Medieval in Literary Theory & Criticism & Fiction & Literature Audiobooks

Audiobook

To Catch A King

Charles II's Great Escape

by Charles Spencer ...

Narrated by Richard Trinder ...

Unabridged

9 hours 18 min

How did the most wanted man in the country outwit the greatest manhunt in British history?In January 1649, King Charles I was beheaded in London outside his palace of Whitehall and Britain became a republic. When his eldest son, Charles, returned in 1651 to fight for his throne, he was crushed by the might of Cromwell’s armies at the battle of Worcester.With 3,000 of his supporters lying dead and ... Read more

$34.99 CAD

How did the most wanted man in the country outwit the greatest manhunt in British history?In January 1649, King Charles I was beheaded in London outside his palace of Whitehall and Britain became a republic. When his eldest son, Charles, returned in 1651 to fight for his throne, he was crushed by the might of Cromwell’s armies at the battle of Worcester.With 3,000 of his supporters lying dead and
... Read more
Audiobook

Cleanness

Part of The Poems of the Pearl Manuscript in Modern English Prose Translation

by Malcolm Andrew, Ronald Waldron ...

Narrated by Sarah Peverley, Joshua Lambie ...

Unabridged

2 hours 9 min

"Cleanness" is the second of the four poems of the Pearl manuscript, a fourteenth century work contemporaneous with Chaucer, Langland and Gower. Cleanness tells several stories, all related by theme–the disastrous consequences of uncleanness, and the good fortune to be had by being clean.The poet carefully constructs a complex accumulation of stories and examples, whose main source is the Old ... Read more

$20.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

"Cleanness" is the second of the four poems of the Pearl manuscript, a fourteenth century work contemporaneous with Chaucer, Langland and Gower. Cleanness tells several stories, all related by theme–the disastrous consequences of uncleanness, and the good fortune to be had by being clean.The poet carefully constructs a complex accumulation of stories and examples, whose main source is the Old
... Read more
Audiobook

Chambers's Journal of Popular Literature, Science, and Art

by Various ...

Unabridged

1 hour 48 min

Chambers's Journal of Popular Literature, Science, and Art by Various: Chambers's Journal is likely a periodical publication that covers a wide range of topics, including literature, science, and art. It may feature articles, essays, and stories by various authors.Key Aspects of "Chambers's Journal of Popular Literature, Science, and Art":Multifaceted Content: The journal likely offers a diverse ... Read more

$4.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

Chambers's Journal of Popular Literature, Science, and Art by Various: Chambers's Journal is likely a periodical publication that covers a wide range of topics, including literature, science, and art. It may feature articles, essays, and stories by various authors.Key Aspects of "Chambers's Journal of Popular Literature, Science, and Art":Multifaceted Content: The journal likely offers a diverse
... Read more
Audiobook

Cryptic

From Voynich to the Angel Diaries, the Story of the World's Mysterious Manuscripts

by Garry J. Shaw ...

Narrated by Danny Campbell ...

Unabridged

8 hours 48 min

An absorbing history of Europe's nine most puzzling texts, including the biggest mystery of all: the Voynich ManuscriptBooks can change the world. They can influence, entertain, transport, and enlighten. But across the centuries, authors have disguised their work with codes and ciphers, secret scripts and magical signs. What made these authors decide to keep their writings secret? What were they ... Read more

$28.99 CAD

An absorbing history of Europe's nine most puzzling texts, including the biggest mystery of all: the Voynich ManuscriptBooks can change the world. They can influence, entertain, transport, and enlighten. But across the centuries, authors have disguised their work with codes and ciphers, secret scripts and magical signs. What made these authors decide to keep their writings secret? What were they
... Read more
Audiobook

Los cátaros

La herejía perfecta

by Stephen O'shea ...

Narrated by Roger Vidal ...

Unabridged

8 hours 4 min

El periodista Stephen O'shea nos presenta un ilustrador cuadro de la Francia medieval, así como una evocación de otra época que lleva a pensar que la intolerancia religiosa es intemporal.Radicales en sus ideas y dotados de una profunda espiritualidad, los cátaros rechazaban el materialismo, trataban como iguales a las mujeres, aceptaban la diferencia de credo, defendían el amor libre y afirmaban ... Read more

$20.99 CAD

El periodista Stephen O'shea nos presenta un ilustrador cuadro de la Francia medieval, así como una evocación de otra época que lleva a pensar que la intolerancia religiosa es intemporal.Radicales en sus ideas y dotados de una profunda espiritualidad, los cátaros rechazaban el materialismo, trataban como iguales a las mujeres, aceptaban la diferencia de credo, defendían el amor libre y afirmaban
... Read more
Audiobook

Данте Алигьери и театр судьбы. Введение в практическую анатомию гениальности

by Кирилл Сергеев ...

