Literary Criticism audiobooks

The Writer's Library

By: Nancy Pearl & Jeff Schwager

Narrated by: Nancy Pearl, Jeff Schwager, Xe Sands, Dominic H...

Length: 11 hours 21 minutes

Abridged: No

Performed by Nancy Pearl, Jeff Schwager and a multi-cast that includes book contributors Luis Alberto Urrea, Siri Hustvedt, Laurie Frankel, Vendela Vida, and Richard Ford. The Writer’s Library audiobook also features real conversations with Michael Chabon, Ayelet Waldman, and Laila Lalami. With a Foreword by Susan Orlean, twenty-three of today's... Read more

Oroonoko

By: Aphra Behn

Narrated by: Isabel Adomakoh-Young & Kristin Atherton

Length: 3 hours 44 minutes

Abridged: No

Brought to you by Penguin.

This Penguin Classic is performed by Isabel Adomakoh Young. Isabel's credits include The Provoked Wife with the RSC and playing Lady Macbeth in the West End with the National Youth Theatre Rep Company. This definitive recording includes an introduction by Janet Todd.

Restoration-era poet, playwright and novelist Aphra... Read more

The Bookseller's Tale

By: Martin Latham

Narrated by: Roy McMillan

Length: 10 hours 26 minutes

Abridged: No

Brought to you by Penguin.

'The right book has a neverendingness, and so does the right bookshop.'

This is the story of our love affair with books, whether we arrange them on our shelves, inhale their smell, scrawl in their margins or just curl up with them in bed. Taking us on a journey through comfort reads, street book stalls, mythical... Read more

Wives and Daughters

By: Elizabeth Gaskell

Narrated by: Laura Aikman

Length: 26 hours 56 minutes

Abridged: No

Brought to you by Penguin.

This Penguin Classic is performed by Laura Aikman. This definitive recording includes an introduction by Pam Norris.

Set in English society before the 1832 Reform Bill, Wives and Daughters centres on the story of youthful Molly Gibson, brought up from childhood by her father. When he remarries a new stepsister, Cynthia,... Read more

Mary and Maria, Matilda

By: Mary Wollstonecraft & Mary Shelley

Narrated by: Rosalind Eleazar & Kristin Atherton

Length: 12 hours 3 minutes

Abridged: No

Brought to you by Penguin.

This Penguin Classic is performed by Rosalind Eleazar, star of The Personal History of David Copperfield. This definitive edition includes an introduction by Janet Todd.

These three works of fiction - two by Mary Wollstonecraft, the radical author of A Vindication of the Rights of Woman, and one by her daughter Mary... Read more

Gore Vidal: Sexually Speaking

By: Gore Vidal

Narrated by: Jeff Cummings

Length: 10 hours 27 minutes

Abridged: No

Gore Vidal: Sexually Speaking presents the author’s often provocative and always engaging thoughts on sexuality. Here, fourteen essays and three rare, vintage interviews published over the past four decades tackle hot-button topics such as gay American founding fathers, sex and the Catholic church, gay bashing and the U.S. Congress, and bedding... Read more

The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam

By: Edward Fitzgerald

Narrated by: Denis Daly

Length: 3 hours

Abridged: No

The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam







Translated by Edward FitzGerald







Narrated by Denis Daly







Omar Khayyam (1048 - 1131) was a true polymath.  A distinguished mathematician,  astronomer and philosopher,  he is best known today for his Rubaiyat, a collection of rubai, or rhyming quatrains,  of which he is estimated to have composed at least 500. ... Read more

Doing English

By: Robert Eaglestone

Narrated by: Richard Pryal

Length: 6 hours 9 minutes

Abridged: No

Doing English presents the ideas and debates that shape how we ‘do’ English today, explaining arguments about the value of literature, the canon, Shakespeare, theory, politics and the subject itself. In his lucid and engaging style, Robert Eaglestone:orients students by encouraging them to think about what they are doing when they study... Read more

Literary Theory: The Basics

By: Hans Bertens

Narrated by: Nigel Anthony

Length: 9 hours 47 minutes

Abridged: No

This third edition of Hans Bertens’ bestselling book is an essential guide to the often confusing and complicated world of literary theory. Exploring a broad range of topics from Marxist and feminist criticism to postmodernism and new historicism Literary Theory: The Basics covers contemporary topics including: reception theory and reader... Read more

Myths and Legends

By: Philip Wilkinson

Narrated by: Hugh Kermode

Length: 13 hours 35 minutes

Abridged: No

Discover the world's greatest myths and legends - from Greek mythology to Norse mythology - in this comprehensive guide.

