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Ukraina and the Peace-conference

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Essays & Short Works, Modern (20th C), Political Science
Chapter: 8 | Listen: 4

The 19th century was the Golden Age of Nationalism in Europe. By the end of the century many countries achieved their national self-determination. But the asunder of the territories was still a cause of dispute which led to the Great War (WWI) in 1914. Ukrainian nationalism reached its peak in the early years of the 20th century. The Great War was the opportunity of the nation to obtain its unification and liberty from Russian Empire and Austria-Hungary which kept Ukraine under their reign for decades. Ukrainian intelligentsia and peasants of all ages and genders from both parts of the divided Ukraine united for a common goal – the independence of Ukraine. Ukrainian National Republic was created as the result of the struggle. Despite the large population of this nation, UNR still had to fight for its recognition by the world. – Summary by Anastasiia Solokha [chương_files]

Last Day of a Condemned

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Published 1800 - 1900
Chapter: 6 | Listen: 3

A man who has been condemned to death writes down his cogitations, feelings and fears while he is waiting for his execution. He does not betray his name to the reader or what he has done. He describes his life in prison, everything from what his cell looks like to the personality of the prison priest. (Introduction by Wikipedia) Part of Section 2 read by Nadine Eckert-Boulet This project was proof listened by lh, Barry Eads, and Chieko. [chương_files]

Les Chants de Maldoror

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Poetry
Chapter: 60 | Listen: 2

Les Chants de Maldoror is a poetic novel (or a long prose poem) consisting of six cantos. It was written between 1868 and 1869 by the Comte de Lautreamont, the pseudonym of Isidore Lucien Ducasse. Many of the surrealists in the early 1900s cited the novel as a major inspiration to their own works and Les Chants de Maldoror, and its protagonist Maldoror, have continued to fascinate people since its publication. The work revolves around the misanthropic character of Maldoror, a figure of absolute evil who is opposed to God and humanity, and has renounced all ties to conventional morality and decency. The iconoclastic imagery and tone is typically violent and macabre, and ostensibly nihilistic. Les Chants de Maldoror is considered to have been a major influence upon French Symbolism, Dada and Surrealism. From Wikipedia [chương_files]

The Wanderings of Oisín

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Poetry
Chapter: 3 | Listen: 2

This narrative poem is composed in three parts, and consists of a dialogue between the aged Irish hero Oisín and St. Patrick. Oisín relates his three-hundred year sojourn in the immortal isles of Faerie. In the isles, Oisín married the beautiful Sidhe Niamh: together they traveled, feasted, and quested. At last Oisín succumbs to the temptation to return and visit the lands of mortal men: inadvertently slipping from his faerie horse, his body touches the ground and instantly puts on the flesh of a decrepit old man. Oisín describes various islands and what he did there: contrasting his noble deeds with the degenerate weakness of the present generation. [chương_files]

Vintage Verse Rhapsody A Poetry Collection

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Poetry
Chapter: 33 | Listen: 5

A collection of poetry selected and performed by Bob Gonzalez, rhapsode. Rhapsodes of Ancient Greece were “song-stitchers,” performing selections from the epics of Homer and Hesiod. The contemporary rhapsode performs the classical poetry of his or her language, culture, and tradition. Any particular collection and arrangement of poems for performance I term a “rhapsody.” In general terms, a rhapsody is an ecstatic expression of feeling and enthusiasm. In music, a rhapsody is an instrumental composition irregular in form and suggestive of improvisation. The poems in this rhapsody comprise a number of poems that I have performed in public and known for much of my life as well as several recent additions to my repertory. They are arranged in chronological order from the 16th century to the early 20th century. Some of the poets represented here are Edmund Spenser, William Shakespeare, John Donne, John Milton, Alexander Pope, William Blake, William Wordsworth. John Keats, Alfred Tennyson, Walt Whitman, Emily Dickinson, Lewis Carroll, and Robert Frost. [chương_files]

11/07/2024

Irish Land Question

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Political Science
Chapter: 17 | Listen: 7

