Best 100 Literature History Podcasts

Amateur literary enthusiast Jacke Wilson journeys through the history of literature from ancient epics to contemporary classics. The History of Literature takes a fresh look at some of the most compelling examples of creative genius the world has ever known. more

Discover what Vikings did when they were at home in this fun medieval history and literature podcast about the Icelandic sagas. Hosted by two medieval literature professors with beards. more

The Writer's Almanac is a daily podcast of poetry and historical interest pieces, usually of literary significance. Each day's offering is five minutes long and contains 'on this day in history' information as well as an accessible poem. more

The Play's the Thing is the ultimate resource for lovers of Shakespeare. Dedicating six episodes to each play, this podcast explores the themes, scenes, characters, and lines that make Shakespeare so memorable. In the end, we will cover every play The Bard wrote, thus permitting an ongoing contemplation and celebration of the most important writer of all time. more

Hosted by Cassidy Cash, That Shakespeare Life takes you behind the curtain and into the real-life of William Shakespeare. Tune in to hear this podcast. more

A look at English literature through a historical lens with an eye toward seeing how literature can give meaning to our ordinary lives. more

Stolpe Stories är en podcast om litteratur och humaniora för dig som tycker om att förstå saker på djupet. Här intervjuar programledare Svante Helmbaek Tirén författare, experter och forskare om allt från konst och litteratur till filosofi och historia. Stolpe Stories produceras av Bokförlaget Stolpe i samarbete med Axel och Margaret Ax:son Johnsons stiftelse för allmännyttiga ändamål. more

Descubre el mundo de Miguel de Cervantes y de la literatura universal con nuestras tres series de podcast del Museo más importante del mundo con obra de arte inspirada en Don Quijote de la Mancha: - Lo que no sabías sobre Cervantes y... : aventuras y curiosidades del escritor de habla hispana más emblemático - Ediciones MIQ: historias breves de nuestro sello editorial. ¡Te va a sorprender!- Ediciones curiosas de la Biblioteca Cervantina Eulalio Ferrer: la colección de libros cervantinos más extraños, misteriosos y sorprendentes que encontrarás en el continente Americano. more

Charles Dickens is one of the most famous writers in history, and his influence can be felt everywhere, from the way we look at the Victorian Era, to the way we celebrate Christmas. But who was the man beneath the myth? more

This podcast is an introduction to Anglophone literature, from ancient times to the present, done by a Ph.D. with lots of books and musical instruments. A typical episode offers a summary of a work, or part of a work of literature, followed by some historical analysis. The episodes include original music, some comedy songs, and goofy jokes. You can listen to the shows in any order, although from time to time, episodes will make brief mention of previous or upcoming ones. more

The literature, philosophy, and history of the Greek and Roman world covered sometimes irreverently but always with love. If you've always wanted to read ancient literature but don't know where to begin, join me at Triumvir Clio's School of Classical Civilization. more

Short episodes on the fascinating history of English literature by a literary scholar and lecturer.

Sherds Podcast is a journey through the outskirts of literary history. Each episode, we take an in-depth look at a lesser-known literary text and attempt to give it the critical attention it deserves: books that are criminally overlooked, have struggled to reach an anglophone audience, or are just downright odd. Hosted by Sam Pulham and Rob Prouse Sam Pulham more

Dante in a Year is dedicated to sharing Dante's Divine Comedy with a new generation of readers and listeners in honor of the 700th anniversary of Dante's death. We will be using my new translation of the Comedy, beautifully illustrated by sculptor Timothy Schmalz. Along the way we will periodically hear from artists and scholars on why Dante remains relevant today.To support the podcast as a sustaining member of our community, see below!https://www.buzzsprout.com/1741491/support more

Featuring interviews with both actors and academics, Shakespeare's Shadows delves into a single Shakespeare character in each episode. Perspectives from the worlds of academia, theater, and film together shape explorations of the Bard's shadows, his imitations of life — pretty good imitations, ones that reveal enough of ourselves that we're still talking about them four centuries later. more

Women and Shakespeare' features conversations with diverse women directors, actors, writers, and academics who are involved in making and interpreting Shakespeare. In the conversations, we find out both how Shakespeare is used to amplify the voices of women today and how women are redefining the world's most famous writer. more

Des spécialistes, universitaires, ou professionnels du livre, présentent l'histoire du livre pour enfant au cours de conférences embrassant l'évolution de l'édition jeunesse et des différents genres et thèmes littéraires, de la fin du XVIIIe siècle jusqu'à aujourd'hui. more

Do you wish you'd actually *read* all of your English assignments in High School? Think you're too old to read and understand the literary classics of yesteryear? Fear not! Join Kyle and Meredith as they help you demystify those classics you slept through. more

Cultura, Literatura e História

A Tale of Two Cities (Nederlands: In Londen en Parijs of De Geschiedenis van Twee Steden) is een roman van Charles Dickens, die zich afspeelt in Londen en Parijs ten tijde van de Franse Revolutie. De roman verscheen in wekelijkse afleveringen in het tijdschrift All the Year Round, tussen april en november 1859. more

Tentativo di ritrarre e ritrattare l'Ulisse di James Joyce, cercando di delinearne almeno i tratti fondamentali, partendo dall'ascolto di brevi passi in lingua originale per poi tornare sulle traduzioni italiane di Giulio De Angelis del 1960, di Enrico Terrinoni del 2012, di Gianni Celati del 2013 e Mario Biondi del 2020.Dettagli e approfondimenti sul blog:https://www.ritrattodiulisse.com/Disponibile anche su youtube:https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLJBcZmWWmlya9nyJ_RDBq3WOnW6twdmYoContatti:stately@ritrattodiulisse.com more

The Chancery Court had jurisdiction over all matters of equity, including administration of estates, the guardianship of orphans, and disputed property disbursement. In Dickens' time, some cases could take years to be settled, changing the lives of those involved.Esther Summerson, a young woman raised in a tough and unloving atmosphere, is unexpectedly requested to be a companion to two teenage orphans, Richard Carstone and Ada Clare, for whom the court has appointed as guardian, John Jarndyce. They take up residence at Mr. Jarndyce's home, Bleak House. The story of their lives and fortunes is the main thrust of the novel, and is related at times through the eyes of Esther, whose gentle point of view gives the reader a different and more intimate perspective.Richard is sure his fortune is 'just around the corner' when the case of Jarndyce-v-Jarndyce, of which he and Ada will be beneficiaries, is settled. He tries his hand at a career or two, but he becomes obsessed with hastening the probate of the willed fortune he feels must soon be theirs. Further difficulties arise when he and Ada fall in love, while he, penniless, continues the quest to bring his case to justice.A scriber of legal documents dies, and from his death, questions arise which unearth secrets that the Jarndyce's neighbour, Lady Dedlock, has kept hidden for years. Inspector Bucket enters the case, and begins investigating the disappearance of Lady Dedlock. In the dirt poor part of London comes a young boy called Joe who claims to 'know noffink' but who has witnessed something very important.Several other colorful characters are wound into the story. Nearly insane Miss Flite, who for years has attended court every day, with her little folder of documents, is ever hopeful of a settlement. Mr. Boythorn is a boisterous friend of Jarndyce who has a vendetta with Sir Leicester Dedlock. The Jellyby Family, invariably on the verge of a disaster, is neglected by their Mother who is obsessed with an overseas project. The Smallweed family is mean and avaricious squeezing money from poor clients. Mr. Skimpole is the childlike captivating friend of Mr. Jarndyce who sees no harm in living off everybody else. Mr. Guppy fawns after Esther, and plots to steal documents with his friend Weevle. Mr. Woodcourt is a gentle surgeon and family friend, who becomes a hero.Since the writing of Bleak House, the property laws of England were changed, and disbursements were thenceforth conducted in court with the object of swiftly coming to a settlement for the benefit of inheritors.(Summary by Mil Nicholson) more

