Literary Criticism audiobooks

Emerson's Essays

By: Charles W. Mignon

Narrated by: Luke Daniels

Length: 4 hours 7 minutes

Abridged: No

The CliffsNotes study guide on Emerson's Essays supplements the original literary work, giving you background information about the author, an introduction to the work, a graphical character map, critical commentaries, expanded glossaries, and a comprehensive index, all for you to use as an educational tool that will allow you to better... Read more

Fathers and Sons

By: Denis M. Calandra

Narrated by: Nick Podehl

Length: 2 hours 34 minutes

Abridged: No

The CliffsNotes study guide on Turgenev's Fathers and Sons supplements the original literary work, giving you background information about the author, an introduction to the work, a graphical character map, critical commentaries, expanded glossaries, and a comprehensive index, all for you to use as an educational tool that will allow you to... Read more

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

By: Amie Whittemore

Narrated by: Kate Rudd

Length: 2 hours 35 minutes

Abridged: No

The CliffsNotes study guide on Larsson's The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo supplements the original literary work, giving you background information about the author, an introduction to the work, a graphical character map, critical commentaries, expanded glossaries, and a comprehensive index, all for you to use as an educational tool that will... Read more

The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society

By: Elizabeth Conner

Narrated by: Kate Rudd

Length: 1 hour 41 minutes

Abridged: No

The CliffsNotes study guide on Shaffer and Barrows' The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society supplements the original literary work, giving you background information about the author, an introduction to the work, a graphical character map, critical commentaries, expanded glossaries, and a comprehensive index, all for you to use as an... Read more

Gulliver's Travels

By: A. Lewis Soens

Narrated by: Nick Podehl

Length: 3 hours 16 minutes

Abridged: No

The CliffsNotes study guide on Swift's Gulliver's Travels supplements the original literary work, giving you background information about the author, an introduction to the work, a graphical character map, critical commentaries, expanded glossaries, and a comprehensive index, all for you to use as an educational tool that will allow you to... Read more

Hemingway's Short Stories

By: James L. Roberts, Ph.D.

Narrated by: Luke Daniels

Length: 3 hours 21 minutes

Abridged: No

The CliffsNotes study guide on Hemingway's Short Stories supplements the original literary work, giving you background information about the author, an introduction to the work, a graphical character map, critical commentaries, expanded glossaries, and a comprehensive index, all for you to use as an educational tool that will allow you to better... Read more

The Confessions

By: Jean-Jacques Rousseau

Narrated by: Frederick Davidson

Length: 30 hours

Abridged: No

Dr. Johnson may have been correct in saying that "Rousseau was a very bad man," but none can argue that his ideas are among the most influential in all of world history. It was Rousseau, the father of the romantic movement, who was responsible for introducing at least two modern day thoughts that pervade academia: (1) free expression of the... Read more

Luistercursus Nederlands voor Arabisch-sprekenden

By: Willy Hemelrijk

Narrated by: Willy Hemelrijk

Length: 3 hours 56 minutes

Abridged: No

Voor anderstaligen die willen of moeten inburgeren heeft Prisma laagdrempelige luistercursussen Nederlands. Hiermee kunnen ze eenvoudig Nederlands leren door te luisteren en na te zeggen. Bij uitstek geschikt dus voor wie niet of nauwelijks Nederlands spreekt of een lage leesvaardigheid heeft. De cursist krijgt in drie delen uitleg en... Read more

6 Minute English

By: BBC & BBC Learning English

Narrated by: Full Cast

Length: 1 hour 13 minutes

Abridged: No

Learn and improve your English with the BBC. Collected here for the first time are 12 episodes from BBC Learning English's popular 6 Minute English series. Aimed at intermediate-level learners of English, each programme examines a different topic which is discussed and explained to help learners increase their knowledge of the English language.... Read more

Thalia Book Club: Julie Otsuka's The Buddha in the Attic

By: Julie Otsuka

Narrated by: David Rakoff & Rita Wolf

Length: 1 hour 20 minutes

Abridged: No

Julie Otsuka sits down with David Rakoff to discuss her novel Buddha in the Attic. Rita Wolf reads an excerpt from the book. Read more

Cent citations de la langue française

By: Rabelais, Montaigne, Descartes, La Bruyère, Mon...

Narrated by: various

Length: 56 minutes

Abridged: No

Ce titre est composé de 100 citations de grands auteurs français. L'intérêt des citations ? Elles permettent de justifier les affirmations que nous avançons, avec l'appui de grands écrivains. Les citations sont aussi un moyen de fixer durablement dans notre mémoire la pensée d'un auteur, ou la beauté d'un texte. Ces textes ne sont vieux qu'à... Read more

The Dab of Dickens, The Touch of Twain, and The Shade of Shakespeare

By: Elliot Engel

Narrated by: Elliot Engel, Geoffrey Howard, Grover Gardner, ...