Narrated by Евгений Лебедев ...

Series series История и наука в деталях
Unabridged

12 hours 40 min

Классические тексты всегда воспринимаются как данность, как будто та форма, в которой они возникли, — единственно возможная. Я предлагаю задаться интересным вопросом — зачем была написана «Божественная Комедия» Данте? Почему она обрела именно такую форму? К какому жанру принадлежит этот текст? Чтобы приблизиться к ответам, мы обратимся к мыслительной традиции античного Средиземноморья и ... Read more

$19.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

Классические тексты всегда воспринимаются как данность, как будто та форма, в которой они возникли, — единственно возможная. Я предлагаю задаться интересным вопросом — зачем была написана «Божественная Комедия» Данте? Почему она обрела именно такую форму? К какому жанру принадлежит этот текст? Чтобы приблизиться к ответам, мы обратимся к мыслительной традиции античного Средиземноморья и
... Read more
Audiobook

Dante

by John Took ...

Narrated by John Took ...

Unabridged

26 hours 30 min

For all that has been written about the author of the Divine Comedy, Dante Alighieri(1265–1321) remains the best guide to his own life and work. Dante’s writings aretherefore never far away in this authoritative and comprehensive intellectual biography,which offers a fresh account of the medieval Florentine poet’s life and thought beforeand after his exile in 1302.Beginning with the often violent ... Read more

$49.46 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

For all that has been written about the author of the Divine Comedy, Dante Alighieri(1265–1321) remains the best guide to his own life and work. Dante’s writings aretherefore never far away in this authoritative and comprehensive intellectual biography,which offers a fresh account of the medieval Florentine poet’s life and thought beforeand after his exile in 1302.Beginning with the often violent
... Read more
Audiobook

Chambers'S Journal of Popular Literature, Science, and Art, Fifth Series, No. 128, Vol. Iii, June 12, 1886

by Various ...

Unabridged

2 hours 1 min

Chambers's Journal of Popular Literature, Science, and Art—Fifth Series, No. 128 (June 12, 1886) is a captivating window into the intellectual and cultural heartbeat of the late Victorian era. Written by various contributors, this issue blends entertainment, education, and thought-provoking commentary in the style that made Chambers’s Journal one of the most beloved periodicals of its time.Readers ... Read more

$4.11 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

Chambers's Journal of Popular Literature, Science, and Art—Fifth Series, No. 128 (June 12, 1886) is a captivating window into the intellectual and cultural heartbeat of the late Victorian era. Written by various contributors, this issue blends entertainment, education, and thought-provoking commentary in the style that made Chambers’s Journal one of the most beloved periodicals of its time.Readers
... Read more
Audiobook

The Owl and the Nightingale

A New Verse Translation

by Simon Armitage ...

Narrated by Simon Armitage ...

Series series The Lockert Library of Poetry in Translation
Unabridged

1 hour 35 min

Simon Armitage narrates a complete verse translation of this spirited and humorous medieval English poemThe Owl and the Nightingale, one of the earliest literary works in Middle English, is a lively, anonymous comic poem about two birds who embark on a war of words in a wood, with a nearby poet reporting their argument in rhyming couplets, line by line and blow by blow. In this engaging and ... Read more

$20.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

Simon Armitage narrates a complete verse translation of this spirited and humorous medieval English poemThe Owl and the Nightingale, one of the earliest literary works in Middle English, is a lively, anonymous comic poem about two birds who embark on a war of words in a wood, with a nearby poet reporting their argument in rhyming couplets, line by line and blow by blow. In this engaging and
... Read more
Audiobook

The Heart of It

The Canterbury Tales and Paradise Lost

by Elizabeth McNamer ...

Narrated by Elizabeth McNamer ...

Series series The Heart of It
Unabridged

52 min

The Canterbury Tales & Paradise Lost are two epic works that have been entertaining— and sometimes exasperating— readers for centuries. In a series of lectures, literary scholar Elizabeth McNamer provides engaging insights into these two iconic works of British literature.Geoffrey Chaucer's merry charm and John Milton's high seriousness become relatable to modern minds when explored by Dr. McNamer ... Read more

$21.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

The Canterbury Tales & Paradise Lost are two epic works that have been entertaining— and sometimes exasperating— readers for centuries. In a series of lectures, literary scholar Elizabeth McNamer provides engaging insights into these two iconic works of British literature.Geoffrey Chaucer's merry charm and John Milton's high seriousness become relatable to modern minds when explored by Dr. McNamer
... Read more
Audiobook

The Medieval Worlds of Neil Gaiman

From Beowulf to Sleeping Beauty

by Shiloh Carroll ...

