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Johann Wolfgang von Goethe ließ sich in seinen späteren Jahren von der persischen Dichtkunst beflügeln. Besonders angetan war er von Hafis, den er gar seinen „Zwilling im Geiste“ nannte. Dessen anmutige Verse besangen das Leben, die göttlich-spirituelle Hingebung und die Lust der Liebe und des Weines. Dieses Hörbuch stellt ausgewählte Gedichte aus Goethes West-östlichem Divan atmosphärisch ihren Inspirationen aus dem Alten Persien gegenüber. Die vielfach ausgezeichnete Weltmusik-Band Quadro Nuevo tourte häufig im Orient, dessen Farben und Düfte in die Töne flossen.

La Ilíada es una epopeya griega, atribuida tradicionalmente a Homero. Compuesta en hexámetros dactílicos, consta de 15 693 versos y su trama radica en la cólera de Aquiles.​ Narra los acontecimientos ocurridos durante 51 días en el décimo y último año de la guerra de Troya. Tanto la Ilíada como la Odisea fueron consideradas por los griegos de la época clásica y por las generaciones posteriores como las composiciones más importantes en la literatura de la Antigua Grecia y fueron utilizadas como fundamentos de la pedagogía griega.

One of the great innovators in American letters, Walt Whitman created a daringly new kind of poetry that became a major force in world literature. Leaves of Grass is his masterpiece, written in a pure, uninhibited style, combining sensual and mystical sensibilities. Its bold, joyous voice, its expansive optimism, and its transcendental vision made it uniquely American.

A collection of the greatest poetry from the Romantic period, read by some of the 20th century’s most renowned actors. Love, romance and portrayals of nature are played out in these timeless readings of poetry written during the Romantic period. Performed by Richard Burton, Peter Orr, William Squire, Richard Marquand, Peggy Ashcroft, Margaretta Scott, Tony Church, Derek Godfrey, Patrick Garland, Gary Watson and Janette Richer. This collection includes poems from: William Wordsworth, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, William Blake, Lord Byron, Percy Bysshe Shelley, John Keats.

Preacher and theologian John Piper has ambitiously operated his Desiring God Ministries to promote the Calvinist worldview. Piper seems very dedicated and determined, but does he advance a valid theology? Does Piper do more good or more harm? To answer this, this short audiobook critiques Piper's many videos and podcasts.

The three books that compose this audiobook are collections of Gibran's aphorisms, parables, and poetic essays. The works include his masterpiece, The Prophet, The Forerunner, and The Madman.

Most of the great Greek stories and epic tales are initiated over women, which is exactly what happens in the very beginning of The Iliad by Homer. The Trojan War has been waging for nearly a decade, and really erupted when Helen, the wife to Menelaos, was kidnapped and thus launched the "thousand ships" in pursuit of her. This is the reason that the Achaians and the Trojans have been fighting each other for so long. Achilles, who has become hero to the Greeks, is given the present of a slave girl for his excellence in battle.

La obra clave del padre del Simbolismo. Charles Baudelaire retrata en estos poemas el amor, la depravación del hombre, la desesperación y la muerte sentando las bases de la estética de la vanguardia simbolista

Crooked at the Far End, the latest book of poems in a series called The Man from Saskatchewan, travels, plays, and has a look around. Voices emanate from celebrities who inhabit cabins at Emma Lake, an old man sitting on a bench in Portugal, and the patrons of a fictional pub among others, all taking stock of the world we inhabit. This collection is an homage to the natural and physical world and how "We still and always love the tender fits / our language endures, lost souls asleep before the gate".

Fueled by faith and powered by a strong work ethic, Tyler Lockett's debut book of poetry is a reflective and uplifting journey through topics such as identity, sports, race, relationships, and how to live a purposeful life. As an NFL All-Pro wide receiver and return specialist for the Seattle Seahawks, Lockett draws on his unique perspective as a professional athlete to address life's many challenges, temptations, and rewards.

FEAT DESCAn anthology of classic erotic verse narrated by Dominic Crawford Collins. Theocritus was a Sicilian poet and the creator of Ancient Greek pastoral poetry. b. 300 BC d.260 BC. Gaius Valerius Catullus was a Latin poet of the late Roman Republic who wrote chiefly in the neoteric style of poetry, which is about personal life rather than classical heroes. His surviving works are still read widely and continue to influence poetry and other forms of art. b.84 BC d. 54 BC Publius Ovidius Naso, known as Ovid in the English-speaking world, was a Roman poet who lived during the reign of Augustus.

A BBC Radio 4 full-cast production of Homer’s epic seafaring adventure, dramatised by award-winning poet Simon Armitage and starring Tim McInnerny, Amanda Redman & Benedict Cumberbatch. ‘My fame is written in the heavens, and my fate too...’ So speaks Odysseus as he starts to recount his...

A witty, bawdy, erotic but classic collection of poetry designed to celebrate the most sensual of human pleasures. Over the ages, many poets have put pen to paper in celebration of that most raw and yet most beautiful of human instincts - erotic love. This anthology includes verse by Herrick, Marlowe, Jonson, Byron, Verlaine, Whitman, Yeats, Cummings and, from our own time, John Betjeman. All aspects of erotic love are to be found in these poems - from the bawdy to the sensuous and tender.

"Ode To Autumn" is a poem by English Romantic poet John Keats. The work was composed on 19 September, 1819 and published in 1820 in a volume of Keats's poetry that included "Lamia" and "The Eve of St. Agnes". "To Autumn" is the final work in a group of poems known as Keats's "1819 odes".

It is the year 778. The mighty French army, led by Emperor Charlemagne, confronts Saracen forces in the bloody Battle of Roncevaux Pass. In the course of this thrilling epic poem we follow the emperor’s hot-headed nephew Roland into battle. We are privy to the deal struck between the Saracen king Marsilie and Roland’s conniving stepfather Guene.

Brought to you by Penguin. With A Year of Last Things, acclaimed novelist Michael Ondaatje returns to poetry, where he began his career over fifty years ago, and what a return it is. Born in Sri Lanka during the Second World War, Ondaatje was sent as a child to school in London, and later moved...

What if every setback contained a secret currency you could spend for a better life? Assets of Inspiration is a lyrical and practical journey through the emotional terrain of struggle, pain, and triumph. Written during the pandemic and distilled across a three-book series, this collection pairs evocative poems with embedded lessons and step-by-step guidance to help you build a personal portfolio of life assets—resilience, courage, clarity, gratitude, and more.

Each one of these poems is infused with positive energy and given marching orders to reach those who need it most. There are common themes throughout but it is my heart's desire that one of them touches your soul and inspires you to make an amazing change in your life. I believe each person is special and that there is something inside you to share with others. This is the gift you were born with. Many never find it, but I promise it's there, waiting to be discovered, and maybe one of these poems helps you do just that.

Silence is rare in Nature. When we really listen, Nature is conducting symphonies of sound as her world goes about the day and night. Her invisible heartbeat is everywhere, for everyone. Our eyes are constantly bathed in the wonder of her ways, the soft drizzle of rain from soft grey clouds, the bleached harsh desert sand of a noon day, a wave caressing the shore, to the ravenous colours of a departing sunset. Indeed, whenever we look and listen to the vastness of our world Nature’s beauty is always there for us..

You have been looking for this book for quite some time. Pick it up to begin a journey into the deepest depths of the human psyche and the darkest corners of the imagination. Dare to delve into the human psyche's unspeakable corners and passages with this chilling horror anthology collecting some of history's greatest English poems.