Literary Criticism audiobooks

Revisionaries

By: Kristopher Jansma

Narrated by: Greg D. Barnett

Length: 8 hours 58 minutes

Abridged: No

Find creative inspiration in this fascinating rummage through the wastebaskets, secret diaries, and abandoned files of twenty literary superstars.



If you like to write—whether it's a pastime, a passion, or a profession—you've probably found yourself reading something brilliant and thinking, "I could never do this! I might as well give up." But if... Read more

Dorothy Parker in Hollywood

By: Gail Crowther

Narrated by: Samantha Desz

Length: 7 hours 48 minutes

Abridged: No

An expansive and illuminating study of legendary writer Dorothy Parker’s life and legacy in Hollywood from the author of the “fascinating” (Town & Country) Three Martini Afternoons at the Ritz.

The glamorous extravagances and devasting lows of her time in Hollywood are revealed as never before in this fresh new biography of Dorothy... Read more

Dostoevsky

By: Deborah Martinsen

Narrated by: Kitty Hendrix

Length: 4 hours 37 minutes

Abridged: No

Fyodor Dostoevsky became the writer best known for his treatment of the big questions of ethics, religion, and philosophy.



In this Very Short Introduction, Deborah Martinsen explores Dostoevsky's tumultuous life story: his political imprisonment and narrow escape from execution, his Siberian exile, his gambling addiction, his romantic marriage,... Read more

Para Entender Kafka: Desvendando Símbolos e Metáforas - Abridged

By: Ângelo Cláudio Alvarez Pinto

Narrated by: Ricardo Almeida

Length: 43 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Você consegue desvendar os segredos ocultos nas obras de Franz Kafka? Em "Para Entender Kafka: Desvendando Símbolos e Metáforas", Ângelo Cláudio Alvarez Pinto guia o leitor através dos labirintos literários do renomado autor tcheco, revelando as camadas profundas de significados em suas narrativas surrealistas. Com uma abordagem acessível e uma... Read more

Haunted States

By: Miranda Corcoran

Narrated by: Kimberly Conwell

Length: 11 hours 40 minutes

Abridged: No

A fusion of travel literature and cultural criticism investigating the dark history of the US and exploring how past horrors – from witch trials to slavery and genocide – continue to haunt the national consciousness.

Haunted States is a unique guidebook that explores the dark, often horrifying, history of the US. Based on the author’s journey... Read more

The World in Books

By: Kenneth C. Davis

Narrated by: Adenrele Ojo, Leon Nixon & Kenneth C. Davis

Length: 15 hours 40 minutes

Abridged: No

A delightful, inspiring, and idea-rich selection of fifty-two of the best, most important short nonfiction works of all time—from Plato to Michael Pollan and Dante to Joan Didion—chosen by historian, lifelong reader, and bestselling author of Don’t Know Much About History.

From ancient times to the present day, The World in Books offers a... Read more

Mystery at Frozen Peak: A Chilling Adventure Unveiled

By: Grant Hawthorne

Narrated by: Nick Porter

Length: 2 hours 32 minutes

Abridged: No

Mystery at Frozen Peak: A Chilling Adventure Unveiled
Are you eager to enhance your skills and knowledge by diving into a gripping mystery set in the chilling realms of Frozen Peak?
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L'Éveil des Consciences

By: Dr. Camille Dubois-Martin

Narrated by: Nathalie Briot

Length: 4 hours 44 minutes

Abridged: No

Le café fumant entre mes mains, j'écoutais distraitement les informations à la radio. Soudain, une phrase a capté mon attention : "Le wokisme, nouvelle religion du 21e siècle ?" J'ai failli m'étouffer. Moi, Dr. Camille Dubois-Martin, sociologue de formation et observatrice passionnée des mouvements sociaux, je venais de trouver mon nouveau sujet... Read more

American Scary

By: Jeremy Dauber

Narrated by: Jeremy Dauber

Length: 16 hours 54 minutes

Abridged: No

From the acclaimed author of American Comics and Jewish Comedy comes a highly entertaining book that examines the American obsession with horror—and what it tells us about ourselves.
 
In American Scary, noted cultural historian and Columbia professor Jeremy Dauber takes the reader to the startling origins of the horror genre in the United... Read more

The Landscape Garden

By: Edgar Allan Poe

Narrated by: Mark Antony Stormrider

Length: 21 minutes

Abridged: No

In The Landscape Garden, Edgar Allan Poe takes readers on an intellectual journey through the aesthetics of nature, exploring the intricate relationship between art and the natural world. Originally penned in 1842, this essay delves into the philosophy of landscape design, arguing that gardens should mirror the human soul, blending beauty,... Read more

Der kleine Bleistift

By: Lea Lessek

Narrated by: Gianni Warzecha

Length: 37 minutes

Abridged: No

Boris, der kleine Bleistift, wartet sehnsüchtig darauf, endlich gekauft zu werden. Er möchte unbedingt zur Schule gehen und viel lernen. Als endlich der Tag kommt, ist er so aufgeregt, dass er aus der Schultüte herausfällt. Von diesem Tag an erlebt er viele Abenteuer und findet neue Freunde. Read more

ORESTES

By: Ivan Pallares Rincon & Euripides

Narrated by: Iván Pallares Rincón

Length: 1 hour 52 minutes

Abridged: No

ORESTESEURIPIDESEscritor Griego nacido en 480 AC y Nurió en 405 antes de Jesucristo.Oriundo de la Isala de Salamina. Hijo de familia acomodada. Fue el primer dueño de una gran Biblioteca en Atenas.Practicaba la Meditación dicen que porque padecía de melancolía.Fue el precursor de los Dramas de tesis. En sus obras expresaba sus opiniones acerca... Read more

The American Adam

By: R. W. B. Lewis

Narrated by: narrator

Length: 8 hours 22 minutes

Abridged: No

This is an auto-narrated audiobook version of this book.