Narrated by Petrea Burchard ...

Unabridged

5 hours 55 min

Neil Gaiman is one of the most widely known writers of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries, having produced fiction and nonfiction, fantasy and horror, television, comics, and prose. He often attributes this eclecticism to his "compost heap" approach to writing, gathering inspiration from life, religion, literature, and mythology.Readers love to sink into Gaiman's medieval worlds—but what ... Read more

$27.99 CAD

Neil Gaiman is one of the most widely known writers of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries, having produced fiction and nonfiction, fantasy and horror, television, comics, and prose. He often attributes this eclecticism to his "compost heap" approach to writing, gathering inspiration from life, religion, literature, and mythology.Readers love to sink into Gaiman's medieval worlds—but what
... Read more
Audiobook

Tales From The Jazz Age

by F. Scott Fitzgerald ...

Unabridged

9 hours 32 min

The book reflects the cultural and social changes of the Jazz Age, a time characterized by optimism, decadence, and excess. The stories explore themes of love, wealth, ambition, and disillusionment, as well as the disillusionment of the American Dream. Through his characters, Fitzgerald critiques the morality of the wealthy and the emptiness of their lives. The collection provides a unique insight ... Read more

$6.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

The book reflects the cultural and social changes of the Jazz Age, a time characterized by optimism, decadence, and excess. The stories explore themes of love, wealth, ambition, and disillusionment, as well as the disillusionment of the American Dream. Through his characters, Fitzgerald critiques the morality of the wealthy and the emptiness of their lives. The collection provides a unique insight
... Read more
Audiobook

Collected Articles of Frederick Douglass

by Frederick Douglass, George Easton ...

Unabridged

44 min

Frederick Douglass's 'Collected Articles' compiles powerful writings from the iconic abolitionist and statesman. From poignant narratives on slavery to impassioned calls for justice, Douglass's eloquent prose captures the essence of his tireless advocacy for freedom, equality, and human rights. This anthology stands as a testament to Douglass's indomitable spirit and enduring impact on the fight ... Read more

$5.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

Frederick Douglass's 'Collected Articles' compiles powerful writings from the iconic abolitionist and statesman. From poignant narratives on slavery to impassioned calls for justice, Douglass's eloquent prose captures the essence of his tireless advocacy for freedom, equality, and human rights. This anthology stands as a testament to Douglass's indomitable spirit and enduring impact on the fight
... Read more
Audiobook

The Wife of Bath

A Biography

by Marion Turner ...

Narrated by Marion Turner ...

Unabridged

8 hours 20 min

From the award-winning biographer of Chaucer, the story of his most popular and scandalous character, from the Middle Ages to #MeTooEver since her triumphant debut in Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales, the Wife of Bath, arguably the first ordinary and recognisably real woman in English literature, has obsessed readers—from Shakespeare to James Joyce, Voltaire to Pasolini, Drydento Zadie Smith. Few ... Read more

$28.84 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

From the award-winning biographer of Chaucer, the story of his most popular and scandalous character, from the Middle Ages to #MeTooEver since her triumphant debut in Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales, the Wife of Bath, arguably the first ordinary and recognisably real woman in English literature, has obsessed readers—from Shakespeare to James Joyce, Voltaire to Pasolini, Drydento Zadie Smith. Few
... Read more
Audiobook

Carta de batalla por Tirant lo Blanc

by Mario Vargas Llosa ...

Narrated by Mario Velásquez, Benjamín Figueres ...

Unabridged

3 hours 30 min

En este libro Mario Vargas Llosa nos descubre el poder de la palabra, la pasión sutil y abstracta de Tirant lo Blanc**, considerada por él como una de las novelas más ambiciosas y modernas de entre las clásicas.**«Entre los muchos atributos del Tirant lo Blanc el que más admiro es su ambición. Esa voluntad deicida de recrearlo todo, de contarlo todo, desde lo más infinitamente pequeño hasta lo más ... Read more

$17.99 CAD

En este libro Mario Vargas Llosa nos descubre el poder de la palabra, la pasión sutil y abstracta de Tirant lo Blanc**, considerada por él como una de las novelas más ambiciosas y modernas de entre las clásicas.**«Entre los muchos atributos del Tirant lo Blanc el que más admiro es su ambición. Esa voluntad deicida de recrearlo todo, de contarlo todo, desde lo más infinitamente pequeño hasta lo más
... Read more
Audiobook

Women’s Libraries in Late Medieval Bourbonnais, Burgundy, and France

A Family Affair

by S. C. Kaplan ...

