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English
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Begun as an ambitious project by the versatile English courtier, diplomat, philosopher, and author Geoffrey Chaucer in the 14th century, The Canterbury Tales follows a group of people on their pilgrimage to the Cathedral of Saint Thomas Becket. The Prologue introduces all of the pilgrims in great detail, and through these descriptions Chaucer provides the entire spectrum of social classes and professions of his time. When the group stops at an inn...
2) Robert Frost
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English
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A collection of poems about the four seasons by one of best-known American poets. "In an attractive large-size volume...25 poems to introduce Robert Frost to young people. The selections are arranged by the seasons, and Sorensen's handsome watercolor illustrations capture the feel of the New England landscape without in any way trying to provide literal images for the poetry. There's an excellent biographical essay, and at the bottom of each page,...
Author
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
[2013]
Physical Desc
1 sound disc (90 min.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
From the two-term Poet Laureate of the United States Billy Collins comes his first compilation of new and selected poems in twelve years. Aimless Love combines more than fifty new poems with selections from four previous books: Nine Horses, The Trouble with Poetry, Ballistics, and Horoscopes for the Dead. Collins's unmistakable voice, which brings together plain speech with imaginative surprise, has enriched the tapestry of contemporary poetry and...
Publisher
Naxos AudioBooks
Pub. Date
p2000
Physical Desc
2 audio discs (2 hr., 32 min.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Here are 65 poems by leading American authors, including Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Edgar Allan Poe, Emily Dickinson, Walt Whitman, Robert Frost, and E.E. Cummings, as well as famous anonymous works such as "Frankie and Johnny." Arranged in chronological order by poet from Anne Bradstreet to Alice Walker.
Publisher
Harper Collins Publishers
Pub. Date
2013
Edition
Unabridged.
Physical Desc
3 sound discs (210 min.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Enjoy a rare and thrilling listening experience as the 20th century's greatest poets read their most famed work aloud. This collection includes such acclaimed authors as Dylan Thomas; Robert Graves; E.E. Cummings; and T.S. Eliot.
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Publisher
HighBridge Audio
Pub. Date
c2009, p1993
Physical Desc
1 audio disc (1 hr., 11 min.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
God's Trombones: Seven Negro Sermons in Verse is a book of poems by James Weldon Johnson patterned after traditional African-American spiritual oratory. African-American scholars have identified the collection as one of Johnson's two most notable works, the other being Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man.
The work went on to find acclaim in many circles, proving "enormously popular among both the black cognoscenti as well of the masses of black Americans"...
12) King Lear
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English
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Shakespeare's tragedy of a royal father and his daughters is presented scene by scene in comic book format. As flies are to wanton boys, so are we to th' gods: they kill us for their sports, howls King Lear. In artist Ian Pollock's surreal interpretation of Shakespeare's classic tragedy, the abstract wail of "the unaccomodated man" is dramatized in subtle shadings of the old king's anguish. Every line of dialogue is preserved, and every scene is illustrated...
13) Othello
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Series
Language
English
Description
Presents a guide to Shakespeare's "Othello", including text and audio from various productions and preformances that provide a context for the play and it characters.
Author
Publisher
Blackstone Audiobooks
Pub. Date
2004
Physical Desc
8 sound discs : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
This unabridged collection of A. A. Milne's Pooh Classics includes the ten stories of Winnie-the-Pooh, the ten stories of The House at Pooh Corner, the forty-four poems of When We Were Very Young, and the thirty-five poems of Now We Are Six.
15) Julius Caesar
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English
Description
Presents the original text of Shakespeare's play side by side with a modern version, with discussion questions, role-playing scenarios, and other study activities. Marc Antony comes "to bury Caesar, not to praise him," and his funeral oration unleashes a power struggle among the Roman Empire's mightiest generals and statesmen. Books in this new, illustrated series present complete texts of Shakespeare's plays. However, the lines are set up so students...
16) Romeo and Juliet
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Series
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English
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A classic Shakespearean tragedy, Romeo and Juliet is the tale of two star-crossed young lovers who dare to defy their feuding families, put aside all obstacles, and find happiness together - but at a tremendous cost. This grimly beautiful tale, set in Renaissance Italy, follows Romeo and Juliet from their fateful first meeting to their last. Manga Classics brings you this incredible manga version of William Shakespeare's most popular play, with FULL,...
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