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Title: Mythology: CliffNotes

Author: James Weigel, Jr., M.A.

Narrator: Joyce Bean

Format: Unabridged

Length: 7 hrs and 33 mins

Language: English

Release date: 03-16-11

Publisher: Brilliance Audio

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 5 votes

Genres: Classics, Greek & Roman

Publisher's Summary:

The CliffsNotes study guide on Mythology supplements the original literary work, giving you background information about the author, an introduction to the work, and critical commentaries, all for you to use as an educational tool that will allow you to better understand the work. This study guide was written with the assumption that you have read mythology.

Reading a literary work doesnt mean that you immediately grasp the major themes and devices used by the author; this study guide will help supplement your reading to be sure you get all you can from Mythology. CliffsNotes Review tests your comprehension of the original text and reinforces learning with questions and answers, practice projects, and more. For further information on Mythology, check out the CliffsNotes Resource Center at www.cliffsnotes.com.

Members Reviews:

Great resource

This is the second copy of this book that I've owned. I bought the first twenty years ago, and used it enough that I wore it out. As a resource for quickly looking up a basic detail of mythology, it is unsurpassed.

Yay!!!

I've loved this book since I was a kid!! So happy to find it!! My only gripe is that it's not on Kindle, so I can't put it in my tablet!!

Mythology Cliff Notes

I like the cliff notes because they give me a quick way to find a reference I'm looking for. The elderly gentleman I purchased the second cliff notes for likes it very much too.

Five Stars

Good go to book for quick reference information.

Five Stars

Very helpful!

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Titolo: Iliade

Autore: Omero

Narratore: Silvia Cecchini

Formato: Unabridged

Durata: 15 hrs and 29 mins

Lingua: Italiano

Data di pubblicazione: 02-23-11

Editore: Collina d'oro

Categoria: Classics, Greek & Roman

Riepilogo Editore:

L'opera originale nella versione del grande grecista Ettore Romagnoli.

Please note: This audiobook is in Italian.

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Titolo: Le Metamorfosi [The Metamorphoses]

Autore: Ovidio, Serafino Balduzzi

Narratore: Silvia Cecchini

Formato: Unabridged

Durata: 9 hrs and 4 mins

Lingua: Italiano

Data di pubblicazione: 02-23-11

Editore: Collina d'oro

Valutazioni: 5 su 5 su 3 voti

Categoria: Classics, Greek & Roman

Riepilogo Editore:

Le Metamorfosi descrivono molte trasformazioni di persone in alberi, bestie, pietre o stelle (o viceversa), ma operano loro stesse una metamorfosi più attraente: quella dei miti greci in piccole novelle fantastiche, con personaggi vivi e svariati per temperamento, raziocinio ed emotività. Nemmeno il successivo appannarsi del prestigio di Ovidio ha mai esaurito la lista dei riverberi letterari delle Metamorfosi, fino a ieri probabilmente fino a domani. La narrativa di Ovidio è disinvolta, amichevole e arguta; però accade che le doti oratorie di contorno, che egli non esita a sfoggiare, a tratti la inceppino e lallontanino dal lettore. Nella traduzione di Serafino Balduzzi trovate una parafrasi, che non ambisce a risolvere il problema, ma si accontenta di scavalcarlo: fruga dentro il tessuto letterario per estrarne, in italiano amichevole contemporaneo, quanto vi si trova di latino amichevole tardo augusteo. Qua omette amplificazioni o allusioni che hanno perduto risonanza, là incorpora chiarimenti per evitare note. Vedete, Ovidio in persona conclude il poema con un vaticinio (che si direbbe spaccone, se gli eventi non lo accreditassero): morirà anche lui come tutti, ma i suoi versi no, quelli dureranno come stelle nel cielo. Vivrà in questopera per omnia saecula dovunque arrivi limpero romano. Ma non suppone, di aver eretto un monumento più durevole del bronzo; lui fa affidamento sulla gente: ore legar populi, la gente continuerà a leggermi ad alta voce. Ecco: defunto limpero, appannata la familiarità con la mitologia greca e con il talento retorico latino, questo adattamento barbaro insegue il desiderio di continuare a leggere il poema ad alta voce.Voce di Silvia Cecchini; musiche originali di Ivan Genesio. L'introduzione è letta da Serafino Balduzzi.

Please note: This audiobook is in Italian.

Recensioni dei membri:

Wonderful myths read by a very beautiful voice.

Would you listen to Le Metamorfosi [The Metamorphoses] again? Why?

Sure, because it's an amazing journey in a world full of poetry and imagination.

What was one of the most memorable moments of Le Metamorfosi [The Metamorphoses]?

There's no most memorable moment: they're all memorable moments...

What does Silvia Cecchini bring to the story that you wouldnt experience if you just read the book?

She brings the stories a sense of close distance (...) in time and space.

Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

Deep emotions e deep thoughts, even without tears.

Any additional comments?

Thank for your great service to the world of literature and to us, humble listeners.