Don Quixote is an early novel written by Spanish author Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra. Cervantes created a fictional origin for the story in the character of the Morisco historian, Cide Hamete Benengeli, whom he claims to have hired to translate the story from an Arabic manuscript he found in Toledo's bedraggled old Jewish quarter.The protagonist, Alonso Quixano, is a minor landowner who has read so many stories of chivalry that he descends into fantasy and becomes convinced he is a knight errant. Together with his companion Sancho Panza, the self-styled Don Quixote de la Mancha sets out in search of adventures. His 'lady' is Dulcinea del Toboso, an imaginary object of his courtly love crafted from a neighbouring farm girl by the illusion-struck 'knight' (her real name is Aldonza Lorenzo, and she is totally unaware of his feelings for her. In addition, she never actually appears in the novel).Published in two volumes a decade apart, Don Quixote is the most influential work of literature to emerge from the Spanish Golden Age and perhaps the entire Spanish literary canon. As a founding work of modern Western literature, it regularly appears at or near the top of lists of the greatest works of fiction ever published. (Summary from Wikipedia) more

Ce n'était pas une petite tâche que de peindre les deux ou trois mille figures saillantes d'une époque, car telle est, en définitif, la somme des types que présente chaque génération et que La Comédie Humaine comportera. Ce nombre de figures, de caractères, cette multitude d'existences exigeaient des cadres, et, qu'on me pardonne cette expression, des galeries. De là, les divisions si naturelles, déjà connues, de mon ouvrage en Scènes de la vie privée, de province, parisienne, politique, militaire et de campagne. Dans ces six livres sont classées toutes les Études de moeurs qui forment l'histoire générale de la Société, la collection de tous ses faits et gestes, eussent dit nos ancêtres... Les Scènes de la vie privée représentent l'enfance, l'adolescence et leurs fautes, comme les Scènes de la vie de province représentent l'âge des passions, des calculs, des intérêts et de l'ambition. Puis les Scènes de la vie parisienne offrent le tableau des goûts, des vices et de toutes les choses effrénées qu'excitent les moeurs particulières aux capitales où se rencontrent à la fois l'extrême bien et l'extrême mal… (Extrait de l'avant-propos des Scènes de la vie privée Tome I de Honoré de Balzac) more

Lezioni del prof. Gaudio su Giovanni Boccaccio

Programa de radio que se transmite los viernes de 6 a 8 pm a través de www.conexionrock.com.mx Abordamos temas que tienen que ver con la literatura y el rock. Locutor: Lalo Huato more

English history and literature topics taken from 'Time Machines', vol 1, CIDEB - Read by Maria Grazia Tundo.This podcasting site is for nonprofit educational purposes. more

Named a 'prophet of British imperialism' by the young George Orwell, and born in Bombay, India, Rudyard Kipling had perhaps the clearest contemporary eye of any who described the British Raj. According to critic Douglas Kerr: 'He is still an author who can inspire passionate disagreement and his place in literary and cultural history is far from settled. But as the age of the European empires recedes, he is recognised as an incomparable, if controversial, interpreter of how empire was experienced. That, and an increasing recognition of his extraordinary narrative gifts, make him a force to be reckoned with.' This force shines in THE PLAIN TALES FROM THE HILLS. -- MH . (Introduction by Mike Harris) more

The necessity of a work on Snobs, demonstrated from History, and proved by felicitous illustrations:—I am the individual destined to write that work—My vocation is announced in terms of great eloquence—I show that the world has been gradually preparing itself for the WORK and the MAN—Snobs are to be studied like other objects of Natural Science, and are a part of the Beautiful (with a large B). They pervade all classes—Affecting instance of Colonel Snobley. (Summary excerpted from Prefatory Remarks from the book by W. M. Thackeray) more

Charles W. Eliot, 21st President of Harvard University, edited this volume of prefaces ... authored by a Who's Who of World Literature: Bacon, Calvin, Caxton, Condell, Copernicus, Dryden, Fielding, Goethe, Heminge, Hugo, Johnson, Knox, Newton, Raleigh, Spenser, Taine, Whitman and Wordsworth. Eliot wrote in his preface to these prefaces, 'No part of a book is so intimate as the Preface. Here, after the long labor of the work is over, the author descends from his platform, and speaks with his reader as man to man, disclosing his hopes and fears, seeking sympathy for his difficulties, offering defence or defiance, according to his temper, against the criticisms which he anticipates.' (Summary by DSayers) more

'Vanity Fair: A Novel without a Hero' is een in de jaren 1847-1848 gepubliceerde roman van William Makepeace Thackeray, een satire over de vroege 19e-eeuwse Engelse samenleving. Zoals in die tijd gebruikelijk was, verscheen de roman eerst in een (20-delige) serie als feuilleton in een tijdschrift.Vanitas Vanitatum. Wie van ons is gelukkig in deze wereld? Wie van ons heeft wat hij verlangt?, of zoo hij het heeft wie is voldaan?(Samenvatting geschreven door nl.Wikipedia) more

Don Quijote de la Mancha (ortografía y título original —1605—, El ingenioso hidalgo Don Quixote de la Mancha) es una de las obras cumbre de la literatura española y la literatura universal, el libro más traducido después de la Biblia, escrito por Miguel de Cervantes.La novela consta de dos partes: la primera, El ingenioso hidalgo don Quijote de la Mancha, fue publicada en 1605; la segunda, El ingenioso caballero don Quijote de la Mancha, en 1615.La primera parte se imprimió en Madrid, en casa de Juan de la Cuesta, a fines de 1604. Salió a la venta en enero de 1605 con numerosas erratas, a causa de la celeridad que imponía el contrato de edición. Esta edición se reimprimió en el mismo año y en el mismo taller, de forma que hay en realidad dos ediciones de 1605 ligeramente distintas. Se sospecha, sin embargo, que existió una novela más corta, que sería una de sus futuras Novelas ejemplares. (Resumen de Wikipedia) more

