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The Hatred of Literature

by William Marx ...

Translated by Nicholas Elliott ...

For the last 2,500 years literature has been attacked, booed, and condemned, often for the wrong reasons and occasionally for very good ones. The Hatred of Literature examines the evolving idea of literature as seen through the eyes of its adversaries: philosophers, theologians, scientists, pedagogues, and even leaders of modern liberal democracies. From Plato to C. P. Snow to Nicolas Sarkozy, ... Read more

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For the last 2,500 years literature has been attacked, booed, and condemned, often for the wrong reasons and occasionally for very good ones. The Hatred of Literature examines the evolving idea of literature as seen through the eyes of its adversaries: philosophers, theologians, scientists, pedagogues, and even leaders of modern liberal democracies. From Plato to C. P. Snow to Nicolas Sarkozy,
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Libraries of the Mind

by William Marx ...

Series series The Oxford Research Centre in the Humanities/Princeton University Press Lectures in European Culture
How we build our invisible librariesErich Auerbach wrote his classic work Mimesis, a history of narrative from Homer to Proust, based largely on his memory of past reading. Having left his physical library behind when he fled to Istanbul to escape the Nazis, he was forced to rely on the invisible library of his mind. Each of us has such a library—if not as extensive as Auerbach’s—even if we are ... Read more

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How we build our invisible librariesErich Auerbach wrote his classic work Mimesis, a history of narrative from Homer to Proust, based largely on his memory of past reading. Having left his physical library behind when he fled to Istanbul to escape the Nazis, he was forced to rely on the invisible library of his mind. Each of us has such a library—if not as extensive as Auerbach’s—even if we are
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T. S. Eliot and Christian Tradition

by Anderson D. Araujo, Hazel Atkins, William Blissett, William C. Charron, Thomas Dilworth, David Huisman, Charles Huttar, Dominic Manganiello, William Marx, Christopher McVey, James Seaton, Shunichi Takayanagi, James Matthew Wilson, John D. Morgenstern Jr., Lee Oser, Paul Robichaud ...

T. S. Eliot was raised in the Unitarian faith of his family in St. Louis but drifted away from their beliefs while studying philosophy, mysticism, and anthropology at Harvard. During a year in Paris, he became involved with a group of Catholic writers and subsequently went through a gradual conversion to Catholic Christianity.Many studies of Eliot's writings have mentioned his religious beliefs, ... Read more

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T. S. Eliot was raised in the Unitarian faith of his family in St. Louis but drifted away from their beliefs while studying philosophy, mysticism, and anthropology at Harvard. During a year in Paris, he became involved with a group of Catholic writers and subsequently went through a gradual conversion to Catholic Christianity.Many studies of Eliot's writings have mentioned his religious beliefs,
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50 Short Story Masterpieces you have to listen before you die (Golden Deer Classics)

by F. Scott Fitzgerald, O.Henry, Mark Twain, Kahlil Gibran, W.W. Jacobs, Anonymous, Thomas Jefferson, Founding Fathers, Plato, Lord Alfred Tennyson, T.S. Eliot, William Dean Howells, Karl Marx, Friedrich Engels, Leo Tolstoy, Washington Irving, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Bram Stoker, Sun Tzu, Edgar Allan Poe, Lao Tzu, Oscar Wilde, William Blake, Patrick Henry, H.G. Wells, Saki, Herman Melville, Clement Clarke Moore, Bret Harte, Immanuel Kant, Jack London, Henry Ford, G.K. Chesterton, Charles Perrault, Anton Chekhov, D.H. Lawrence, Fyodor Dostoevsky, Franz Kafka, James Joyce, John Muir ...

Narrated by Michael Scott ...

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32 hours 31 min

F.Scott Fitzgerald - The Curious Case of Benjamin Button 02. O.Henry - The Gift of the Magi 03. Mark Twain - On The Decay of the Art of Lying 04. Sun Tzu - The Art of War 05. E.A. Poe - The Raven 06. Kahlil Gibran - The Madman 07. W.W. Jacobs - The Monkey's Paw 08. Anonymous - Aladdin 09. The Founding Fathers - The Declaration of Independence 10. Plato - The Apology of Socrates 11. Lord Alfred ... Read more

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F.Scott Fitzgerald - The Curious Case of Benjamin Button 02. O.Henry - The Gift of the Magi 03. Mark Twain - On The Decay of the Art of Lying 04. Sun Tzu - The Art of War 05. E.A. Poe - The Raven 06. Kahlil Gibran - The Madman 07. W.W. Jacobs - The Monkey's Paw 08. Anonymous - Aladdin 09. The Founding Fathers - The Declaration of Independence 10. Plato - The Apology of Socrates 11. Lord Alfred
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A Joe Bev Audio Theater Sampler, Vol. 3

by Joe Bevilacqua, Joe Bevilacqua, Joe Bevilacqua, William Melillo, William Melillo, Bill Marx, Bill Marx, J. C. De La Torre, J. C. De La Torre0, Robert L. Mills JD1, Alan Reed6, Victor Gates7, Carl Memling8 ...

Narrated by Joe Bevilacqua, Bill Marx, Robert L. Mills JD2, Lorie Kellogg3, Kenny Savoy4, Orson Welles5, Jim Folly9, Roger Hendricks Simon0, John Houseman1, Alison Nead2, Cathi Tully3, Rick Ramos4, James Patrick Cronin5 ...