Narrated by S. C. Kaplan ...

Series series Exeter Studies in Medieval Europe
Unabridged

4 hours 51 min

How were the libraries of aristocratic women in the late French-speaking Middle Ages developed? Which reading trends and topics were embraced by female readers of the fifteenth century? What substantial gaps in evidence and data loss impede our knowledge of medieval women’s libraries? Combining literary, historical, and cultural studies, Women’s Libraries in Late Medieval Bourbonnais, Burgundy, ... Read more

$54.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

How were the libraries of aristocratic women in the late French-speaking Middle Ages developed? Which reading trends and topics were embraced by female readers of the fifteenth century? What substantial gaps in evidence and data loss impede our knowledge of medieval women’s libraries? Combining literary, historical, and cultural studies, Women’s Libraries in Late Medieval Bourbonnais, Burgundy,
... Read more
Audiobook

Scenes in the Life of Harriet Tubman

by Sarah H. Bradford, George Easton ...

Unabridged

2 hours 5 min

Sarah H. Bradford's 'Scenes in the Life of Harriet Tubman' chronicles the extraordinary journey of a fearless woman escaping slavery and becoming a heroic conductor on the Underground Railroad. This biographical account unveils Tubman's indomitable spirit, recounting her daring rescues and tireless fight for freedom. Bradford's narrative, both poignant and empowering, honors Tubman's legacy as a ... Read more

$5.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

Sarah H. Bradford's 'Scenes in the Life of Harriet Tubman' chronicles the extraordinary journey of a fearless woman escaping slavery and becoming a heroic conductor on the Underground Railroad. This biographical account unveils Tubman's indomitable spirit, recounting her daring rescues and tireless fight for freedom. Bradford's narrative, both poignant and empowering, honors Tubman's legacy as a
... Read more
Audiobook

Chambers's Journal of Popular Literature, Science, and Art, fifth series, no. 130, vol. III, June 26, 1886

by Various ...

Unabridged

2 hours 1 min

Welcome to the world of Chambers's Journal of Popular Literature, Science, and Art, fifth series, no. 130, vol. III, June 26, 1886, a treasure trove of Victorian-era knowledge, creativity, and cultural exploration.Step back in time to the vibrant literary and scientific landscape of the late 19th century with this meticulously curated collection of articles, stories, and insights. Explore a myriad ... Read more

$4.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

Welcome to the world of Chambers's Journal of Popular Literature, Science, and Art, fifth series, no. 130, vol. III, June 26, 1886, a treasure trove of Victorian-era knowledge, creativity, and cultural exploration.Step back in time to the vibrant literary and scientific landscape of the late 19th century with this meticulously curated collection of articles, stories, and insights. Explore a myriad
... Read more
Audiobook

The Medieval Mind of C.S. Lewis

How Great Books Shaped a Great Mind

by Jason M Baxter ...

Narrated by Simon Vance ...

Unabridged

5 hours 41 min

C. S. Lewis had one of the great minds of the twentieth century. Many readers know Lewis as an author of fiction and fantasy literature, including the Chronicles of Narnia and the Space Trilogy. Others know him for his books in apologetics, including Mere Christianity and The Problem of Pain. But few know him for his scholarly work as a professor of medieval and Renaissance literature. What shaped ... Read more

$36.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

C. S. Lewis had one of the great minds of the twentieth century. Many readers know Lewis as an author of fiction and fantasy literature, including the Chronicles of Narnia and the Space Trilogy. Others know him for his books in apologetics, including Mere Christianity and The Problem of Pain. But few know him for his scholarly work as a professor of medieval and Renaissance literature. What shaped
... Read more
Audiobook

Chaucer

A European Life

by Marion Turner ...

Narrated by Marion Turner ...

Unabridged

20 hours 9 min

A groundbreaking biography that recreates the cosmopolitan world in which a wine merchant's son became one of the most celebrated of all English poets More than any other canonical English writer, Geoffrey Chaucer lived and worked at the center of political life?yet his poems are anything but conventional. Edgy, complicated, and often dark, they reflect a conflicted world, and their astonishing ... Read more

$42.59 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

A groundbreaking biography that recreates the cosmopolitan world in which a wine merchant's son became one of the most celebrated of all English poets More than any other canonical English writer, Geoffrey Chaucer lived and worked at the center of political life?yet his poems are anything but conventional. Edgy, complicated, and often dark, they reflect a conflicted world, and their astonishing
... Read more
Audiobook

Chaucer's People

Everyday Lives in Medieval England

by Liza Picard ...