Lezioni del prof. Gaudio su Francesco Petrarca

Don Quijote de la Mancha (ortografía y título original —1605—, El ingenioso hidalgo Don Quixote de la Mancha) es una de las obras cumbre de la literatura española y la literatura universal, el libro más traducido después de la Biblia, escrito por Miguel de Cervantes. La novela consta de dos partes: la primera, El ingenioso hidalgo don Quijote de la Mancha, fue publicada en 1605; la segunda, El ingenioso caballero don Quijote de la Mancha, en 1615. La primera parte se imprimió en Madrid, en casa de Juan de la Cuesta, a fines de 1604. Salió a la venta en enero de 1605 con numerosas erratas, a causa de la celeridad que imponía el contrato de edición. Esta edición se reimprimió en el mismo año y en el mismo taller, de forma que hay en realidad dos ediciones de 1605 ligeramente distintas. Se sospecha, sin embargo, que existió una novela más corta, que sería una de sus futuras Novelas ejemplares. more

Pauline Elizabeth Hopkins, despite an impressive record of productivity and creativity as a novelist, playwright, short fiction writer, editor, actress, and singer, is an African-American woman writer who has essentially been consigned to the dustbins of American literary history. Though contemporary with Frances Ellen Watkins Harper, Charles W. Chesnutt, and Paul Laurence Dunbar, Hopkins is only now beginning to receive the kind of critical attention that Harper has enjoyed for a slightly longer period and that Chesnutt and Dunbar have always had. Hopkins had work published in several genres, but her reputation today rests primarily upon Contending Forces: A Romance Illustrative of Negro Life North and South, the novel she published in 1900. (Introduction by Margaret) more

Auch bekannt als 'Der Glöckner von Notre-Dame'. Der Roman beinhaltet mehrere Handlungsstränge, die nach und nach ineinanderfließen und ein buntes und vielseitiges Bild des französischen Spätmittelalters mit all seinen Bevölkerungsschichten zeichnen. Die Geschichte vom missgestalteten Glöckner Quasimodo, der sich in die schöne Zigeunerin Esmeralda verliebt, ist nur einer dieser Stränge.Der Poet und Philosoph Peter Gringoire bildet den ständigen Begleiter in den einzelnen Teilen und verleiht beim Lesen der Handlung durch seine eigenen Ansichten, seine Überlebensstrategien und sein Auftreten als Antiheld einen ironischen, ihr eigenen Humor. (Zusammenfassung aus Wikipedia) more

Informativo

Wayne talks about the bio he's written about 18th-century English writer Samuel Johnson, My Sam Johnson: A Biography for General Readers, to be published in fall 2023. More info at MySamJohnson.com. more

Vor 250 Jahren, am 20. März 1770, wurde Friedrich Hölderlin in Lauffen am Neckar geboren. Er hat ein dichterisches Werk hinterlassen, das vielleicht einzig dasteht in der Geschichte der Literatur. Ob es sich um seine Oden, Elegien oder Hymnen handelt, seine Gedichte sprechen zu Menschen und berühren sie überall auf der Welt. Von Hölderlins Texten, ganz besonders von ihrer Sprachgestalt, geht eine Faszination aus, die uns ins »Offene« finden lässt: in das Gespräch mit uns selbst wie in den Dialog miteinander.Anlässlich des 250. Hölderlin-Geburtstages haben das Schillerhaus der Universität Jena, die Literarische Gesellschaft Thüringen e.V. und der Lese-Zeichen e.V. Dichter.innen, Studierende, Wissenschaftler.innen, Moderator.innen und leidenschaftliche Leser.innen eingeladen, Auskunft darüber zu geben, was Hölderlin ihnen bedeutet. Vom 8. September 2020 an bis zum Frühling 2021 wird jeweils dienstags ein Audio-Beitrag in das Netz gestellt und gesendet. In der Folge der Beiträge kann studiert werden, was Hölderlin ›uns‹ heute, den Zeitgenossen, bedeutet.Ausgangspunkt der einzelnen Folgen ist jeweils ein Hölderlin-Text, der die Sprecherin, den Sprecher berührt hat, der gelesen und in einer selbstgewählten Form befragt und ausgelegt wird. Die Lyriker.innen geben den Hölderlin-Texten auf besondere Weise Resonanz, indem sie mit eigenen Gedichten antworten.Der Podcast »Was Hölderlin mir bedeutet« ist ein Projekt der Thüringer Veranstaltungsreihe für zeitgenössische Lyrik »Die Gunst des Augenblicks«. Sie wird gefördert von der Kulturstiftung des Freistaats Thüringen und weiteren Unterstützern.Begrüßung und Einführung: Helmut Hühn (Friedrich Schiller-Universität Jena)Musik: Robert Schumann: Gesänge der Frühe (1853), 4. Teil. Bewegt (Ausschnitte); eingespielt von Sebastian Krahnert (Friedrich Schiller-Universität Jena) more

Boswell's famous work on the life of his admired friend Johnson, the formidable poet, essayist, moralist, literary critic, biographer, editor and lexicographer, is a milestone in the development of biographical writing, a treasure-house of Johnson's witticisms and opinions, and a window on his social circle that is packed with incidental detail of 18th-century life and concerns.This second of four volumes covers the years 1764-1776. (Summary by Philippa) more

William Shakespeare's The Tragedy of Julius Caesar, based on true events, concerns the conspiracy against Julius Caesar, his assassination in 44 BC, and its immediate aftermath. Probably written in 1599 and among the first of Shakespeare's plays to be performed at the Globe Theater, Julius Caesar is one of his best-known dramas and has received innumerable performances throughout the centuries. (Summary by Laurie Anne Walden after Wikipedia)Cast:Julius Caesar Kim StichOctavius Caesar Glenn SimonsenAntony Barry EadsLepidus and Cicero David LawrencePublius, Poet, and Pindarus Nathan MillerPopilius Lena and First Commoner AndrewBrutus Denny SayersCassius Christopher SannerCasca mbTrebonius and First Soldier Mark I. SmithLigarius and Second Soldier om123Decius Brutus KalyndaMetellus Cimber and Dardanius Chris CaronCinna, Young Cato, Second Commoner, Claudius, and Messenger SonjaFlavius and Clitus Mark PenfoldMarullus and Messala Arielle LipshawArtemidorus AspergineSoothsayer AvailleCinna the Poet ElliLucilius Christian Al-KadiTintinius Chris SellersVolumnius and Servant Laurie Anne WaldenVarro and Third Soldier- Lucy PerryStrato PhilippaLucius MGVestalCalpurnia Miriam Esther GoldmanPortia Abigail BartelsFirst Citizen Bellona TimesSecond Citizen Mark PaarThird Citizen David ColeFourth Citizen wimberprincessStage directions Elizabeth KlettAudio edited by David Lawrence more

