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Titel: Frühling im Elend

Autor:: Theodor Herzl

Erzähler: Walter Gellert

Format: Unabridged

Spieldauer: 16 mins

Sprache: Deutsch

Veröffentlichungsdatum: 05-26-17

Herausgeber: Audio Media Digital

Bewertung: 5 von 5 von 1 Stimmen

Kategorien: Classics, European Literature

Zusammenfassung des Herausgebers:

In Wien hieß eine Gasse "Im Elend", der junge Grillparzer hat glaub ich da gewohnt.

Eine wunderschöne, philosophische Erzählung von Theodor Herzl, der mit seiner Schreibkunst Berge versetzte.

Theodor Herzl (geboren am 2. Mai 1860 in Pest, dem heutigen Budapest; gestorben am 3. Juli 1904 in Edlach, Gemeinde Reichenau an der Rax, Niederösterreich), war ein österreichischer Schriftsteller, Publizist, Journalist und zionistischer Politiker. Seine hebräischen Vornamen waren Binyamin Ze'ev. Er schrieb 1896 anlässlich antisemitischer Tendenzen in Paris "Der Judenstaat", das wesentlich zur Gründung des modernen Staates Israel im Jahr 1948 beitrug.

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Titel: Die Judenbuche

Autor:: Annette von Droste-Hülshoff

Erzähler: Hans Dieter Schwarze

Format: Unabridged

Spieldauer: 1 hr and 49 mins

Sprache: Deutsch

Veröffentlichungsdatum: 05-19-17

Herausgeber: Saarländischer Rundfunk

Kategorien: Classics, European Literature

Zusammenfassung des Herausgebers:

Mitte des 18. Jahrhunderts wächst Friedrich Mergel in einem entlegenen Dorf in Westfalen auf. Trotz schwieriger Verhältnisse, wie dem frühen Tod seines trinkenden Vaters, schafft er es, sich zunächst mit der Unterstützung seines Onkels in der dörflichen Gesellschaft zu behaupten.

Beeinflusst von den dunklen Machenschaften des Onkels verändert er sich zu einem leichtfertigen und prahlerischen jungen Mann. Er gerät unter Verdacht, in einen Mord verwickelt zu sein, als ein Förster auf der Jagd nach Holzdieben tot aufgefunden wird. Jahre später, nachdem auch der Jude Aaron ermordet unter einer Buche aufgefunden wird, verschwindet Friedrich zunächst spurlos.

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Mitglieder Bewertungen:

Print ridiculously small

I needed a magnifying glass to read this...I know I'm no spring chicken anymore, but I took this book into a classroom of 20 year olds and they agreed with me. Not only that, there is very little room to make margin notes, which I need to do with book being read for a class. Note to self to really look at the book dimensions before buying. I did not return as I needed the book right away for class, but just be aware of this when you purchase...the font is pretty small.

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Title: The Prince

Author: Niccolò Machiavelli, W. K. Marriott - translator

Narrator: Denis Daly

Format: Unabridged

Length: 5 hrs and 15 mins

Language: English

Release date: 04-13-17

Publisher: Spoken Realms

Ratings: 3 of 5 out of 1 votes

Genres: Classics, European Literature

Publisher's Summary:

This treatise on politics was the fruit of Machiavelli's many years of experience as a diplomat and historian and circulated in 1513 but not published until 1532. It was dedicated to Lorenzo de Medici, a member of the ruling dynasty of Florence.

In Machiavelli's view the ideal ruler is an effective executive rather than a moral paragon. If one desires power, one must take all the appropriate steps to acquire and maintain it. As models of successful princes, Machiavelli offers the examples of Pope Alexander VI; his son, Cesare Borgia; and Ferdinand of Aragon - men who were able, energetic, persuasive and intimidating and always prepared to act unethically if it suited their purposes.

The essential immorality of Machiavelli's central premise - that in politics the end justifies the means - led to the book being banned by Pope Paul IV in 1559.The translator has appended two other works by Machiavelli that describe the modus operandi of an effective ruler: a description of the methods adopted by Cesare Borgia at Sinigaglia in 1502 in removing his enemies and a biography of Castruccio Castracani (1284-1328), the ruler of Lucca.

Members Reviews:

The Classic Study on Governing

The Prince

"The Prince" considered the relations of the citizen to the state, the relationship between states, and the sources and limits to the powers of a state. The brevity and style makes it easy reading when Machiavelli uses historical knowledge to discuss past and present rulers, their politics, and their fates. Italy was divided between five major states, where shifts of power could affect a state adversely. Machiavelli was the Secretary of the Second Chancery of the Republic of Florence, in charge of military and diplomatic affairs. He was sent on many missions to other states. The quote about "the end justifying the means" is taken out of context; it was not meant to be a general rule.

