Contains all one hundred and fifty four of William Shakespeare's sonnets, as well as information about the origins and meanings the sonnets.

New, Unabridged on 2 CD's; Shrinkwrapped. Narrated by Ralph Cosham. PThe poems of Yeats, Swift, Burns and other Celts. These poems by various authors present a fascinating fabric of a rich culture.

the greatest poetic works in the english language

Kahlil Gibran-poet, philosopher, and artist-was born in Lebanon in 1883 but spent his final twenty years of life living in the United States. The three books that compose this audiobook are collections of Gibran's aphorisms, parables,...

The Iliad can justly be called the worlds greatest war epic. The terrible and long-drawn-out siege of Troy remains one of the classic campaigns, the heroism and treachery of its combatants unmatched in song and story.

Abraham Lincoln read it with approval, but Emily Dickinson described its bold language and themes as "disgraceful." And Ralph Waldo Emerson found Leaves of Grass "the most extraordinary piece of wit and wisdom that Amer...

This epic narrative poem is Dante's account of his fictional journey through hell, purgatory, and heaven with his guide, the ancient Roman poet Virgil. It consists of a trio of canticas-Inferno, Purgatorio, and Paradiso-which represen...

The Old English epic poemBeowulf, recorded in its original Saxon dialect for the first time. Performed by Icelandic poet, playwright, professional storyteller and performer Svanur Thorkelsson, Audible's production gives listeners the...

In Dearly, Margaret Atwood's first collection of poetry in over a decade, Atwood addresses themes such as love, loss, the passage of time, the nature of nature and - zombies. Her new poetry is introspective and personal in tone, but w...

The first collection of poems by one of the world’s best-loved writers. Orson Scott Card, the author of Ender’s Game, Enchantment, and the Alvin Maker series, did not originally plan to write fiction. He spent his journey...

Donald Hall has lived a remarkable life of letters, a career capped by a National Medal of the Arts, awarded by the president. Now, in the "unknown, unanticipated galaxy" of very old age, he is writing searching essays that ...

MP3 CD FormatThis selection of Thomas Hardy's poetry does full justice to its humanity, integrity, humor, and evocative power, ranging from charming anthology pieces such as ""Weathers"" to the great love poems he wrote after the deat...

A lean, fleet-footed translation that recaptures Homer's "nimble gallop" and brings an ancient epic to new life. The first great adventure story in the Western canon, The Odyssey is a poem about violence and the aftermath of...

MP3 CD FormatMany of Shakespeare's greatest and best-loved speeches are brought together in this superb collection, performed by outstanding artists who bring to vivid life words that have become an integral part of our language, our ...

MP3 CD FormatThese two great poems date from Shakespeare's early years and are full of passion and invention. In ""Venus and Adonis,"" the goddess of love pleads with the beautiful boy to submit to her advances and...

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