Hace 200 años, durante una etapa muy difícil de la Guerra de Independencia, un grupo de insurgentes se reunió en una localidad del actual estado de Michoacán y ahí preparó—bajo la férula de José María Morelos y Pavón— un documento visionario: el Decreto Constitucional para la Libertad de la América Mexicana. Dos profundos conocedores de derecho constitucional mexicano, Porfirio Muñoz Ledo e Ignacio Carrillo Prieto, revisan los porqués y las líneas maestras —soberanía y republicanismo, derechos humanos, parlamentarismo, rendición de cuentas— del documento también conocido como la Constitución de Apatzingán. Dos personajes paradigmáticos de la república literaria de México se ven convocados en estas páginas. Eraclio Zepeda acaba de obtener el Premio Nacional de Ciencias y Artes junto a la poeta Dolores Castro; sobre este renombrado autor de cuento y novela escriben nuestros colaboradores Vicente Quirarte y Mónica Lavín. También incluimos la reveladora entrevista que el autor chiapaneco concedió a Silvina Espinosa de los Monteros. Por su parte, Huberto Batis, quien cuenta con una obra aún en espera de una justa valoración en los terrenos del ensayo, la crítica y la memorialística, llega a las ocho décadas de existencia a fines de este mes, y su trayectoria como el legendario editor del suplemento 'sábado' es comentada por Guillermo Vega Zaragoza y Miguelángel Díaz Monges. Tres integrantes, en distintos momentos, de la Academia Mexicana de la Lengua son citados a presentar sus diferentes facetas. Uno, el novelista Martín Luis Guzmán, es el objeto de estudio de la investigadora literaria Susana Quintanilla, quien escribe sobre la polémica irrupción del autor de 'La sombra del caudillo' en la congregación académica. Otro es el poeta Rubén Bonifaz Nuño, quien ingresó a la corporación en 1972 y de cuyo inapreciable trabajo en el campo de la lírica reflexiona nuestro columnista —él mismo uno de los más notables poetas contemporáneos de nuestra lengua— David Huerta. Y uno más es José G. Moreno de Alba, cuyas aportaciones a la filología, la divulgación lingüística y la gestión de instituciones son el tema de un ensayo de Adolfo Castañón. Tres gigantes de las letras occidentales del siglo XX se encuentran analizados en esta entrega. Por un lado, la novelista y ensayista inglesa Virginia Woolf, integrante del grupo de Bloomsbury, ha sido el tema de un libro de reciente aparición en el catálogo editorial de nuestra Universidad, del cual se ocupa Anamari Gomís. Por otro lado, tenemos al poeta galés Dylan Thomas, figura mayor de la lírica moderna, comentado por Edgar Esquivel. Y también incluimos un iluminador ensayo de relectura en torno al novelista cubano Alejo Carpentier, debido a la pluma de uno de los más valiosos críticos literarios de Hispanoamérica, Christopher Domínguez Michael. Coinciden en estas páginas sendos ensayos de recordación sobre dos emblemáticas instituciones de la cultura musical de México: sobre el Palacio de Bellas Artes, de cuya inauguración se acaban de cumplir 80 años, escribe el crítico y periodista Pablo Espinosa, y sobre la ya extinta estación de radio XELA rememora sus vivencias José de la Colina, el autor del mítico libro de relatos 'La lucha con la pantera', quien asegura deber su amor por la música clásica a la estación conocida familiarmente como 'la CHELA'. En el expediente de creación literaria, incluimos 'Citerea', fragmento de una tragicomedia de Luis de Tavira, una verdadera institución viviente del teatro mexicano, así como poemas de Angelina Muñiz-Huberman, Raúl Renán y Mario del Valle, y un relato de Ignacio Padilla. Sergio González Rodríguez, ganador del Premio Anagrama de Ensayo de este año, se incorpora a nuestras páginas editoriales con su columna 'Tras la línea'. Revista de la Universidad de México / UNAM D.R. © UNAM. more

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Une découverte de l'aventure des écritures, du hiéroglyphe à l'alphabet, des supports de l'écrit et de l'histoire du livre depuis les manuscrits jusqu'au livre numérique en passant par toutes les formes de l'imprimé. Des fiches synthétiques richement illustrées retracent les temps forts de cette aventure humaine. more

Grupo 7

The Iliad, together with the Odyssey, is one of two ancient Greek epic poems traditionally attributed to Homer. The poem is commonly dated to the 8th or 7th century BC, and many scholars believe it is the oldest extant work of literature in the Greek language, making it the first work of European literature. The existence of a single author for the poems is disputed as the poems themselves show evidence of a long oral tradition and hence, multiple authors. The poem concerns events during the tenth and final year in the siege of the city of Iliun, or Troy, by the Greeks. (Summary adapted from Wikipedia by Karen Merline.) more

Miguel León-Portilla (Cuidad de México, 1926). Maestro en Artes por la Universidad de Loyola de Los Ángeles, California y doctor en Filosofía por la UNAM. Ha trabajado durante más de medio siglo en la Facultad de Filosofía y Letras y en el Instituto de Investigaciones Históricas de la UNAM. Entre sus publicaciones están: 'La filosofía náhuatl', 'Visión de los vencidos', 'Toltecáyotl', 'Literaturas indígenas de México' y 'Tonantzin Guadalupe' traducidos a buen número de idiomas. Es especialista en lengua y cultura nahuas y el objeto de estudio de la mayor parte de su obra ha sido el punto de vista del otro, principalmente el de los indígenas. Así ha inquirido acerca de su visión del mundo, su historia, su literatura, sus testimonios sobre la conquista y su sabiduría. Es un ferviente defensor de los derechos de los pueblos indígenas y de su lucha por alcanzar su autonomía, la preservación de sus lenguas y su identidad cultural. En el curso que se reproduce a continuación, 'La riqueza de la literatura náhuatl', el doctor León-Portilla describe el desarrollo de las literaturas indígenas, sobre todo las expresiones literarias en náhuatl y en maya, en el marco de la civilización originaria de Mesoamérica. Además, analiza la importancia de éstas en la constelación de las creaciones culturales de la región y menciona algunas publicaciones modernas y fuentes documentales para su estudio y disfrute. Miguel León-Portilla impartió 'La riqueza de la literatura náhuatl' durante el mes de agosto de 2014 en la Sala Carlos Chávez del Centro Cultural Universitario, dentro del programa Grandes Maestros.UNAM, donde se realizó la grabación que aquí se presenta. Producción Descarga Cultura.UNAM / Coordinación de Difusión Cultural / UNAM D.R. © UNAM. more

'From the Origins to the Middle Ages'.Readings of literary essays taken from Upper Secondary School students' texbooks, 3^Maria Grazia Tundo more

