Rampolli by George MacDonald audiobook.

Genre: poetry

Rampolli is George MacDonald's richly varied volume of verse that pairs his own spiritual lyricism with carefully crafted translations drawn from across Europe. Opening with a thoughtful preface on the art and duty of translation, MacDonald explains his aim to preserve not only meaning but also the living spirit, music, and character of each poet in English. The collection then ranges widely: selections from German writers such as Novalis, Schiller, Goethe, Uhland, Heine, and others; pieces from Dutch; and resonant Italian sources including Petrarch, alongside Milton's Italian poems and songs associated with Luther's hymn tradition. Threaded through these works are MacDonald's recurring concerns with light and darkness, longing and consolation, the search for holiness in ordinary life, and the way love and loss can deepen the soul. The latter portion, A Year's Diary of an Old Soul, turns inward, tracing the seasons of an interior pilgrimage through reflective poems that feel like dated meditations, prayers, and hard-won joys. Rampolli offers a listening experience that is at once literary, devotional, and intimate, inviting the reader to hear many voices while sensing one steady heart behind them.

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Chapters (Approximate)

(00:00:00) Chapter 00

(00:03:55) Chapter 01

(00:09:13) Chapter 02

(00:11:07) Chapter 03

(00:13:13) Chapter 04

(00:18:15) Chapter 05

(00:29:36) Chapter 06

(00:33:18) Chapter 07

(00:37:31) Chapter 08

(00:39:32) Chapter 09

(00:41:34) Chapter 10

(00:42:55) Chapter 11

(00:44:22) Chapter 12

(00:45:48) Chapter 13

(00:47:45) Chapter 14

(00:49:58) Chapter 15

(00:51:31) Chapter 16

(00:52:53) Chapter 17

(00:55:26) Chapter 18

(00:57:57) Chapter 19

(00:58:59) Chapter 20

(01:01:36) Chapter 21

(01:02:16) Chapter 22

(01:13:24) Chapter 23

(01:18:16) Chapter 24

(01:19:30) Chapter 25

(01:21:38) Chapter 26

(01:23:24) Chapter 27

(01:24:43) Chapter 28

(01:27:55) Chapter 29

(01:29:58) Chapter 30

(01:31:25) Chapter 31

(01:41:40) Chapter 32

(01:45:56) Chapter 33

(01:47:47) Chapter 34

(01:48:58) Chapter 35

(01:52:29) Chapter 36

(01:55:31) Chapter 37

(01:58:42) Chapter 38

(01:59:35) Chapter 39

(02:00:22) Chapter 40

(02:05:02) Chapter 41

(02:06:37) Chapter 42

(02:09:35) Chapter 43

(02:10:47) Chapter 44

(02:13:34) Chapter 45

(02:14:49) Chapter 46

(02:17:04) Chapter 47

(02:17:58) Chapter 48

(02:18:54) Chapter 49

(02:20:01) Chapter 50

(02:21:10) Chapter 51

(02:27:15) Chapter 52

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