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Title: Great Classic Family Favorites

Author: Charles Dickens, Louisa May Alcott, Jack London, L. Frank Baum, Hans Christian Andersen, Rudyard Kipling, Brothers Grimm

Narrator: Robert Fass, Kim Hicks, Stephen R. Thorne, Simon Prebble

Format: Unabridged

Length: 6 hrs and 9 mins

Language: English

Release date: 02-16-11

Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc.

Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 13 votes

Genres: Classics, Kids & Young Adults

Publisher's Summary:

This inspiring anthology collects enduring and entertaining stories that have enthralled young and old, by the cherished authors whose tales have captivated children for generations. Perfect for the family car trip or at-home listening, these recordings sparkle with the wit and wonder of time-tested storytelling.

Includes: "Moni the Goat-Boy" by Johanna Spyri; "An Adventure on Island Rock" by L. M. Montgomery; "Tom Thumb" by the Brothers Grimm; "The Tin-Man and the Scarecrow" by L. Frank Baum; "The Emperor's New Clothes" by Hans Christian Andersen; "How the Rhinoceros Got His Skin" by Rudyard Kipling; "The Mouse" by Saki; "Accidental Magic" by E. Nesbit; "Mermaids" by Louisa May Alcott; "Little Nell" by Charles Dickens; "The Little Mermaid" by Hans Christian Andersen; and "The Sun-Dog Trail" by Jack London.

Members Reviews:

very good selections

I wish the titles were clearly stated. I'm still not clear on every title included in this collection. All my students enjoyed it though.

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Titolo: Iliade (The Iliad)

Autore: Omero

Narratore: Claudio Carini

Formato: Unabridged

Durata: 19 hrs and 1 min

Lingua: Italiano

Data di pubblicazione: 02-08-11

Editore: Recitar Leggendo Audiolibri

Valutazioni: 5 su 5 su 2 voti

Categoria: Classics, Greek & Roman

Riepilogo Editore:

Please note: This audiobook is in Italian.

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Title: Just So Stories

Author: Rudyard Kipling

Narrator: David Lazarus

Format: Unabridged

Length: 3 hrs and 14 mins

Language: English

Release date: 02-08-11

Publisher: Spoken Realms

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 5 votes

Genres: Classics, Kids & Young Adults

Publisher's Summary:

These stories were meant to be told aloud, and the narrator David Lazarus is perfectly suited to tell these 12 tales Kipling originally told to his children over a century ago. The stories are not only entertaining, but many include a moral lesson, such as "How the Camel Got His Hump," a lesson about being lazy and procrastinating. If you have a cat, you will see him in "The Cat That Walked by Himself".

Members Reviews:

A wonderful classic

This is the bedtime book of my childhood. I love it, and I often refer to it. (Everybody knows a "Cat who Walks by Himself," right?) It ushered-in a lifelong love of Kipling and evocative and often amusing stories of animals and the Raj. This one was my favorite...a book of amusingly charming parables for the young and not-so-young. I also loved "The Jungle Book" and "The Second Jungle Book." Akela the wolf was my hero, and I was unendly jealous of Mowgli, the boy raised by wolves.

If you haven't read "Just So Stories," put it on your Kindle. Each story takes only a few minutes to read...I re-read them while I'm in a waiting room, using the Kindle App on my iPhone.

I was a little disappointed in this book

I was a little disappointed in this book. I bought it for a 3 year old and the illustrations are in black and white. OK for an older child but I had to look into other versions for one with color illustrations to stimulate the imagination of a 3 year old.

It is a bit annoying how the drawings were placed

It is a bit annoying how the drawings were placed, sometimes an obvious easy bump up or down a page would have left the story less broken up, but the version is decent - though remind me on my third time reading with kids to skip the crab story, no one likes it.

Great as a reading copy, not great for illustrations

This edition is a slim paperback with somewhat poor reproductions of Kipling's original art. I'd much prefer a larger, better-illustrated volume for my child.

Classic Kipling

I read this first when I was about 7 yrs old. It's held up well except for the overt colonialism, but Kipling didn't know any better...or DID he? I've bought the same book for my 7 yr old granddaughter.

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Title: Children's Literature

Subtitle: A Reader's History from Aesop to Harry Potter

Author: Seth Lerer

Narrator: Tony Craine

Format: Unabridged

Length: 15 hrs and 26 mins

Language: English

Release date: 12-14-10

Publisher: University Press Audiobooks

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 19 votes

Genres: Classics, Kids & Young Adults

Publisher's Summary:

Ever since children have learned to read, there has been children's literature. Children's Literature charts the makings of the Western literary imagination from Aesop's fables to Mother Goose, from Alice's Adventures in Wonderland to Peter Pan, from Where the Wild Things Are to Harry Potter. The only single-volume work to capture the rich and diverse history of children's literature in its full panorama, this extraordinary book reveals why J. R. R. Tolkein, Dr. Seuss, Laura Ingalls Wilder, Beatrix Potter, and many others, despite their divergent styles and subject matter, have all resonated with generations of readers.

Children's Literature is an exhilarating quest across centuries, continents, and genres to discover how, and why, we first fall in love with the written word. The book is published by University of Chicago Press.