Narrated by Jennifer M. Dixon ...

Unabridged

12 hours 46 min

The Middle Ages re-created through the cast of pilgrims in The Canterbury Tales.Among the surviving records of fourteenth-century England, Geoffrey Chaucer's poetry is the most vivid. Chaucer wrote about everyday people outside the walls of the English court—men and women who spent days at the pedal of a loom, or maintaining the ledgers of an estate, or on the high seas. In Chaucer's People, Liza ... Read more

$35.99 CAD

The Middle Ages re-created through the cast of pilgrims in The Canterbury Tales.Among the surviving records of fourteenth-century England, Geoffrey Chaucer's poetry is the most vivid. Chaucer wrote about everyday people outside the walls of the English court—men and women who spent days at the pedal of a loom, or maintaining the ledgers of an estate, or on the high seas. In Chaucer's People, Liza
... Read more
Audiobook

Patience

Part of The Poems of the Pearl Manuscript in Modern English Prose Translation

by Malcolm Andrew, Ronald Waldron ...

Narrated by Sarah Peverley, Joshua Lambie ...

Unabridged

36 min

"Patience" is the third of the four poems of the Pearl manuscript, a fourteenth century work contemporaneous with Chaucer, Langland and Gower, and acknowledged as a minor masterpiece in its own right.The poet’s usage of the word patience reflects two broad senses: that of accepting misfortune and submitting to physical or mental suffering, and that of waiting, holding back, and exercising ... Read more

$20.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

"Patience" is the third of the four poems of the Pearl manuscript, a fourteenth century work contemporaneous with Chaucer, Langland and Gower, and acknowledged as a minor masterpiece in its own right.The poet’s usage of the word patience reflects two broad senses: that of accepting misfortune and submitting to physical or mental suffering, and that of waiting, holding back, and exercising
... Read more
Audiobook

The Lay of the Nibelungs

by Alice Horton, Anonymous ...

Narrated by David Rintoul ...

Unabridged

11 hours 7 min

One of the finest German medieval epic poems, The Lay of the Nibelungs is perhaps best known now as one of the principal sources for Wagner’s four-part music drama The Ring of the Nibelung. It is easy to see how Wagner was enthralled by the story and the poetry for the power of the tale drives the narrative: intense love, loyalty, jealousy, murder, duty, honour and massacre are all interwoven into ... Read more

$23.04 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

One of the finest German medieval epic poems, The Lay of the Nibelungs is perhaps best known now as one of the principal sources for Wagner’s four-part music drama The Ring of the Nibelung. It is easy to see how Wagner was enthralled by the story and the poetry for the power of the tale drives the narrative: intense love, loyalty, jealousy, murder, duty, honour and massacre are all interwoven into
... Read more
Audiobook

Van den vos Reynaerde

Een hoorcollege over hét meesterwerk van onze middeleeuwse letterkunde

by Frits van Oostrom ...

Narrated by Frits van Oostrom ...

Unabridged

2 hours 34 min

Van den vos Reynaerde is de enige Nederlandse literaire klassieker die werkelijk nooit iemand saai heeft gevonden. In een meeslepend hoorcollege neemt Frits van Oostrom, auteur van het boek De Reynaert, dit middeleeuwse meesterwerk nog één keer onder de loep. De luisteraar wordt meegenomen langs vier invalshoeken. Eerst staat de oorspronkelijke tekst centraal en de vraag waarom de Reynaert al ... Read more

$19.99 CAD

Van den vos Reynaerde is de enige Nederlandse literaire klassieker die werkelijk nooit iemand saai heeft gevonden. In een meeslepend hoorcollege neemt Frits van Oostrom, auteur van het boek De Reynaert, dit middeleeuwse meesterwerk nog één keer onder de loep. De luisteraar wordt meegenomen langs vier invalshoeken. Eerst staat de oorspronkelijke tekst centraal en de vraag waarom de Reynaert al
... Read more

eReaders

Apps

Accessories

Shopping Cart

You're getting the VIP treatment!

Your Shopping Cart is empty

Available:

1 audiobook monthly

+ FREE 30-day trial

Available:

1 audiobook monthly

+ FREE 30-day trial

Recommended For You

Medieval Audiobooks

Show: