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The Decameron is one of the greatest literary works of the Middle Ages. Ten young people have fled the terrible effects of the Black Death in Florence and, in an idyllic setting, tell a series of brilliant stories, by turns humorous, bawdy, tragic and provocative. This celebration of physical and sexual vitality is Boccaccio's answer to the sublime other-worldliness of Dante's Divine Comedy.
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The Canterbury Tales
- A New Unabridged Translation by Burton Raffel
- De: Geoffrey Chaucer
- Narrado por: uncredited
- Duración: 22 h y 21 m
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Lively, absorbing, often outrageously funny, Chaucer's The Canterbury Tales is a work of genius, an undisputed classic that has held a special appeal for each generation of readers. The Tales gathers 29 of literature's most enduring (and endearing) characters in a vivid group portrait that captures the full spectrum of medieval society, from the exalted Knight to the humble Plowman. This unabridged work is based on the new translation.
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Lack of coherant "chapters"
- De Jensophie en 02-24-10
De: Geoffrey Chaucer
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Parzival
- De: Wolfram von Eschenbach
- Narrado por: Leighton Pugh
- Duración: 18 h y 13 m
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The greatest of all the medieval romances about the Holy Grail, Parzival was written in the early 13th century. The narrative describes the quest of the Arthurian knight Parzival for the Holy Grail. His journey is filled with incident, from tournaments and sieges to chivalrous deeds and displays of true love.
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This one didn’t work for me
- De Tad Davis en 11-01-21
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Gargantua and Pantagruel
- De: François Rabelais
- Narrado por: Bill Homewood
- Duración: 34 h y 50 m
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Here is a grotesque and carnivalesque collection of exuberant, fantastical stories that takes us from the ancient world through to the European Renaissance. At the heart of these tall tales are the giant Gargantua and his equally seismic son, Pantagruel. Containing magical adventures, maniacal punning, slapstick humor, erudite allusions, and just about any bodily function one can think of, here is quite possibly the zaniest, most risqué book ever written.
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The king of all the narrators
- De amazon en 02-13-20
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Le Morte d'Arthur
- The Death of Arthur
- De: Sir Thomas Malory
- Narrado por: Bill Homewood
- Duración: 38 h y 4 m
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Of all the legends of Western civilization, perhaps the glorious adventures of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table are the best known. The Quest for the Holy Grail, and the undying illicit love between Sir Launcelot and Queen Guenevere, have provided inspiration for storytellers and poets down the ages, and sparked so many films and books of our own time.
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Brilliant and powerful
- De Tad Davis en 05-19-21
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The Song of Roland
- De: anonymous
- Narrado por: Bill Homewood
- Duración: 4 h y 25 m
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It is the year 778. The mighty French army, led by Emperor Charlemagne, confronts Saracen forces in the bloody Battle of Roncevaux Pass. In the course of this thrilling epic poem we follow the emperor’s hot-headed nephew Roland into battle. We are privy to the deal struck between the Saracen king Marsilie and Roland’s conniving stepfather Guene.
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The Canterbury Tales
- The New Translation by Gerald J. Davis
- De: Geoffrey Chaucer
- Narrado por: John Hanks
- Duración: 20 h y 1 m
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The classic collection of beloved tales, both sacred and profane, of travelers in medieval England. Complete and unabridged.
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Excellent.
- De MD en 06-29-21
De: Geoffrey Chaucer
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Le Morte D'Arthur
- De: Sir Thomas Malory
- Narrado por: Chris MacDonnell
- Duración: 37 h y 26 m
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To the modern eye, King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table have many similarities to our own contemporary super-heroes. Equipped with magical powers, enchanted swords, super-strength, and countless villains to take on, they protect the weak and innocent and adhere to their own code of honor. Comparing Batman, Superman, and Captain America to Sir Launcelot, Sir Tristram, and Sir Galahad isn't a huge leap of the imagination.
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This is my go-to audio version of Malory
- De Arthurian Tapestry en 03-16-19
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Idylls of the King
- De: Lord Alfred Tennyson
- Narrado por: Bill Homewood
- Duración: 11 h y 27 m
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Lovers of legends know that this is the finest retelling of the story of King Arthur and his Knights of the Round Table; lovers of literature know that this is the greatest of all 19th-century narrative poems. In Tennyson’s gloriously written tale of swashbuckling feats on and off the jousting field, the honour of maidens, knights, queens and kings is won or lost. Above all, the Quest for the Holy Grail spurs the bravest of knights on to deeds of terrifying foolhardiness and courage.
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The Canterbury Tales
- De: Geoffrey Chaucer
- Narrado por: Charlton Griffin
- Duración: 15 h y 25 m
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If you want to understand the daily life and psychology of the late Middle Ages, Ronald Ecker’s classic translation of The Canterbury Tales provides one of the very best means of doing so. Within its audio is to be found a broad range of society - high and low, male and female, rich and poor - who express their innermost beliefs and extravagant fantasies in a series of stories they tell as they make their way to Canterbury Cathedral.
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The book was better
- De Lana Whited en 08-28-20
De: Geoffrey Chaucer
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The Canterbury Tales [Blackstone]
- De: Geoffrey Chaucer
- Narrado por: Martin Jarvis, Jay Carnes, Ray Porter, y otros
- Duración: 20 h y 49 m
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In this edition, we hear, translated into modern English, 20-some tales, told in the voices of knight and merchant, wife and miller, squire and nun, and many more. Some are bawdy, some spiritual, some romantic, some mysterious, some chivalrous. Between the stories, the travelers converse, joke, and argue, revealing much about their individual outlooks upon life as well as what life was like in late 14th-century England.
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A helpful index
- De Ruth Green en 03-06-09
De: Geoffrey Chaucer
Loverly
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Easy listen, fun stories, great readers.
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Wonderful narrative!
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Wonderful translation and presentation
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A delightful listen!
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My favorite part though is that Boccaccio breaks the fourth wall. On one of the days, he just starts justifying his high regard for women and entertaining them. And he spends like 15 minutes at the end preemptively defending how crude the book was. They were some of the funniest parts of the book I thought.
The cast is solid, and I appreciated the change in narrators. The best is the guy who played Dioneo was the best. He's the character who tells the creepiest (perviest) stories. If this was a movie, the guy would be chewing the scenery. I'm not sure what the audiobook equivalent is, but I loved it.
Clearly a classic
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The best production of an audiobook I’ve listened to.
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Fantastic voice work
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Three's Company meets Medieval Times
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It is well performed, extremely so.
I’m not sure I gave each story its due. There are so many, and my patience was not as committed as perhaps it should have been. Plus, some stories are better than others, even much better. And, after one encounters the same plot twist more than once, surely one should be forgiven for wanting to get on to the next.
My theory is that if you can listen carefully, go deep, and appreciate many, you’ve done very well. It’s very worthwhile.
This book doesn’t live on forever for no reason.
Great Stories from Ages Ago
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