What did Japanese mythology say about the beginning of the Universe? How did Oedipus become the classic tragic hero in Greek mythology? Who brought about the origin of death in Maori mythology? With vivid retellings of famous... Read more

Hang Shakespeare:

By: Robert Boog

Narrated by: Robert Boog

Length: 3 hours 16 minutes

Abridged: No

Title: Hang Shakespeare: But not DeVere, a True Story Mystery Solved"A lively, heterodox take on the Bard of Avon."-- Kirkus ReviewsHang Shakespeare, has been described as "funny", "fun to read" and a "historical who-dunnit" where author Robert Boog asks the reader why would Ben Jonson, an intimate friend of William Shakespeare write the words... Read more

Eine Klassenfahrt zum Mars

By: Marko Pohlisch

Narrated by: Marko Pohlisch

Length: 26 minutes

Abridged: No

Greta ist ein verträumtes Mädchen der Klasse 4b der Sonnengrundschule. Eines Tages verkündet ihr Klassenlehrer, dass sie eine Klassenfahrt machen werden. Eine Klassenfahrt zum Mars. Ein großes Abenteuer beginnt. Read more

Pride and Prejudice

By: Jane Austen

Narrated by: Ella Wilkins

Length: 12 hours 24 minutes

Abridged: No

Do you want to listen to Pride and Prejudice? If so then keep reading…
When Elizabeth Bennet meets Fitzwilliam Darcy for the first time at a ball, she writes him off as an arrogant and obnoxious man. He not only acts like an insufferable snob, but she also overhears him rejecting the very idea of asking her for a dance! As life pits them against... Read more

Amir Khan

By: Pradeep Chandra

Narrated by: Mukesh Pandey

Length: 5 hours 36 minutes

Abridged: No

अभिनेता, निर्माता, निर्देशक आमिर खान के इतने रूप हैं कि इन्हें किसी एक पुस्तक में समेटना लगभग असंभव है। लेखक व फोटोग्राफर प्रदीप चंदा ने आमिर के कॅरियर की उस राह को समझने का दुर्गम प्रयास किया है, जिस पर चलकर वह भारतीय फिल्म कला में महत्तम योगदान देने के साथ ही बड़ी आबादी को प्रभावित करनेवाले व्यक्ति के रूप में उभरे। यह पुस्तक लेखक की ओर से उस... Read more

Gabriela Mistral. Páginas (perdidas) de la vida mía

By: Jaime Quezada

Narrated by: Oscar Vázquez

Length: 6 hours 37 minutes

Abridged: No

"He aquí a la Mistral comadre y recadera, mujer vieja y criolla, juguetona: ese es su mal y su bien". Así mismísimo se define muy impersonal pero personalmente la propia Gabriela Mistral, revelando en recreadora frase epistolar ese "ser yo" sin miramiento alguno, a no ser su siempre ver, sentir y pensar libertariamente el mundo. Frase reveladora... Read more

휘청거리는 오후 해설집

By: 박완서 소설 전집 기획위원회

Narrated by: 신송이

Length: TBA

Abridged: No

문학성과 대중성이 만난 작품 『휘청거리는 오후』는 우리 주변에 있음직한 평범한 중산층 가족의 삶을 다룬 소설로, 결혼 적령기에 접어든 세 딸, 초희, 우희, 말희의 연애와 결혼, 그리고 그 과정에서 파생된 자영업자 허성 씨와 부인 민 여사의 가치관이 중심을 이루고 있다. 그러나 본질적으로는 서울 중산층의 삶과 의식을 넘어 사회구조와 의식의 차원을 다뤘다. 작은 집단의 모습에 거대한 사회적 흐름을 투영시켜 담아온 박완서 특유의 소설 구조가 나타난 세태 소설이다. 세 자매의 연애 및 결혼 과정에 절묘히 얽혀 있는 물질 숭배 사상과 여성에 대한 이중적 잣대, 사회적 편견과 강박 등이 이 소설을 지배하고... Read more

