"How did Arkman Noah/Provide for protozoa?" It's not often that an acclaimed historian is revealed to be the author of light verse, but John R. Alden here presents 1,707 couplets, quatrains, and ot...
This modern translation of these sometimes bawdy stories, written in the 14th century by the Father of English Poetry, entertain while telling us about England before the Renaissance.
It is now Thomas’ most widely known work, a wistful, tender, touching, wide-eyed in wonder evocation of the sights, smells and sounds of a child’s Christmas in a seaside town in Wales.
Whether sharing his wistful memory of a holiday spent with people long past, or addressing the problem of our mortality, Thomas gives us great pleasure in our personal and common memories.
Dante's Hell is one of the most remarkable visions in Western literature. An allegory for his and future ages, it is, at the same time, an account of terrifying realism.
Dylan Thomas reads his own prose and poetry in this unique collection from the archives. He is widely regarded as one of the 20th Century's most influential lyrical poets.
Its intimate blend of poetry and drama made it an instant classic; and so it remains in this unmatched recording with a perfect cast led by Richard Burton
Magical Verse for the Wheel of the Year: 32 Seasonal Poems. In this enchanting collection modern-day bard Tallyessin (winner of the Bardic Chair of Bath)...
Sir John Betjeman was one of the best-known and loved Poet Laureates and even a hundred years after his birth he continues to attract acclaim and admiration.
Whitman succeeded in his ambition to create something uniquely American. His poems are woven into the very fabric of the American character, from his solemn dirge "O Captain! My Captain!" to the jo...
Born in Dublin in 1865, Yeats drew strength from the Irish tradition, as can be seen in this special audiobook which presents the most important poems in the context of his life and ambitions.
The horrors of the Inferno and the trials of Purgatory are left far behind. Ultimately, in Paradise, Dante is granted a vision of God's Heavenly court - the angels, the Blessed Virgin and God Himself.
Purgatory is the second part of Dante's The Divine Comedy. We find the Poet, with his guide Virgil, ascending the terraces of the Mount of Purgatory inhabited by those doing penance.
As read by the legendary Sir John Gielgud-- perhaps the greatest interpreter of the Bard we shall ever know-- the sonnets in this selection come alive...
Dylan Thomas wrote this as a radio play for voices and this is the only recording ever made with Thomas in the cast. This play is full of humour, a joyful sense of the goodness of life and love...