Unabridged

6 hours 29 min

This collection offers more audio drama, comedy, biography, and documentary from veteran award-winning radio dramatist Joe Bevilacqua (a.k.a. Joe Bev). Together with his wife, Lorie Kellogg, Bevilacqua has amassed thousands of hours of audio entertainment through his Waterlogg Productions and Blackstone Audio.Each half hour is beautifully produced with an original cast of professional actors, ... Read more

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This collection offers more audio drama, comedy, biography, and documentary from veteran award-winning radio dramatist Joe Bevilacqua (a.k.a. Joe Bev). Together with his wife, Lorie Kellogg, Bevilacqua has amassed thousands of hours of audio entertainment through his Waterlogg Productions and Blackstone Audio.Each half hour is beautifully produced with an original cast of professional actors,
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The Phantom Death and Other Stories (Unabridged)

by William Clark Russell ...

Narrated by Melissa Sherry, Bernard Marx, James Staubin ...

Unabridged

7 hours 18 min

In the eerie depths of the high seas, where shadows dance and secrets lurk, William Clark Russell's "The Phantom Death and Other Stories" beckons you into a realm of maritime mystery and suspense. Join a cast of enigmatic sailors, haunted by the specter of death and the unknown. From the chilling tale of a phantom ship to the haunting echoes of a lost love, these stories will grip your imagination ... Read more

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In the eerie depths of the high seas, where shadows dance and secrets lurk, William Clark Russell's "The Phantom Death and Other Stories" beckons you into a realm of maritime mystery and suspense. Join a cast of enigmatic sailors, haunted by the specter of death and the unknown. From the chilling tale of a phantom ship to the haunting echoes of a lost love, these stories will grip your imagination
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On Literature

by Umberto Eco ...

A wide-ranging collection of essays on the importance and meaning of literature by "one of the most influential thinkers of our time" ( Los Angeles Times).In this collection of essays and addresses delivered over the course of his long and celebrated career, Umberto Eco seeks "to understand the chemistry of [his] passion" for the word. From musings on Ptolemy and "the force of the false" to ... Read more

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A wide-ranging collection of essays on the importance and meaning of literature by "one of the most influential thinkers of our time" ( Los Angeles Times).In this collection of essays and addresses delivered over the course of his long and celebrated career, Umberto Eco seeks "to understand the chemistry of [his] passion" for the word. From musings on Ptolemy and "the force of the false" to
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Rules

A Short History of What We Live By

by Lorraine Daston ...

Series series The Lawrence Stone Lectures
A panoramic history of rules in the Western worldRules order almost every aspect of our lives. They set our work hours, dictate how we drive and set the table, tell us whether to offer an extended hand or cheek in greeting, and organize the rites of life, from birth through death. We may chafe under the rules we have, and yearn for ones we don’t, yet no culture could do without them. In Rules, ... Read more

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A panoramic history of rules in the Western worldRules order almost every aspect of our lives. They set our work hours, dictate how we drive and set the table, tell us whether to offer an extended hand or cheek in greeting, and organize the rites of life, from birth through death. We may chafe under the rules we have, and yearn for ones we don’t, yet no culture could do without them. In Rules,
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Is That a Fish in Your Ear?

Translation and the Meaning of Everything

by David Bellos ...

"An award-winning translator describes and defends his profession. . . . Ultimately illuminating, even transformative." — Kirkus Reviews"Dazzingly inventive." — New York Times Book Review , A Notable Book of the Year"A richly original cultural history." — The Economist , A Book ... ... Read more

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"An award-winning translator describes and defends his profession. . . . Ultimately illuminating, even transformative." — Kirkus Reviews"Dazzingly inventive." — New York Times Book Review , A Notable Book of the Year"A richly original cultural history." — The Economist , A Book ...
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In Praise of Love

by Alain Badiou, Nicolas Truong ...

Translated by Peter Bush ...

The renowned French philosopher's "ode to love's power to unite in the face of eternity, and its optimism in the face of pain" ( Publishers Weekly).In a world rife with consumerism, where online dating promises risk-free romance and love is all too often seen as a mere variant of desire and hedonism, Alain Badiou believes that love is under threat. Taking to heart Rimbaud's famous line "love needs ... Read more

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The renowned French philosopher's "ode to love's power to unite in the face of eternity, and its optimism in the face of pain" ( Publishers Weekly).In a world rife with consumerism, where online dating promises risk-free romance and love is all too often seen as a mere variant of desire and hedonism, Alain Badiou believes that love is under threat. Taking to heart Rimbaud's famous line "love needs
... Read more
Madness, Language, Literature

by Michel Foucault ...

Newly published lectures by Foucault on madness, literature, and structuralism.Perceiving an enigmatic relationship between madness, language, and literature, French philosopher Michel Foucault developed ideas during the 1960s that are less explicit in his later, more well-known writings. Collected here, these previously unpublished texts reveal a Foucault who undertakes an analysis of language ... Read more

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Newly published lectures by Foucault on madness, literature, and structuralism.Perceiving an enigmatic relationship between madness, language, and literature, French philosopher Michel Foucault developed ideas during the 1960s that are less explicit in his later, more well-known writings. Collected here, these previously unpublished texts reveal a Foucault who undertakes an analysis of language
... Read more
The Art of Philosophy

Wisdom as a Practice

by Peter Sloterdijk ...

Translated by Karen Margolis ...

In his best-selling book You Must Change Your Life, Peter Sloterdijk argued exercise and practice were crucial to the human condition. In The Art of Philosophy, he extends this critique to academic science and scholarship, casting the training processes of academic study as key to the production of sophisticated thought. Infused with humor and provocative insight, The Art of Philosophy further ... Read more

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In his best-selling book You Must Change Your Life, Peter Sloterdijk argued exercise and practice were crucial to the human condition. In The Art of Philosophy, he extends this critique to academic science and scholarship, casting the training processes of academic study as key to the production of sophisticated thought. Infused with humor and provocative insight, The Art of Philosophy further
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