligate millionaires, even a legionary unable to defend himself from the fists of a poor old gardener. In his ass’ guise Lucius discovers that animals can be just as bad. C. S. Lewis wrote of, “…the peculiar quality of the [Golden Ass], that strange compound of picaresque novel, horror-comic mystagogue’s tract, pornography and stylistic experiment”, and he was about right.
In fact, it was Lewis who prompted me to listen to Apuleius. Last February I picked up his final novel, Till We Have Faces (1956), as a Daily Deal. Having learned that the book was written out of Lewis’ near-lifelong dissatisfaction with aspects of the story of Cupid and Psyche as told in The Golden Ass, I thought it would be a good idea to know that book first. Having just finished Till We Have Faces, it’s a course of action I can’t recommend too highly.
David Timson is, as always, spectacular. He doesn’t just read, he performs—and he has plenty to work with here. His Lucius is a charming, susceptible, morally obtuse young man who may—or may not—be a reformed character by the end; the final book has perplexed more adroit readers than me for the past 1,800 years.
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- Nancy C.
- 08-09-23
Nicely read
A long lead up to the transformation of Lucius in Chapter 11. Funny tales leading to his conversion into the cult of Isis and Osiris in the end.
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- Octabat
- 02-14-24
Very well read! Such expressive character voices!
Fascinating listen!! Definitely got lost in this one- there were quite a few scenes however, that many would consider extremely triggering to a modern ear. Strong story and message.
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- Anonymous User
- 06-29-24
Magnificent!
A true masterpiece! Excellent story especially when you consider it's almost 2000 years old. David Timson's delivery is spectacular.
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- Sun 🌞
- 12-28-23
TGA
Welcome to trauma town. There are scenes I wish I could get out of my head.
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- William
- 05-13-22
Awful translation
It gets to be a bit tedious hearing classics, over and over again, being translated into smug Edwardian, British English. Must that aesthetic paint be smeared across the classics?
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