When the Republic of Florence was conquered and the Medici family re-installed in power, Machiavelli (like others) was purged from office. His "Letter to the Prince" was his resume which displayed his knowledge of politics and history. It worked to bring Machiavelli back to office. After the Medici were overthrown, Machiavelli was dismissed, and considered a collaborator. His death left his family in poverty, his son published this work to earn money. This book has been in continuous publication ever since. While others wrote books on what a ruler should do; Machiavelli described what rulers actually did and the results. This book was written at a particular period of time, many of his examples are outdated. You should not take it all as 100% true. Quoting out of context can distort this and other books.

In Chapter 12 Machiavelli notes the chief foundation of all states are good laws and good arms. Good arms and good laws go together. A disarmed populace will be oppressed by bad laws that cannot be changed by the people. The well-armed Swiss enjoy great freedom. Mercenary soldiers will act in their own interests, not for the government that hires them. They can always sell out to an enemy for a higher price, or attack the government that hired them to create a military dictatorship. [Our Founding Fathers were well aware of this: no large standing army.] In Chapter 13 Machiavelli says the use of auxiliaries, or foreign troops, is worse than mercenaries.

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Titre: Hernanani - C'est la bataille : La guerre inventée

Auteur: Michel Pimpant, Quentin Leclerc

Narrateur: Michel Pimpant, Quentin Leclerc

Format: Unabridged

Durée: 16 mins

Langue: Français

Date de publication: 04-13-17

Éditeur: Audible Studios

Genres: Classics, European Literature

Résumé de l'éditeur:

À l'attaque ! En avant mes braves soldats ! Je suis touché ! Continuez sans moi ! Je vais vous retarder ! Où sont mes entrailles ?

Ainsi vont les conversations sur le champ de bataille. Cependant, si l'on prend le temps un instant de méditer dans cet environnement pittoresque et hostile, une question se pose : que nous disent les livres qui racontent des guerres fictives ? En quoi s'affranchir du réel et de l'Histoire permet de parler du réel et de l'Histoire ? Et enfin : avez-vous remarqué à quel point cette dernière phrase est malicieusement tournée ? Enfilez casques et bottines les amis, nous partons au front !

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©2017 Michel Pimpant / Quentin Leclerc (P)2017 Audible Studios

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Titre: Le dernier jour d'un condamné

Auteur: Victor Hugo

Narrateur: Bernard Métraux

Format: Unabridged

Durée: 3 hrs and 15 mins

Langue: Français

Date de publication: 03-23-17

Éditeur: Gallimard

Genres: Classics, European Literature

Résumé de l'éditeur:

Victor Hugo nous fait entrer dans la tête d'un condamné à mort qui attend son exécution. On ignore qui il est, quel crime il a commis. Car l'auteur ne veut pas débattre mais montrer l'horreur et l'absurdité de la situation. Son texte a une telle puissance de suggestion que l'auditeur, s'identifiant au narrateur, partage avec lui l'angoisse et les vaines espérances. Réquisitoire le plus véhément jamais prononcé contre la peine de mort, ce roman est aussi une admirable leçon d'écriture et d'humanité.

©2000 Éditions Gallimard (P)2016 Éditions Gallimard

Avis des membres:

An outstanding depiction of the last days of a condemned ...

An outstanding depiction of the last days of a condemned man. In his book, Victor Hugo is making a documentary chronicling life on death rows and contrasting them with maximum security "lifers" in 19th century France, As an opponent of capital punishment, Hugo argues that the death penalty undermines the fair administration of justice, Hugo does not believe that the death penalty should be applied to any human being, even in the case of horrific crimes,. For him, capital punishment can never be administered fairly and justly.

Must read !

Amazing and heartbreaking, interesting to get a vision of the French "death row" at that time. I highly recommend it.

excellent perspective

I read it in French, then in English, then in French again. It's a good book to learn to read in French. It is also a very good short book with lessons for all.

David C

Three Stars

It's a good book, but I have read better Victor Hugo's books.

Du grand Hugo

Du grand Hugo méconnu, un plaisir de le lire ainsi sur une tablette.

Merci à Amazon de mettre en ligne de si bons ouvrages

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Title: Don Quixote, Volume One

Author: Miguel de Cervantes

Narrator: Charlton Griffin

Format: Unabridged

Length: 21 hrs and 37 mins

Language: English

Release date: 03-02-17

Publisher: Audio Connoisseur

Genres: Classics, European Literature

Publisher's Summary:

Don Quixote is widely considered to be the first modern novel. As a classic of Western literature, it is regarded by scholars worldwide to be one of the best works of fiction ever written and a magnificent product of the Spanish golden age of literature. And merely from a grammatical standpoint alone, Cervantes' influence on the Spanish language has been so great that his work is often called "la lengua de Cervantes".

