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The Odyssey
The Odyssey
by Homer
Available on: Audio Download

The Odyssey is one of the two major ancient Greek epic poems (the other being the Iliad), attributed to the poet Homer.

 
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The Canterbury Tales
The Canterbury Tales
by Geoffrey Chaucer
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The Canterbury Tales is a collection of stories written in Middle English by Geoffrey Chaucer in the 14th century (two of them in prose, the rest in verse).

 
3.
Introductions to World Literature
Introductions to World Literature
by Peter Whitfield
Available on: Audio Download

Writer and cyclist Peter Whitfield discusses some of the gems of world literature. Do you want to know about Dante’s Divine Comedy or the novels of Jane Austen or Herman Melville’s Moby-Dick?

 
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Classical Mythology Podcast
Classical Mythology Podcast
Available on: Podcast

With this series we will investigate the gods, heroes, and myths that formed bedrock of belief in the ancient Greek and Roman world.

 
5.
The Art of War
The Art of War
by Sun Tzu
Available on: Audio Download

Written in China over two thousand years ago, The Art of War provides the first known attempt to formulate a rational basis for the planning and conduct of military operations

 
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Oedipus the King
Oedipus the King
by Sophocles
Available on: Audio Download ($14.38) | Audio CD ($14.38) | Audio Cassette

In the hands of Sophocles, the master dramatist, the anguished tale of a man fated to kill his father and marry his mother retains its power to shock and move beyond any Freudian reference...

 
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The Divine Comedy
The Divine Comedy
by Dante Alighieri
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The Divine Comedy written by Dante Alighieri between 1308 and his death in 1321, is widely considered the central epic poem of Italian literature...

 
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Beowulf
Beowulf
by Anonymous
Available on: Audio Download

This is a short but beautiful book, and the Gummere translation really captures the feel of the Old English.

 
9.
Plato's Symposium
Plato's Symposium
by Plato
Available on: Audio Download ($10.00) | Audio CD

The dramatic nature of Plato's dialogues is delightfully evident in the Symposium. The marriage between character and thought bursts forth as the guests gather at Agathon's house and talk about love.

 
10.
The Iliad
The Iliad
by Homer
Available on: Audio Download

The Iliad, together with the Odyssey, is one of two ancient Greek epic poems traditionally attributed to Homer.

 
11.
Utopia Podcast
Utopia Podcast
by Sir Thomas More
Available on: Podcast

Written in 1515, Sir Thomas More's famous narrative describes what could be considered the perfect society, and questions whether a perfect society is possible.

 
12.
Aesop's Fables
Aesop's Fables
by Aesop
Available on: Audio Download ($9.95)

With an abreviated but keen sense of observation Aesop tells stories that never attempt to portray the real world; yet within this fantastic setting he gives us a vision of the human condition that still provides deep insight to this day.

 
13.
Greek Gods
Greek Gods
by William Smith
Available on: Audio Download ($9.95)

Here we present 14 brief audio sketches of each of the major Greek Deities; providing the listener with information on lineage, characteristics, historical significance and artistic renditions.

 
14.
Plato's Gorgias
Plato's Gorgias
by Plato
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Gorgias of Leontini, who teaches rhetoric, is in Athens, to instruct potential leaders in politics and business. A group has gathered at Callicles' house where Socrates questions him in his usual way.

 
15.
Ancient Greek Drama
Ancient Greek Drama
by Peter Meineck
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In this lecture professor Peter Meineck introduces Ancient Greek drama and explains why he feels it is still so popular and powerful today.

 
16.
Plato's Ion and Meno
Plato's Ion and Meno
by Plato
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Socrates questions Ion, an actor, about his ability to interpret the poetry of Homer. In the Meno, the topic is whether goodness can be taught. Both dialogues provide more questions than answers.

 
17.
The Canterbury Tales
The Canterbury Tales
by Geoffrey Chaucer
Abridged Edition
Available on: Audio Download ($18.38) | Audio CD ($19.98) | Audio Cassette

Chaucer's greatest work, written towards the end of the fourteenth century, paints a brilliant picture of medieval life, society and values. The stories range from the romantic...

 
18.
Man, God, and Society in Western Literature Podcast
Man, God, and Society in Western Literature Podcast
by Hubert L. Dreyfus
Available on: Podcast

This course will compare and contrast the Greek, Medieval, and modern worlds, as reflected in their greatest literature...

 
19.
Dao De Jing
Dao De Jing
by Lao Zi
Available on: Audio Download ($10.00) | Audio CD

Socrates' account of his own quest in Plato's Apology resembles that of Lao Zi. Ancient philosophy in China and in Greece, places self-knowledge as the center of human existence as East meets West.

 
20.
The General Prologue & the Physician's Tale
The General Prologue & the Physician's Tale
by Geoffrey Chaucer
Available on: Audio Download ($14.38) | Audio CD

In an authoritative performance by actor Richard Bebb, two sections from Chaucer's Canterbury Tales are presented in Old English, under the advisement of the leading living scholar on Chaucerian pronunciation, Professor Derek Brewer.

 
21.
The Odyssey
The Odyssey
by Homer
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Homer's Odyssey is the thrilling and moving tale of the wanderings of the hero Odysseus after the end of the Trojan war. For ten years he experiences storms, shipwrecks, and...

 
22.
The Pardoner's Tale
The Pardoner's Tale
by Geoffrey Chaucer
Available on: Audio Download ($14.38) | Audio CD ($17.98)

These three tales from The Canterbury Tales are read in the original Middle English by Richard Bebb under the direction of Britain’s foremost Chaucer scholar, Derek Brewer.

 
23.
The Iliad
The Iliad
by Homer
Abridged Edition
Available on: Audio Download ($23.18) | Audio CD ($20.68) | Audio Cassette

Perhaps the greatest poem of the Western world, The Iliad tells the story of 50 critical days toward the end of the Trojan war...

 
24.
Zen Flesh, Zen Bones
Zen Flesh, Zen Bones
Available on: Audio Download ($10.47) | Audio CD ($13.46)

Zen is a way of life, a religion, and an aesthetic, as well as one of the oldest and most profound religious...

 
25.
Joseph Campbell and the Power of Myth
Joseph Campbell and the Power of Myth
by Joseph Campbell
Available on: Audio CD ($29.56) | Audio Cassette | Video Cassette (VHS) | DVD

Among his many gifts, Joseph Campbell's most impressive was the unique ability to take a contemporary situation, such as the murder and funeral of President John F. Kennedy, and help us understand its impact in the context of ancient mythology.


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