AUDIO BOOKS ON LITERATURE
The Audio Books listed here are available with leading Audio Booksellers. Some links are gven below.
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Elegy written in a country churchyard of Thomas Gray
Thomas Gray is one of the important poets of English Literature. In this poem the poet sees a country churchyard at sunset, which impels him to meditate on the nature of human mortality. He considers the fact that in death, there is no difference between great and common people. The poem has been presented along with a brief annotation.
Ode: Intimations of Immortality from Recollections of Early Childhood by William Wordsworth
The Ode on the intimations of immortality is one of Wordsworth's greatest masterpieces. There are certain themes which inspired Wordsworth. They are the beauty of nature, the happiness of the child and the memories and the philosophy of the human soul. These themes are beautifully exhibited in this remarkable poem.
The Man in Black by Oliver Goldsmith
Oliver Goldsmith was a famous English writer. Among his writings is a prose collection of essays titled “The Citizen of the World”. The “The Man in Black” is a piece of writing from this collection of essays. In this essay, Goldsmith makes a mockery of the then contemporary society. He attacks the social and political situation that dominated during Anglo-Saxon period in England.
A Brief Summary of John Keat's 'Ode to a Nightingale'
The "Ode to a Nightingale" is one of the beautiful poems of John Keats. One day in a forest area the poet hears a beautiful song of the nightingale bird. This provokes him to ponder over the matters relating to human mortality, the nature of the world, human sufferings etc.
Ulysses by Alfred Lord Tennyson
Alfred Lord Tennyson is one of the greatest poets of English Literature. Ulysses is one of his great works.
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The legendary Greek hero, Odysseus was the king of Ithaca. He was known to Romans as Ulysses. He fought a victorious war against the city of Troy with the Greeks. He fought many battles as a young man and spent ten years battling in the siege of Troy. Tennyson’s dramatic monologue “Ulysses” tells what the aging hero thinks after he returns home after that victory over Troy. Tennyson projects an adventurer who is not ready to settle even at his old age and always yearns for more and more adventure.
A few short poems of William Wordsworth
William Wordsworth is one of the greatest poets of English literature. His poetry is synonymous with the unique landscape of the English Lake District. He believed that the company of Nature gives joy to the human heart and he looked upon Nature as exercising a healing influence on sorrow-stricken hearts. In this audio book, eight short poems of William Wordsworth have been presented.
Kalidasa's Meghadhuta
The Meghadhuta also known as Meghasandesam is one of the beautiful works of Kalidasa. It is a poem consisting of 117 verses. It is actually one of a few minor compositions of Kalidasa. Being one of the greatest poets of Sanskrit Literature, he has produced epics like the Raghuvamsa and Kumarasambhavam and dramas like Abigyana Sakuntalam.
Sri Ramodantam Slokas
Valmiki Ramayana, as we all know, consists of 24000 verses. This is written in Sanskrit by Sage Valmiki. There is another scholar, who has composed in just 200 verses in Sanskrit, the seven chapters of the Ramayana that was written by sage Valmiki. This is known as Sri Ramodantam. In Sri Ramodantam, the author has presented the entire Ramayana in a very simple format. Just like the Valmiki Ramayana, it has seven chapters called as Kandas starting from Bala Kanda and ending with Uttara Kanda.