Critic Reviews:

"Lerer has accomplished something magical. Unlike the many handbooks to children's literature that synopsize, evaluate, or otherwise guide adults in the selection of materials for children, this work presents a true critical history of the genre.... Scholarly, erudite, and all but exhaustive, it is also entertaining and accessible. Lerer takes his subject seriously without making it dull." (Library Journal)

Members Reviews:

Incredible! Highly recommend!

Excellent content and well narrated! I'd highly recommend this to anyone interested in Children's literature.

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Titolo: Odissea Live

Autore: Omero

Narratore: div.

Formato: Original Recording

Durata: 13 hrs and 18 mins

Lingua: Italiano

Data di pubblicazione: 11-17-10

Editore: Emons Edizioni

Categoria: Classics, Greek & Roman

Riepilogo Editore:

Era un grand_uomo, straordinario giramondo: espugnata la sacra rocca di Troia, era andato pellegrino, ramingo, correndo palmo a palmo il mare: scoprì città, conobbe l'indole di genti e nazioni. Ora, o Musica dea, ora ispirami su costui...". Tenutasi il 22 e il 23 gennaio 2005 nelle sale della storica galleria d'arte L'Attico di Roma, questa performance teatrale di lettura dell'Odissea ha visto impegnati ben ventuno attori in un clima di grande partecipazione emotiva, come testimonia questa registrazione dal vivo. L'avvincente lettura dei canti omerici, curata da Elsa Agalbato e Fabio Sargentini, ha dunque percorso un arco di quarant'otto ore, ridando vita alla traduzione di Emilio Villa

©2005 DeriveApprodi; (P)2010 Emons Italia s.r.l.

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Título: Las Palabras y los Mitos [Words from the Myths]

Autor: Isaac Asimov

Narrador: Jon Aizpurua

Formato: Abridged

Duración: 2 hrs and 45 mins

Idioma: Español

Fecha de publicación: 10-20-10

Editor: Producciones Culturales INC

Calificaciones: 4.5 de 5 de 13 votos

Categorías: Classics, Greek & Roman

Resumen del editor:

Please note: This audiobook is in Spanish.

Opiniones de los miembros:

Excelente libro. Aprendí bastante.

Este audio libro como su título indica, trata del origen de las palabras y los mitos que las rodean. Un ejemplo es la palabra arco iris, otra es cosmos. se puede aprender muchísimo con este audio book, y como dice en el prólogo, es indispensable para una persona culta o bruñida.

Es de los mejores libros de Isaac Asimov

Would you listen to Las Palabras y los Mitos [Words from the Myths] again? Why?

Yes I would. This is one of the most interesting Isaac Asimov books.

Who was your favorite character and why?

There is no favorite character.

What does Jon Aizpurua bring to the story that you wouldnt experience if you just read the book?

He has a realy nice voice and he is also very enphatic in reading the book.

Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

This book made me think about words meaning.

Gran introducción a la mitología

What did you love best about Las Palabras y los Mitos [Words from the Myths]?

Sin duda un resumen fácil de asimilar de la mano de uno de los mejores novelistas de ficción.

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Title: Aristotle: On Poetry

Author: Aristotle

Narrator: Robin Field

Format: Unabridged

Length: 1 hr and 55 mins

Language: English

Release date: 08-30-10

Publisher: Mission Audio

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 9 votes

Genres: Classics, Greek & Roman

Publisher's Summary:

Aristotles Poetics is the earliest-surviving work of dramatic theory and the first fully intact philosophical treatise to focus on literary theory. In it, the respected Greek sage offers an account of what he calls "poetry" (which the Greeks understood to literally mean "making"), examining its "first principles" and identifying its genres and basic elements, including what he terms drama-comedy, tragedy, and the satyr play - as well as lyric poetry, epic poetry, and iambic pentameter, which he always associates with wit.

Members Reviews:

poor kindle edition

Please note this review applies only to the Public Domain edition of this book for Kindle.

This Kindle edition nearly unusable. Typos occur repeatedly throughout. There is no index. Parts of the Greek are left untranslated, this is acceptable in the instances where Aristotle is trying to eludciate descisions about word choice but should include footnotes nonetheless.

Regarding only the text, "On the Art of Poetry" is a good read for those interested in Greek thought and literary criticism especially regarding drama and poetry. This should not be read specifically as a style or workshop guide for writing poetry. However, this book makes important assertions about poetry that resonate even now and may be marginally useful as a foundation to improving writing. In the very least, it elucidates where some modern conventions and expectations of the form come from. I would give the text a 4 out of 5 star vote.

This is a book for the bookish despite the fact that the Kindle edition is weak.

Four Stars

Let's just say, we've come a long way with poetry since Aristotle.

Aristotle: On Poetry

If you have had any training in writing at all you have already heard all about the beginning, the middle, and the end. But if you want to hear about it straight from the horse's mouth--here it is.

great book!

It is a great book about a great subject, we are lucky for having such text available to us in our time.

Five Stars

Good