Un podcast ameno y corto sobre literatura de toda época y estilo

Richard III is an early history play probably written and performed around 1592-93. It is the culmination of Shakespeare's earlier three plays about Henry VI, and chronicles the bloody career of Richard, Duke of Gloucester. As the play opens, the Wars of the Roses are over, King Edward IV (Richard's brother) is on the throne, and all is ostensibly well. The problem? Richard wants to be king - and he'll stop at nothing to realize his ambition. (Summary by Elizabeth Klett)Cast:King Edward IV: David ColeEdward, Prince of Wales: Sandra GRichard, Duke of York: Tricia GGeorge, Duke of Clarence: Bob ShermanRichard, Duke of Gloucester: David NicolSon of Clarence: Nadine Eckert-BouletHenry, Earl of Richmond; Lord Mayor of London: Mark F. SmithCardinal Bourchier; Sir James Blunt: NullifidianArchbishop of York; Daughter of Clarence; Page: AvailleDuke of Buckingham: mbDuke of Norfolk: Bruce PirieEarl of Surrey: Lucy PerryEarl Rivers: Denny SayersMarquis of Dorset; Second Citizen: StephenCLord Grey: om123Earl of Oxford; Fourth Messenger: Roger CliftonLord Hastings: Peter BloomfieldLord Stanley: Andy MinterLord Lovel; Sir Walter Herbert: L. Lambert LawsonSir Thomas Vaughan; Priest; First Gentleman: David LawrenceSir Richard Ratcliff: Filippo GiaochinSir William Catesby: ArixaSir James Tyrrel; Third Citizen; Ghost of Henry VI: 1evilmofoSir Robert Brakenbury: Garrett FitzgeraldChristopher Urswick: Christopher CaronSheriff of Wiltshire; Bishop of Ely; First Murderer: RismythQueen Elizabeth; Scrivener: Elizabeth KlettQueen Margaret: Ruth GoldingDuchess of York: Karen SavageLady Anne: Arielle LipshawSecond Murderer; First Citizen; Third Messenger: SonjaMessenger: KalyndaSecond Messenger: Veronica JenkinsPursuivant: Matt JuddGhost of Prince Edward: SnaefaxiNarrator: Diana MajlingerAudio edited by: Elizabeth Klett more

Audio support for fifth-year students of English literature

'I have to thank all the previous students of Shelley as poet and man--not last nor least among whom is my husband--for their loving and truthful research on all the subjects surrounding the life of Mrs.Shelley.' -Lucy Madox Brown Rossetti Mrs. Shelley is a biography of Mary Wollstonecraft Godwin Shelley, author of Frankenstein and other works, wife of Percy Shelley, daughter of Mary Wollstonecraft Godwin who penned The Vindication of the Rights of Women, and daughter of William Godwin, a philosopher and novelist. The life of this woman, who at nineteen wrote a story that has become a part of everyday culture, is its own story to tell. The author Lucy Madox Brown Rossetti was the daughter of the artist Ford Madox Brown and the wife of William Michael Rossetti of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood. (Summary by A.L. Gramour) more

Appreciations, with an Essay on Style, is a collection of Walter Pater's previously-published essays on literature. The collection was well received by public and critic since its first edition, in 1889. The volume includes an appraisal of the poems of Dante Gabriel Rossetti, first printed in 1883, a few months after Rossetti's death; an essay on Thomas Browne, whose Baroque style Pater admired; and a discussion of Measure for Measure, one of Pater's most often reprinted pieces. The second edition, published in 1890, had a few modifications, and is the basis for all other editions of the book. (Summary by Leni) more

A storytelling podcast dedicated to the stories behind the great books of the past. On the show, I explore the inner conflicts and adverse circumstances that have shaped authors' lives, from antiquity to the twentieth century, one author at a time. Together, we'll uncover the long-forgotten mysteries and dramas behind the greatest literary works, the heartache and anger and joy behind all those books that still speak to us today. Visit my website, www.inviolablevoices.com, for more information. more

Much Ado About Nothing is generally considered one of Shakespeare's best comedies, because it combines elements of robust hilarity with more serious meditations on honor, shame, and court politics. Much Ado About Nothing chronicles two pairs of lovers: Benedick and Beatrice (the main couple), and Claudio and Hero (the secondary couple). Benedick and Beatrice are engaged in a very 'merry war'; they are both very witty and proclaim their disdain of love. In contrast, Claudio and Hero are sweet young people who are rendered practically speechless by their love for one another. Although the young lovers Hero and Claudio provide the main impetus for the plot, the courtship between the wittier, wiser lovers Benedick and Beatrice is what makes Much Ado About Nothing so memorable. Benedick and Beatrice argue with delightful wit, and Shakespeare develops their journey from antagonism to sincere love and affection with a rich sense of humor and compassion. (Summary by Wikipedia) CastLeonato: Bob NeufeldMessenger: Ernst PattynamaBeatrice/Boy/Second Watch: Elizabeth KlettHero: Amanda FridayDon Pedro: Bruce PirieBenedick: mbDon John: Eden Rea-HedrickClaudio: Beth ThomasAntonio: Larry WilsonConrade: Brett DowneyBorachio: Chris CartwrightBalthazar: James SilversteinMargaret: Arielle LipshawUrsula: Sarah ParshallDogberry: Alan MapstoneVerges: Charlotte DuckettFirst Watchman: rookieblueFriar Francis: balaSexton/Lord: ToddNarrator: Libby GohnAudio edited by mb and gloriana more

An analyzation of historical writers and their works. I hope to answer the question of 'Why are they significant?' more

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O 'Contextualizando' contextualizando é legal tenta monta uma linha do tem sobre a história do Brasil e a literatura brasileira. more

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Als der berückend gutaussehende Jüngling Dorian Gray sein Porträt betrachtet, kommt ihm der Gedanke, wie herrlich es sein müsste, wenn das Bild an seiner Stelle altern könnte, während er selbst für immer jung und schön bliebe. Als sich dieser fantastische Wunsch zu erfüllen beginnt, genießt Dorian seine ewige Jugend in vollen Zügen während in seiner Seele ein grauenvolles Werk der Zerstörung seinen Lauf nimmt.(Zusammenfassung von Al-Kadi) more

Shakespeare's great festive comedy, probably written and first performed around 1601, follows the adventures of twins Viola and Sebastian, who are separated from each other by a shipwreck. Viola, believing her brother dead, disguises herself as a page in order to serve the lovesick Duke Orsino, who has been rejected by the Countess Olivia. The ensemble cast includes a roster of wonderfully comic characters: Olivia's drunken uncle Sir Toby Belch, his foolish friend Sir Andrew Aguecheek, the witty serving woman Maria, the social-climbing steward Malvolio, and the clever, riddling clown Feste. (Summary by Elizabeth Klett)CastDuke Orsino: Algy PugCurio/First Officer: Charlotte DuckettValentine/Second Officer: Nathaniel W. C. HigginsViola: Elizabeth KlettCaptain: Alan MapstoneSir Toby Belch: Bruce PirieMaria: Amanda FridaySir Andrew Aguecheek: mbClown: Chris MarcellusOlivia: Arielle LipshawMalvolio: Timothy FergusonAntonio: Ernst PattynamaSebastian: Caprisha PageFabian: Allison Walker EldersServant/Priest: Grace GarrettNarrator: Tiffany Halla ColonnaAudio edited by Elizabeth Klett more

Jürg Jenatsch ist der Titel eines 1876 erschienenen historischen Romans von Conrad Ferdinand Meyer über den Bündner Pfarrer und Militärführer Georg Jenatsch. Der Roman spielt in der Zeit des Dreißigjährigen Krieges. Zu Beginn des Krieges streben die Spanier danach, Graubünden unter ihre Gewalt zu bringen um damit die strategisch wichtigen Bergpässe unter Kontrolle zu bekommen. Den Spaniern tritt der junge protestantische Pastor Jürg Jenatsch entgegen. Er ist Anführer der protestantischen Bündnern, die angetreten sind, ihre Heimat zu verteidigen. Sein Gegenspieler auf der katholischen Seite ist der Freiherr Pompejus Planta. Provisorische Zusammenfassung von Wikipedia more