Don Quixote was written in two separate volumes, of which this production is the first. It introduces the character of Don Quixote de la Mancha, a hero who carries his enthusiasm and self-deception to unintentional and comic ends. He is paired with a comic character of opposite qualities, Sancho Panza, a man of low self-esteem who is a compound of grossness and simplicity. On one level Don Quixote works as a satire on the romance of chivalry, which, though still popular in Cervantes' time, had become an object of ridicule among more demanding critics. The choice of a madman as hero serves a critical purpose, for it was the impression of ill-being or insanity, rather than a finding of dementia or psychosis in clinical terms, that defined the madman for Cervantes and his contemporaries. The novel allows the author to illuminate various aspects of human nature. Don Quixote is noble minded, an enthusiastic admirer of everything good and great. And yet, having all these fine qualities accidentally blended with a relative kind of madness, Don Quixote is loosed upon a "sane" world in which his worldview is benignly at variance with reality.

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Title: The Gods Are Athirst

Author: Anatole France

Narrator: Flo Gibson

Format: Unabridged

Length: 7 hrs and 29 mins

Language: English

Release date: 12-08-16

Publisher: Audio Book Contractors, LLC

Genres: Classics, European Literature

Publisher's Summary:

This work vividly examines the lives of artists, nobles, commoners, and members of the Revolutionary Tribunal during the Reign of Terror in Paris. It is through our protagonist that we see how increasing power corrupts ever increasingly. And casting her dark shadow over all is Madame Guillotine.

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Title: Lit'l Fellow [Russian Edition]

Author: Jules Verne

Narrator: Elena Klyuchkina

Format: Unabridged

Length: 9 hrs and 56 mins

Language: English

Release date: 11-10-16

Publisher: IDDK

Genres: Classics, European Literature

Publisher's Summary:

"Malysh" - prikljuchencheskij roman francuzskogo pisatelja Zhjulja Verna. Polnaja dramatizma istorija ob irlandskom Malyshe-najdenyshe, sirote, ne znavshem ljubvi i laski. Emu pridetsja projti cherez mnozhestvo ispytanij, vstretit' mnogo ljudej - horoshih i plohih. Vse, chto u nego est' - jeto ego harakter: sovsem ne po-detski nastojchivyj, reshitel'nyj, celeustremlennyj.

Please note: This audiobook is in Russian.

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Title: Beowulf

Subtitle: An Anglo-Saxon Epic Poem

Author: Caitlin L. Gong - translator

Narrator: Terry Rose

Format: Unabridged

Length: 4 hrs and 36 mins

Language: English

Release date: 09-21-16

Publisher: AudioLearn

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 5 votes

Genres: Classics, European Literature

Publisher's Summary:

Beowulf is an epic poem that has withstood the test of time. It has been translated and studied for centuries and is a hallmark of academic curricula. It is both an adventure and a tragedy and despite some difficult language is a beautiful story of loyalty and courage in the midst of danger.

This poem is an Anglo-Saxon poem from the eighth century that is set in the kingdoms of Denmark and Sweden. Most of the story had existed long before it was set into writing by an unknown poet. It has rich religious undertones that lend an air of morality to a story with characters that may behave immorally. Many of its characters are based on actual historical figures in the Swedish and Danish royal families.

This work is presented in its entirety along with an author's biography and background, overview, summary, synopsis and analysis, and historical context.

Members Reviews:

Unable to continue.

What would have made Beowulf better?

Before each passage, recorded separately in a poor, tinny quality, is an explanation of what each passage is to say. The subsequent passage is then read, which clearly reads as it was explained, completely negating the need for the explanation. If I was able remove these bits, the it would have been great. I am returning the book for a credit. I am unable to continue.

Any additional comments?

Issue a copy of this book without the section introductions.

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Titre: Comment on se marie

Auteur: Émile Zola

Narrateur: Laure-Lucile Simon

Format: Unabridged

Durée: 48 mins

Langue: Français

Date de publication: 08-19-16

Éditeur: Éditions Thélème

Genres: Classics, European Literature

Résumé de l'éditeur:

Comment on se marie regroupe quatre courts récits d'Émile Zola, qui relèvent de l'étude de mœurs. Quatre mariages, quatre milieux sociaux différents et un seul regard. Si, chez les bourgeois, le mariage est une transaction financière, chez d'autres l'amour est possible. L'auteur montre les différences de modes de vie pour mieux laisser apprécier l'absolue similarité des rapports conjugaux, et l'inexorable défaite du mariage tel que le XIXe siècle l'imposait aux hommes et aux femmes.

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