Length: 6 hours 31 minutes

Abridged: No

They are icons of the literary world whose soaring works have been discussed and analyzed in countless classrooms, homes, and pubs. Yet for most readers, the living, breathing human beings behind the classics have remained unknown—until now. In this utterly captivating book, Dr. Elliot Engel, a leading authority on the lives of great authors,... Read more

Thalia Book Club: Chris Van Allsburg's The Chronicles of Harris Burdick

By: Chris Van Allsburg

Narrated by: Madeline Cohen & Jon Sczieska

Length: 1 hour 16 minutes

Abridged: No

Chris Van Allsburg sits with Madeline Cohen to discuss the short story collection The Chronicles of Harris Burdick. Jon Sczieszka joins the discussion and reads his contribution to the collection, "Under the Rug." Read more

Thalia Book Club: Joan Didion's Blue Nights

By: Joan Didion

Narrated by: Griffin Dunn

Length: 1 hour 1 minute

Abridged: No

Joan Didion joins Griffin Dunn for an evening of literature and film celebrating her novel Blue Nights. Read more

Walter Isaacson: Steve Jobs

By: PBS NewsHour

Narrated by: PBS NewsHour

Length: 9 minutes

Abridged: No

Author Walter Isaacson, longtime journalist and author, tells the story of Apple co-founder and inventor Steve Jobs in a new biography titled Steve Jobs. Jeffrey Brown and Isaacson discuss the life and work of the technology giant. Read more

Why Read Moby-Dick?

By: Nathaniel Philbrick

Narrated by: Nathaniel Philbrick

Length: 2 hours 33 minutes

Abridged: No

A “brilliant and provocative” (The New Yorker) celebration of Melville’s masterpiece—from the bestselling author of In the Heart of the Sea, Valiant Ambition, and In the Hurricane's Eye

One of the greatest American novels finds its perfect contemporary champion in Why Read Moby-Dick?, Nathaniel Philbrick’s enlightening and entertaining tour... Read more

Thalia Book Club: Catch 22 - 50th Anniversary with Christopher Buckley, Robert Gottlieb, and Mike Nichols

By: Joseph Heller

Narrated by: Lesley Stahl, Christopher Buckley, Mike Nichols...

Length: 1 hour 28 minutes

Abridged: No

An evening of readings and discussion: Heller's friends and colleagues including Christopher Buckley, Robert Gottlieb, and Mike Nichols. They revisit his classic black comedy set at the end of World War II, one of the most important books about patriotism, honor, and the absurdities of war and beauracracy of the 20th century. The conversation is... Read more

In Other Worlds

By: Margaret Atwood

Narrated by: Margaret Atwood & Susan Denaker

Length: 8 hours 27 minutes

Abridged: No

At a time when speculative fiction seems less and less far-fetched, Margaret Atwood lends her distinctive voice and singular point of view to the genre in a series of essays that brilliantly illuminates the essential truths about the modern world. This is an exploration of her relationship with the literary form we have come to know as "science... Read more

The Iliad

By: Homer

Narrated by: Alfred Molina

Length: 16 hours 3 minutes

Abridged: No

From the renowned translator of Rilke, Tao Te Ching, and Gilgamesh, a vivid new translation of Western civilization’s foundational epic: The Iliad.

Tolstoy called the Iliad a miracle; Goethe said that it always thrust him into a state of astonishment. Homer’s story is thrilling, and his Greek is perhaps the most beautiful poetry ever sung or... Read more

Thalia Book Club: Anne Enright's The Forgotten Waltz

By: Anne Enright

Narrated by: Hannah Tinti & Amy Ryan

Length: 1 hour 25 minutes

Abridged: No

Anne Enright sits down with Hanna Tinti to discuss her book, The Forgotten Waltz. Amy Ryan reads an excerpt. Read more

An Evening with Justin Vivian Bond

By: Justin Vivian Bond

Narrated by: Mike Albo

Length: 1 hour 33 minutes

Abridged: No

Justin Vivian Bond joins Mike Albo for a discussion of v literary works and a performance of v music. Read more

Children's Literature

By: Kimberley Reynolds

Narrated by: Kimberley Reynolds

Length: 8 hours 20 minutes

Abridged: No

Professor Kimberly Reynolds delves into the phenomenon and "golden age" of the remarkably diverse literary genre of children's literature, addressing questions of why children's literature is so popular and hwo these extraordinary works have both responded to and helped to shape childhood. Read more

David McCullough: The Greater Journey

By: PBS NewsHour

Narrated by: PBS NewsHour

Length: 7 minutes

Abridged: No

Author and historian David McCullough has explored the French influence on American life throughout his career. Jeffrey Brown and McCullough discuss the 19th century artists and thinkers who brought lessons home to the U.S. after living in Paris. Read more

Deutsch - Englisch privat 1 - Abridged

By: EQ Verlag

Narrated by: Tabitha Böhm & Rainer Böhm

Length: 46 minutes

Abridged: Yes

EQ Verlag zeigt, wie man verblüffend einfach im Schlaf, innerhalb von 2-3 Monaten, mit Suggestionen und Wiederholungen, den englischen Wortschatz erweitern und sogar besser Englisch sprechen kann. Durch die ständigen Wiederholungen im Schlaf, werden über das Unterbewusstsein die Wörter "einprogrammiert". Dadurch ist es spielerisch möglich, sich... Read more