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Rawlings follows the development of printing from the origins of writing to modern printing. Some of the earliest records are ancient Egyptian, Greek and Roman recordings on papyrus and wax tablets. However, Rawlings acknowledges the sparse nature of this first fragile evidence, and limits speculation.Later, libraries of religious books grew in Europe, where monks copied individual books in monasteries. The 'block printing' technique began with illustrations carved in wood blocks, while the text needed to be written by hand. Eventually, entire pages were printed as combinations of illustrations with text. The Biblia Pauperum, or 'Bible of the Poor,' demonstrates this first time saving method.Later chapters focus on printing developing as an industry, especially after the invention of movable type. Two inventors are contested as the first inventor, Johann Gutenberg of Mentz in Germany, and Laurenz Coster of Haarlem in Holland. Rawlings describes the evidence for each side, along with stories and legends that grow around their names.Since many of the medieval books were meant to be admired as art by the illiterate majority and read only by an educated minority, copiers spent much time decorating manuscripts. Also, these highly decorated volumes needed to be protected. Here, Rawlings describes the techniques for binding and beautifying books. Arriving closer to the present day, Rawlings describes a few modern printing techniques that bring mass produced and cheap books to the now literate public. (Summary by LivelyHive) more

2012 was the 200th anniversary of Dickens' birth. This is the fourth volume; the first volume of short works - fiction, essays, poetry and speeches, previously unrecorded for LibriVox, was catalogued by Dickens' birthday on February 7th 2012. Further volumes were added during the anniversary year. (Summary by Ruth Golding) more

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William Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice was probably written between 1596 and 1598, and was printed with the comedies in the First Folio of 1623. Bassanio, an impoverished gentleman, uses the credit of his friend, the merchant Antonio, to borrow money from a wealthy Jew, Shylock. Antonio pledges to pay Shylock a pound of flesh if he defaults on the loan, which Bassanio will use to woo a rich heiress, Portia. A subplot concerns the elopement of Shylock's daughter Jessica with a Christian, Bassanio's friend Lorenzo. In its focus on love and marriage, the play shares certain concerns with Shakespeare's other comedies. Yet its depiction of the tensions between Jews and Christians in early modern Venice - and its highly dramatic trial scene in Act 4 - create darker currents in the play. (Summary by Elizabeth Klett)Cast:Duke of Venice: Filippo GioachinPrince of Morocco: Mark F. SmithPrince of Arragon: David NicolAntonio: David O'ConnellBassanio: mbSalanio: Rosalind WillsSalarino: Laurie Anne WaldenGratiano: David LeesonLorenzo: Aaron ElliottShylock: etkTubal: Carolyn FrancesLauncelot Gobbo: L. Lambert LawsonOld Gobbo: David LawrenceLeonardo: Laurie Anne WaldenBalthasar: David LawrenceStephano: Lucy PerryPortia: Arielle LipshawNerissa: Megan KunkelJessica: Elizabeth KlettClerk in court: Ernst PattynamaPortia's servant: Joshua B. ChristensenNarrator: Dennis Sayers more

Touchant à tous les registres, à la littérature comme à la politique, à la photographie comme au dessin, aux collages comme à l'architecture, Victor Hugo déploie son talent et son imaginaire, de l'immense à l'infime, du particulier à l'universel. Poète, dramaturge, romancier, très vite reconnu comme le chef de file de la génération romantique, Hugo ne cesse d'écrire. Dans le même temps, il se plonge dans l'action politique et participe à tous les combats pour les droits de l'homme. Loin de l'abattre, l'exil lui donne un rôle à sa mesure. Se faisant tour à tour historien et polémiste, il se dresse contre le pouvoir impérial. Son imagination, libérée par le face-à-face avec l'océan, lui fait écrire les chefs-d'œuvre de la maturité, des 'Contemplations' à La 'Légende des siècles', des 'Misérables' aux 'Travailleurs de la mer' ou à 'L'Homme qui rit'. more

Richard II by William Shakespeare is the first of eight plays that portray a historically-informed version of the War of the Roses - beginning in about 1365 and ending with Richard III's death in 1485. (Summary by Cori)Edited by J. M. Smallheer and John Gonzalez.Characters:Narration, Keeper, and Lord - read by Annie ColemanKing Richard II and First Servant - read by Peter YearsleyNorthumberland and Gaunt - read by ChipBolingbroke - read by Kayvan SylvanAumerle - read by John GonzalezHenry Percy - read by Michael SiroisYork - read by Martin CliftonMowbray - read by Mark F. SmithSurrey and Willoughby - read by Nikolle DoolinSalisbury - read by David BarnesBushy and Carlisle - read by Cecelia PriorBagot, Abbot, Scroop, and Exton - read by LintonGreen - read by deadwhitemalesQueen Isabel - read by Joy ChanDuchess of York - read by Kristen McQuillinBerkeley - read by RainerRoss - read by Mr. Baby ManFitzwater and Groom - read by Sean McKinleyMarshal - read by Lenny Glionna Jr.Captain and First Herald - read by Hugh MacDuchess of Gloucester - read by GesineLady - read by Maureen S. O'BrienGardener, Second Herald, and Second Servant - read by Kara Shallenberg more

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Benvenuti a Notte dei Tempi, il podcast che parla di letteratura come ne parleremmo tra amici al bar. Storie di autori e di esperienze della letteratura italiana, dalle sue origini fino alla contemporaneità. Quale valore ha oggi l'Infinito di Leopardi? Cosa ci racconterebbe oggi Dante, a 700 anni dalla sua morte? Parliamone in questo podcast! more

Conduce Cecilia PassarellaSe vi chiedessero qual è il genere letterario che più di ogni altro attira l'attenzione del lettore contemporaneo, non sarebbe sbagliato pensare al romanzo. Le librerie ne sono ricolme e ogni anno le case editrici ne stampano in gran numero. Ma, nonostante la passione per questa forma libresca, esiste una domanda alla quale nessuno sa come rispondere: qual è il primo romanzo della storia? Gli studiosi di tutto il mondo dibattono ancora oggi per venirne a capo. Noi, che certo non abbiamo una risposta definitiva, vogliamo però usare questa domanda come scusa per farvi conoscere quei testi che, per la loro straordinaria modernità, più di altri hanno segnato la storia della letteratura globale. more