Scandinavian Noir

By: Wendy Lesser

Narrated by: Kirsten Potter

Length: 8 hours 8 minutes

Abridged: No

An in-depth and personal exploration of Scandinavian crime fiction as a way into Scandinavian culture at large



For nearly four decades, Wendy Lesser's primary source of information about three Scandinavian countries—Sweden, Norway, and Denmark—was mystery and crime novels, and the murders committed and solved in their pages. Having never visited... Read more

Wonder Woman and Philosophy

By: unknown

Narrated by: Tristan Morris & Natasha Soudek

Length: 7 hours 59 minutes

Abridged: No

Wonder Woman and Philosophy: The Amazonian Mystique explores a wide range of philosophical questions surrounding the most popular female superhero of all time, from her creation as feminist propaganda during World War II up to the first female lead in the blockbuster DC movie-franchise.



● The first book dedicated to the philosophical questions... Read more

Bertoldo e Bertoldino

By: Giulio Cesare Croce

Narrated by: Serafino Balduzzi, Riccardo Fasol, Daniela Pier...

Length: 5 hours 45 minutes

Abridged: No

Bertoldo, Bertoldino e Cacasenno è la raccolta di tre popolarissimi racconti (Le sottilissime astutie di Bertoldo, Le piacevoli et ridicolose simplicità di Bertoldino e Novella di Cacasenno, figliuolo del semplice Bertoldino), i primi due scritti da Giulio Cesare Croce e l'ultimo da Adriano Banchieri, pubblicata per la prima volta nel 1620. I... Read more

Die Elenden (Ungekürzt)

By: Anna Mayr

Narrated by: Nairi Hadodo

Length: 6 hours 26 minutes

Abridged: No

Warum unsere Gesellschaft Arbeitslose verachtet und sie dennoch braucht. Faul. Ungebildet. Desinteressiert. Selber schuld. Als Kind von zwei Langzeitarbeitslosen weiß Anna Mayr, wie falsch solche Vorurteile sind. Früher schämte sie sich, dass ihre Eltern keine Jobs haben. Heute weiß sie, dass unsere Gesellschaft Menschen wie sie braucht: als... Read more

Gegenwartsbewältigung

By: Max Czollek

Narrated by: Max Czollek

Length: 5 hours 6 minutes

Abridged: No

In Zeiten der Krise leiden Gesellschaft und Vielfalt. Für Max Czollek bieten staatstragende Konzepte wie "Leitkultur" oder "Integration" darauf keinerlei Antwort. Nach seiner viel diskutierten Streitschrift "Desintegriert euch!" entwirft Czollek nun das Modell für eine veränderte Gegenwart: Wie muss sich die Gesellschaft wandeln, damit Menschen... Read more

Frausein

By: Mely Kiyak

Narrated by: Friederike Becht

Length: 3 hours 37 minutes

Abridged: No

Was Frausein bedeutet, zeigt sich in jedem einzelnen Leben: Mely Kiyak erzählt von den Gesprächen über Weisheit und Nichtwissen, die sie als Mädchen mit dem Vater führte. Von den Cousinen, die vom Begehren erzählten. Vom Aufwachsen zwischen Ländern und Klassen, zwischen "Herkunftsgepäck" und Neugier auf unbekannte Erfahrungen. Vom Alleinsein,... Read more

Aapan Tyanchyasaman Vhave - Swami Vivekanand

By: Avinash Dharmadhikari

Narrated by: Avinash Dharmadhikari

Length: 2 hours 13 minutes

Abridged: No

अविनाश धर्माधिकारी यांनी आपल्या रसाळ शैलीत सांगितलेला आधुनिक भारताचा इतिहास Read more

Oedipus: The King

By: F. L. Light & Sophocles

Narrated by: Alex Hyde-White

Length: 2 hours 13 minutes

Abridged: No

Aristotle's assertion that in Greek tragedy there is no loftier work than "Oedipus the King" cannot be lightly contradicted. This drama is endued fearfully with nature, as she works against the conscientiousness of measure found in man. Heretofore no translation of this play has been a poem of Sophoclean worthiness and work. The rhythmic stature... Read more