“What I want to impress upon those who may read this paper is this: The Irish land question is not a mere local question; it is a universal question. It involves the great problem of the distribution of wealth, which is everywhere forcing itself upon attention. It can not be settled by measures which in their nature can have but a local application. It can only be settled by measures which in their nature will apply everywhere as readily as in Ireland.” (Summary by Henry George) [chương_files]

What is Industrial Democracy

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Political Science
Chapter: 11 | Listen:

An explanation of the concept of industrial democracy and its relation to capitalism. (Summary by progressingamerica) [chương_files]

Show Boat

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Published 1900 onward, Romance
Chapter: 19 | Listen: 4

Published in 1926, Show Boat tells of three generations of the Hawks-Ravenal family and the Cotton Blossom Floating Palace Theatre on the Mississippi and other rivers, from the Reconstruction Era of the 1880s, to the Gilded Age and Roaring Twenties. The story was made into a Broadway musical in 1927 and into films (both a silent film and a partial “talkie”) in 1929. NOTE: There are issues of race in the story, particularly anti-Black stereotypes and derogatory terms. It is LibriVox’s policy to record texts as written. – Summary by TriciaG [chương_files]

Manifest Komunistyczny

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Political Science
Chapter: 5 | Listen: 2

Manifest Komunistyczny, napisany przez Karla Marxa oraz Friedricha Engelsa, przedstawia krytykę głównego sytemu ekonomicznego państw Europy XIX wieku – kapitalizmu. Analizując społeczeństwo pod kątem teorii krytycznej, Marx i Engels ukazują problemy i sprzeczności obecnej w tamtych czasach hierarchii społecznej, poprzez zwrócenie uwagi na antagonizm klasowy pomiędzy burżuazją, klasą panującą, a proletariatem, klasą robotniczą. Filozofia przedstawiona przez obu autorów miała ogromny wpływ na reformy polityczne, które poprawiły standardy pracy robotników państw rozwiniętych, od zakazania pracy dzieci po ustanowienie weekendu. Mimo upływu czasu, teorie Marxa i Engelsa używane do analiz socjologicznych do dziś, potrafiąc odkryć problemy naszego społeczeństwa, na które wcześniej nie zwróciliśmy uwagi. [chương_files]

Sammlung deutscher Gedichte

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Poetry, Short Stories
Chapter: 20 | Listen: 1

Auszug aus Das Lied von der Glocke Friedrich Schiller Fest gemauert in der Erden Steht die Form, aus Lehm gebrannt. Heute muß die Glocke werden. Frisch Gesellen, seid zur Hand. Von der Stirne heiß Rinnen muß der Schweiß, Soll das Werk den Meister loben, Doch der Segen kommt von oben. Zum Werke, das wir ernst bereiten, Geziemt sich wohl ein ernstes Wort; Wenn gute Reden sie begleiten, Dann ﬂießt die Arbeit munter fort. So laßt uns jetzt mit Fleiß betrachten, Was durch die schwache Kraft entspringt, Den schlechten Mann muß man verachten, Der nie bedacht, was er vollbringt. Das ist’s ja, was den Menschen zieret, Und dazu ward ihm der Verstand, Daß er im innern Herzen spüret, Was er erschafft mit seiner Hand. Nehmet Holz vom Fichtenstamme, Doch recht trocken laßt es sein, Daß die eingepreßte Flamme Schlage zu dem Schwalch hinein. Kocht des Kupfers Brei, Schnell das Zinn herbei, Daß die zähe Glockenspeise Fließe nach der rechten Weise. Was in des Dammes tiefer Grube Die Hand mit Feuers Hülfe baut, Hoch auf des Turmes Glockenstube Da wird es von uns zeugen laut. Noch dauern wird’s in späten Tagen Und rühren vieler Menschen Ohr Und wird mit dem Betrübten klagen Und stimmen zu der Andacht Chor. Was unten tief dem Erdensohne Das wechselnde Verhängnis bringt, Das schlägt an die metallne Krone, ¨ Die es erbaulich weiterklingt. [chương_files]