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Henry VI, Part 1 or The First Part of Henry the Sixth (often written as 1 Henry VI) is a history play by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written in 1591, and set during the lifetime of King Henry VI of England. Whereas 2 Henry VI deals with the King's inability to quell the bickering of his nobles, and the inevitability of armed conflict, and 3 Henry VI deals with the horrors of that conflict, 1 Henry VI deals with the loss of England's French territories and the political machinations leading up to the Wars of the Roses, as the English political system is torn apart by personal squabbles and petty jealousy. (Summary by Wikipedia)Cast:Basset/Messenger/Queen Margaret/Second Sentinel/Second Serving Man: Elizabeth KlettBastard of Orleans/Master Gunner/General: lennichBoy/First Soldier/Officer/Scout/Sir William Lucy/Soldier: Christine BlachfordCaptain/Second Warder/Third Serving Man: Ty UnglebowerCharles, King of France: peacCountess of Auvergne: Maria ThereseDuke of Alencon: kenrgDuke of Bedford: Robert MitchellDuke of Burgundy: Sandra GDuke of Exeter: Andy MinterDuke of Gloucester: Sean RandallDuke of Somerset: ReadalotEarl of Salisbury: Michael IrskensEarl of Suffolk: Frank BookerEarl of Warwick: Mark F. SmithEdmund Mortimer: Bruce PirieFirst Gaoler/Lawyer/Legate/Lord Talbot/Watch/Woodvile: Algy PugFirst Sentinel/First Serving Man: John FrickerFirst Warder/Sir John Fastolfe: Dale BurgessHenry VI: Arielle LipshawJoan La Pucelle: Nadine Eckert-BouletJohn Talbot: ravenotationLord Mayor of London: Martin GeesonPorter: Lucy PerryReignier: Lars RolanderRichard Plantagenet: David GoldfarbSergeant: VeggrowerServant: EdenShepherd: AldorSir William Glansdale: Aidan BrackSir Thomas Gargrave: Ric FVernon: David LawrenceWinchester: Jason MillsNarrator: Roseanne SchmidtAudio edited by: Elizabeth Klett more

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The Lays of Ancient Rome comprise four narrative poems comprised by Lord Thomas Babington Macaulay: recalling popular episodes from Roman historical-legends that were strongly moral in tone: exemplifying Roman virtue against Latine perfidy.The four poems are:- Horatius - Horatius and two companions seek to hold back a large invading Etruscan force at the far end of a bridge over the Tiber River. The trio are willing to lay down their lives so as to prevent the Etruscans crossing and sacking the otherwise ill-defended Rome: it is a desperate gamble to buy enough time for the Romans to destroy the bridge in advance of the hostile army. But will their efforts succeed?- The Battle of Lake Regillus - The Romans take arms against the powerful Latine league headed by the expelled Tarquin nobles. The fighting is desperate and bloody: the event is decided only after the arrival upon the battlefield of the twin gods Castor and Pollux.- Virginia - Virginia is the daughter of Virginius - a poor, honest Roman farmer-citizen. In former years Virginius enlisted as a legionary and shed his blood to fight Rome's enemies: now Virginius - like other Romans of the humbler sort - suffer the usurious exactions of noblemen like the wicked Appius Claudius. Appius Claudius uses spurious legal means to take possession of Virginia as his 'runaway slave': action guaranteed to succeed given the incumbent corrupt magistracy. So what can Virginius do? To what extremes is the father forced to protect his only child?- The Prophecy of Capys - Romulus and Remus return triumphant to the home of their grandfather Capys. When they arrive, Capys - blind and well advanced in years - is seized by a prophetic frenzy: Capys declaims a series of portents describing the future battles and victories destined as the lot of Romulus' descendants.(Introduction by Godsend) more

Cymbeline is one of Shakespeare's late romances, which (like The Tempest and The Winter's Tale) combines comedy and tragedy. Imogen, the daughter of King Cymbeline of Britain, angers her father when she marries Posthumus, a worthy but penniless gentleman. The King banishes Posthumus, who goes to Rome, where he falls prey to the machinations of Iachimo, who tries to convince him that Imogen will be unfaithful. Meanwhile, the Queen (Imogen's stepmother) plots against her stepdaughter by trying to plan a match between Imogen and her worthless son Cloten. (Summary by Elizabeth Klett)Cast:Arviragus: om123Attendant and First Gaoler: Bill MosleyBelarius: Algy PugCaius Lucius: Mark F. SmithCloten: mbCornelius: Amy GramourCymbeline: Bruce PirieFirst British Captain and Messenger: Elizabeth KlettFirst Brother: John FrickerFirst Gentleman and First Senator: Algy PugFirst Lady: rashadaFirst Lord: rfFirst Tribune and Roman Captain: Bill MosleyFrenchman and Soothsayer: Timothy FergusonGuiderius: Denny SayersIachimo: John FrickerImogen: Elizabeth KlettJupiter: Elizabeth KlettMother: SweetlilbirdyPhilario: RakenPisanio: Matthew ReecePosthumus Leonatus: David GoldfarbQueen: Arielle LipshawSecond British Captain, Second Gentleman, and Second Senator: John FrickerSecond Brother, Second Lord, and Second Gaoler: Arielle LipshawSicilius Leonatus: Jason BortlesNarrator: David LawrenceAudio edited by: mb more

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Jonathan Swift almost defines satire in this biting and brutal pamphlet in which he suggests that poor (Catholic) Irish families should fatten up their children and sell them to the rich (Protestant) land owners, thus solving the twin problems of starving children and poverty in one blow. When the 'Proposal' was published in 1729, Swift was quickly attacked, and even accused of barbarity the exact state the 'Proposal' was written to expose. (Summary by Hugh) more

Iphigenia in Aulis is the last extant work of the playwright Euripides. The Greek fleet is waiting at Aulis, Boeotia, with its ships ready to sail for Troy, but it is unable to depart due to a strange lack of wind. After consulting the seer Calchas, the Greek leaders learn that this is no mere meteorological abnormality but rather the will of the goddess Artemis, who is withholding the winds because Agamemnon has caused her offense. Calchas informs the general that in order to appease the goddess, he must sacrifice his eldest daughter, Iphigenia. Agamemnon, in spite of his horror, must consider this seriously because his assembled troops, who have been waiting on the beach and are increasingly restless, may rebel if their bloodlust is not satisfied. He sends a message to his wife, Clytemnestra, telling her to send Iphigenia to Aulis on the pretext that the girl is to be married to the Greek warrior Achilles before he sets off to fight. (Summary by Wikipedia)CastAgamemnon: Bob NeufeldOld Man: ToddMenelaus: Algy PugChorus/Messenger: Elizabeth KlettClytemnestra: Libby GohnIphigenia: Amanda FridayAchilles: Denny SayersNarrator: Charlotte DuckettAudio edited by Elizabeth Klett more

The full title of Walton's book of short biographies is, Lives of John Donne, Henry Wotton, Rich'd Hooker, George Herbert, &C. Sir Henry Wotton (1568 1639) was an English author, diplomat and politician who sat in the House of Commons in 1614 and 1625. He is often quoted as saying, 'An ambassador is an honest gentleman sent to lie abroad for the good of his country.' Richard Hooker (1554 1600) was an Anglican priest and an influential theologian. Hooker's emphases on reason, tolerance and the value of tradition came to exert a lasting influence on the development of the Church of England. In retrospect he has been taken (with Thomas Cranmer and Matthew Parker) as a founder of Anglican theological thought. George Herbert (1593 1633) was a Welsh-born English poet, orator and Anglican priest. John Donne (1572 1631) was an English poet, satirist, lawyer and a cleric in the Church of England. He is considered the pre-eminent representative of the metaphysical poets.Walton's leisurely labours as a biographer seem to have grown out of his devotion to angling. It was probably as an angler that he made the acquaintance of Sir Henry Wotton, but it is clear that Walton had more than a love of fishing and a humorous temper to recommend him to the friendship of the accomplished ambassador. Walton completed and published the life of Donne, much to the satisfaction of the most learned critics, in 1640. Sir Henry Wotton dying in 1639, Walton undertook his life also; it was finished in 1642 and published in 1651. His life of Hooker was published in 1662, that of George Herbert in 1670. All these subjects were endeared to the biographer by a certain gentleness of disposition and cheerful piety; three of them at least—Donne, Wotton and Herbert—were anglers. Their lives were evidently written with loving pains, in the same leisurely fashion as his Angler, and like it are of value less as exact knowledge than as harmonious and complete pictures of character. (Summary by Wikipedia and David Wales) more