Intellectual history is viewed in this book as a series of "great conversations"—dramatic dialogues in which a culture's spokesmen wrestle with the leading questions of their times. In nineteenth-century America the great argument centered about De Crèvecoeur's "new man," the American, an... Read more

Jane Austen at Home

By: Lucy Worsley

Narrated by: Lucy Worsley

Length: 17 hours 17 minutes

Abridged: No

To celebrate the 250th anniversary of Jane Austen's birth, Lucy Worsley has written a new Introduction to her Sunday Times Bestselling biography - the book that leads us into the rooms from which our best-loved novelist quietly changed the world.

This telling of the story of Jane's life shows us how and why she lived as she did, examining the... Read more

Journey Beyond the Beginning: An Immersive Experience

By: Evan Hartwell

Narrated by: Nick Porter

Length: 2 hours 17 minutes

Abridged: No

Journey Beyond the Beginning: An Immersive Experience
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Recognizing the Stranger

By: Isabella Hammad

Narrated by: Isabella Hammad

Length: 2 hours 28 minutes

Abridged: No

Nine days before October 7, 2023, award-winning author Isabella Hammad delivered the Edward W. Said Memorial Lecture at Columbia University. The text of Hammad’s seminal speech and her afterword, written in the early weeks of 2024, together make up a searing appraisal of the war on Palestine during what seems a turning point in the narrative of... Read more

Darker Desires: Engaging Tales for Your Ears

By: Arthur Kellan

Narrated by: Nick Porter

Length: 2 hours 18 minutes

Abridged: No

Darker Desires: Engaging Tales for Your Ears
Are you looking to immerse yourself in thrilling tales that captivate your spirit?
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The Geography of the Imagination

By: Guy Davenport

Narrated by: Paul Woodson

Length: 19 hours 55 minutes

Abridged: No

Forty essays on history, art, and literature to lift your mind and spirit. Guy Davenport serves as the listener's guide through history and literature, providing links between music and sculpture, modernist poets and classic philosophers, the past and present—pointing out the values and avenues of thought that have shaped our ideas and our... Read more

Unveiling Ancient Mysteries: The Ongoing Quest Revealed

By: Elias Trenton

Narrated by: Nick Porter

Length: 2 hours 29 minutes

Abridged: No

Unveiling Ancient Mysteries: The Ongoing Quest Revealed
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Are you looking to immerse yourself in timeless wisdom and unravel hidden histories?
Seeking a comprehensive guide that provides all necessary elements to uncover ancient mysteries?
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Whispers of the Past: Unveiling Secrets in Northern Ireland

By: Tobias Everhart

Narrated by: Nick Porter

Length: 2 hours 29 minutes

Abridged: No

Whispers of the Past: Unveiling Secrets in Northern Ireland
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Are you looking to progress in your understanding of ancient mysteries and rediscover your heritage by diving into the secrets of Northern Ireland?
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Unlocking America's Future: Decoding History's Cycles for Tomorrow

By: Thaddeus Greyson

Narrated by: Nick Porter

Length: 2 hours 42 minutes

Abridged: No

Unlocking America's Future: Decoding History's Cycles for Tomorrow
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Are you eager to advance your career and enhance your knowledge by decoding historical cycles for tomorrow's success?
Looking for a thorough guide that offers all the necessary elements to understand historical patterns and navigate... Read more

The Monster and the Mirror

By: K.J. Aiello

Narrated by: K.J. Aiello

Length: 9 hours 58 minutes

Abridged: No

Revelatory memoir and cultural criticism that connects popular fantasy and our perceptions of mental illness to offer an empathetic path to compassionate care Growing up, K.J. Aiello was fascinated by magical stories of dragons, wizards, and fantasy, where monsters were not what they seemed and anything was possible. These books and films... Read more

Motherlands

By: Weijia Pan

Narrated by: Weijia Pan

Length: 47 minutes

Abridged: No

Winner of the Max Ritvo Poetry Prize, this engrossing debut interrogates history, identity, and the power of poetry to elucidate both.Motherlands opens with a child drawn early to poetry. “In summer I write. Two lines at a time, two vying souls / running up the wall.” The collection follows this speaker-poet through a childhood in post-Maoist... Read more

The Anatomy of Genres

By: John Truby

Narrated by: Nick Mondelli

Length: 22 hours 16 minutes

Abridged: No

A guide to understanding the major genres of the story world by the legendary writing teacher and author of The Anatomy of Story John Truby. Most people think genres are simply categories on Netflix or Amazon that provide a helpful guide to making entertainment choices. Most people are wrong. Genre stories aren’t just a small subset of the... Read more