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English Synonyms and Antonyms

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Education, Non-fiction, Reference, Writing & Linguistics
Chapter: 68 | Listen: 5

English Synonyms and Antonyms is basically a vocabulary builder that students might use as they prepare for entrance or exit exams. Each entry gives a list of synonyms, followed by a paragraph that briefly explains or exemplifies the subtle distinctions between the listed words. The entries sometimes close with a few words on the prepositions that follow selected synonyms, but more often with a list of antonyms. By “synonyms” we usually understand words that coincide or nearly coincide in some part of their meaning, and may hence within certain limits be used interchangeably, while outside of those limits they may differ very greatly in meaning and use. It is the office of a work on synonyms to point out these correspondences and differences, that language may have the flexibility that comes from freedom of selection within the common limits, with the perspicuity and precision that result from exact choice of the fittest words to express each shade of meaning outside of the common limits. (Summary by DSayers and the author from the entry “Synonymous”) [chương_files]

Prophecy of Dante

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Elegies & Odes
Chapter: 5 | Listen: 6

Byron wrote this tribute to the great 14th-century Italian poet Dante Alighieri after visiting his tomb in Ravenna in 1819. It envisages Dante prophesying the future of Italy just before his death. The poem is written in Terza Rima, the complex 3-line rhyme scheme used by Dante in his Divina Commedia (Summary by Alan Mapstone) [chương_files]

Our Knowledge Box

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Education, Non-fiction
Chapter: 10 | Listen: 1

This practical guide to solving all sorts of problems includes secrets and discoveries covering the Liquor Trade, Druggists’ Aids, Manufacturing Hints, Toiletries and Perfumeries, Hunting and Trapping, the Fine Arts and Sciences, Farming Techniques, Confectioners’ Hints, and Valuable Miscellaneous Recipes for the Household and Every Day Requirements. (Introduction by Bill Boerst) [chương_files]

Robert’s Rules of Order

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Education
Chapter: 15 | Listen:

Originally written in 1876 by Major Henry M. Robert of the US Army Corps of Engineers, Robert’s Rules of Order is the most widely used authority in the United States today for “parliamentary law, based…upon the rules and practice of Congress” for “organizing and conducting the business of societies, conventions, and other deliberative assemblies.” (Summary by TriciaG and from Preface) [chương_files]

Amoretti and Epithalamion

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Elegies & Odes, Single Author
Chapter: 5 | Listen: 2

“These Sonnets furnish us with a circumstantial and very interesting history of Spenser’s second courtship, which, after many repulses, was successfully terminated by the marriage celebrated in the Epithalamion. As these poems were entered in the Stationers’ Registers on the 19th of November, 1594, we may infer that they cover a period of time extending from the end of 1592 to the summer of 1594. It is possible, however, that these last dates may be a year too late, and that Spenser was married in 1593. We cannot be sure of the year, but we know, from the 266th verse of the Epithalamion, that the day was the feast of St. Barnabas, June 11 of the Old Style. In the 74th sonnet, we are directly told that the lady’s name was Elizabeth. In the 61st, she is said to be of the “Brood of Angels, heavenly born.” From this and many similar expressions, interpreted by the laws of Anagram, and taken in conjunction with various circumstances which do not require to be stated here, it may be inferred that her surname was Nagle.” (Summary by Francis James Childe) [chương_files]

How to Tell Stories to Children

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Education, Self Help
Chapter: 19 | Listen: 1

Sarah Cone Bryant was an educator and storyteller who wrote several books on the importance of oral storytelling to children, and stories to tell children. This volume expounds on her theories and practices of telling stories to children, and provides several examples. Her conversational writing style makes this work as relevant for parents and teachers as it was 90 years ago. (Summary by Sean McGaughey) [chương_files]

In Time Of Emergency: A Citizen’s Handbook On Nuclear Attack, Natural Disasters

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Education, Science, War & Military
Chapter: 8 | Listen: 4

A major emergency affecting a large number of people may occur anytime and anywhere. It may be a peacetime disaster such as a flood, tornado, fire, hurricane, blizzard or earthquake. It could be an enemy nuclear attack on the United States. In any type of general disaster, lives can be saved if people are prepared for the emergency, and know what actions to take when it occurs. This handbook, “In Time of Emergency” (1968), contains basic general information on both nuclear attack and major natural disasters. This general guidance supplements the specific instructions issued by local governments. Since special conditions may exist in some communities, the local instructions may be slightly different from this general guidance. In those cases, the local instructions should be followed. (Summary from Introduction) [chương_files]

Erotica Romana

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Elegies & Odes, Erotica
Chapter: 24 | Listen: 6

Also known as the “Roman Elegies,” Erotica Romana is von Goethe’s literary tribute to human sexuality and eroticism. Written in 24 elegies to emulate classical Roman elegy writers such as Tibullus, Propertius, and Catullus, von Goethe creates a lyrical work of art that has often been subject to censorship. (Summary by Adam E. Maroney) [chương_files]

Pearl (Jewett translation)

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Elegies & Odes
Chapter: 4 | Listen:

Written in the 14th century by the Gawain poet, ‘Pearl’ is an elegiac poem reflecting on the death of a young daughter, pictured as a pearl lost in a garden. It is considered a masterpiece of Middle English verse, incorporating both the older tradition of alliterative poetry as well as rhyme, centered around the development of an intricately structured image. Sophie Jewett’s translation from the Northern dialect of the original renders much of the poem’s liveliness and beauty accessible to modern readers, whilst encouraging them to pursue their reading further, to read the original itself. This recording is dedicated to the memory of Pearl Jean Shearman, 1914-2012. (Summary by Jordan) [chương_files]

Orlando Furioso (Canti 05-12)

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Epics
Chapter: 8 | Listen: 2

Sono i canti dal quinto al dodicesimo del poema cavalleresco Orlando Furioso, in cui si intrecciano numerose vicende fantastiche incentrate sull’amore di Orlando (e di molti altri) per la bellissima ma ritrosa Angelica, fino a che Orlando impazzisce sapendo che Angelica si è unita al giovane Medoro, per cui il suo senno dovrà essere recuperato da Astolofo sulla luna cui giungerà in sella al mitico cavallo alato Ippogrifo. In questi canti si intrecciano molte vicende, con vari personaggi tra cui, oltre a Orlando, Angelica, Ruggero, Astolfo, Melissa, Olimpia, Alcina ed altri. (Riassunto di Pier) Personaggi e interpreti: Narrator: Pier Rinaldo: Francesco Carzedda Dalinda: Sabina Ariodante: Algy Pug Lurcanio: Algy Pug Polinesso: Pier Viandante: Renzo Clerico Scudiero: Kazbek Astolfo: Claudia Caldi Ruggiero: Kazbek I giovane su liocorno: Claudia Graziano II giovane su liocorno: Sabina Alcina: Sabina Melissa: Ruti Pape Angelica: Marzia Marianera Servo con augel grifagno: Sandra Schmit Orlando: Sabina Voce misteriosa: Sonia Olimpia: Emanuela Donzella del battello: Sabina Donna della corte di Alcina: Sonia Logistilla: Sandra Schmit Nocchiero: Francesco Carzedda Affabile cavaliere: Eleonora Bettenzoli I voce turba di Arzildo: Serena II voce turba di Arzildo: Pier Morte: Sonia Paride: Chris Tugnoli Ferraù: Kazbek Sacripante: Kazbek [chương_files]