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In this podcast I examine The Merchant of Venice through a Feminist lens. This podcast focuses on the power, or lack thereof, of one of the main characters Portia. more

El objetivo de este podcast es analizar la visión feminista en la novela Cumbres Borrascosas de Emily Brontë, en la que, a través de los personajes - principalmente femeninos -, se desarrolla todo un panorama de la sociedad de la época, que además devela la realidad de la mujer victoriana. Del mismo modo, se analizará la postura de la escritora frente a una sociedad patriarcal en la que las mujeres no tenían ni voz ni voto, para de esta manera entender por qué esta novela debería de ser leída desde una perspectiva feminista. more

Análise da obra 'O Cortiço' - Aluízio de Azevedo (1890).

Análisis de las periodos literarios analizados en la materia de Literatura Universal desde un enfoque divulgativo, histórico y humanístico. Os servirán para preparar los proyectos de investigación que os encomiende a lo largo del curso. more

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Die Rahmenhandlung der Novelle 'Der Heilige' bildet Hans der Armbruster, der im Jahre 1180 im Rückblick die dramatische Lebensgeschichte des Thomas Becket (1118-1170) erzählt. Dieser war von 1155 an Kanzler des englischen Königs Heinrich II (1133 - 1189). Die Novelle von Meyer gibt die historischen Tatsachen ziemlich genau wieder, mit Ausnahme der Gestalt von Grace, die eine Erfindung des Dichters ist. Thomas wurde bereits 1173 heilig gesprochen. (Zusammenfassung von Hans Hafen) more

The Comedy of Errors is one of William Shakespeare's earliest plays, believed to have been written between 1592 and 1594. It is his shortest and one of his most farcical comedies, with a major part of the humour coming from slapstick and mistaken identity, in addition to puns and word play. The Comedy of Errors tells the story of two sets of identical twins that were accidentally separated at birth. Antipholus of Syracuse and his servant, Dromio of Syracuse, arrive in Ephesus, which turns out to be the home of their twin brothers, Antipholus of Ephesus and his servant, Dromio of Ephesus. When the Syracusans encounter the friends and families of their twins, a series of wild mishaps based on mistaken identities lead to wrongful beatings, a near-seduction, the arrest of Antipholus of Ephesus, and accusations of infidelity, theft, madness, and demonic possession. (Summary by Wikipedia)Cast:Adriana / Second Merchant: Elizabeth KlettAegeon: Jason BortlesAemilia: Musicalheart1Angelo: bmkeenerAntipholus of Ephesus / Antipholus of Syracuse: mbBalthazar: Tim FerreiraCourtezan: Maria ThereseDromio of Ephesus / Dromio of Syracuse: John FrickerFirst Merchant / Solinus: Algy PugGaoler: Lucy PerryLuce: Diana MajlingerLuciana: Arielle LipshawOfficer: David LawrencePinch: Martin GeesonServant: ElliNarrator: AvailleAudio edited by: Elizabeth Klett more

Ki no Tsurayuki was a Japanese waka poet of the Heian period. In 905, he was one of the poets ordered to compile the 'Kokinshu - Collected Japanese Poems of Ancient and Modern Times'. He is also one of the Thirty-six Poetry Immortals of Japan.The Tosa Diary, written in 935, is considered the major work of Ki. It is an account of his return to the capital Kyoto from Tosa province, where he had served as governor since 930. The journey is by boat, and Ki no Tsurayuki tells about his sea sickness and fear of pirates, his impressions of the coast, and the various offerings to placate the gods of the sea. The Tosa Diary is written entirely in kana (the women's alphabet) and contains many poems composed by Ki during the journey. more

A Christmas Carol is a novella by English author Charles Dickens first published by Chapman & Hall on 17 December 1843. The story tells of sour and stingy Ebenezer Scrooge's ideological, ethical, and emotional transformation after the supernatural visits of Jacob Marley and the Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present, and Yet to Come. The novella met with instant success and critical acclaim. ( Summary by Wikipedia ) more

Throughout history there have been many creative artists whose fame depends largely on their association with a much greater artist. Such the case of Thomas Shadwell, poet and prolific writer of low brow comedies, who is today most famous as the butt of satire by one of greatest and most influential English poets, John Dryden. Shadwell and Dryden were at first colleagues and collaborators, but later fell out over some sharp divergences of opinion. In particular, Dryden disagreed with Shadwell's high estimation of Ben Jonson, and even more of the latter's claim to be be Jonson's artistic heir. The most celebrated product of this controversy was Dryden's satirical poem, Mac Flecknoe, in which he presents Shadwell as the apostle of dullness. This elegant satire was first circulated unpublished in pamphlet form and then published in 1682. Shadwell responded with 'The Medal of John Bayes' which has as a preface a mocking 'Epistle to the Tories.' Dryden's reply was a further poem 'The Medal' which likewise had a preface: 'Epistle to the Whigs.' Shadwell is also the subject of harsh reference in Dryden's Absolom and Achitophel (1681). In his lifetime, Shadwell emerged the victor from this dispute. In 1688, James II was deposed, and Dryden, as a Tory and a staunch Catholic, lost both favour at court and the position of Poet Laureate. His successor was Shadwell, a Whig and a convenient rather than a devout Protestant. Forced into retirement, Dryden concentrated on the translations of Latin classics, most notably the Aeneid, which have added further to his stature as poet and dramatist. Shadwell died in 1692, leaving a large body of comedies, which are today considered his best work, but which are rarely performed today. (Summary by Algy Pug) more

Eurpides' tragedy tells of Theseus' chaste son Hippolytus, who refuses to worship Aphrodite in favor of Artemis. Aphrodite gets revenge by causing Hippolytus' stepmother Phaedra to fall in love with him, unleashing a chain of tragic events. (Summary by Elizabeth Klett)CastAphrodite: Caprisha PageTheseus: Bruce PiriePhaedra: Elizabeth KlettHippolytus: mbNurse: April GonzalesHenchman: Bob GonzalezArtemis: Arielle LipshawChorus leader: Naomi ParkChorus 1: Amanda FridayChorus 2: Elizabeth KlettChorus 3: Amy GramourOld Huntsman: Delmar H. DolbierNarrator: LeniAudio edited by Elizabeth Klett more