Epic Poetry
Readings of great seldom heard Epic Poems. These poems stem from a wonderful tradition of storytelling, of bards and skalds, and should be read aloud. Hear The Fall of Troy, the Volsunga saga, the story of Parzival, Paradise Lost, The Nibelungenlied, The Aeneid, the Lays of Ancient Rome and other great poems of mighty deeds, brave men, and gods.
Tuesday, Apr 29, 2008
Dante's Inferno - Cantos I,II, and III - Sayer's Translation
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Canto I - Dante lost in a dark wood; the leopard, the lion and the she-wolf; Virgil offers to guide him.
Canto II - Virgil explains why he's come; Dante takes courage.
Canto III - The Gate of Hell; the vestibule; the indecisive; Charon.
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