Audiobooks by William Blake

[German] - Bibliothek Europa: Aufbruch ins Heute: Meisterwerke der europäischen Literatur und Philosophie. Herausgegeben und eingeleitet von Sven Görtz

"Die Hörbuchbox 'Aufbruch ins Heute' aus der 'Bibliothek Europa' präsentiert Meisterwerke der Literatur und Philosophie in großer Vielfalt der Genres, Themen und Epochen, jeweils mit einer kurzen Erläuterung eingeleitet vom Herausgeber Sven Görtz . Charles Dickens ist ein Könner der Unterhaltung mit Tiefgang, Humor und kritischem Engagement, sein Roman 'Oliver Twist', vielfach verfilmt, bleibt ein Standardwerk der Moderne. Das gilt auch für das naturalistische Drama 'Fräulein Julie' von August Strindberg aus dem Jahr 1888, in dem der Schwede den Sprengstoff des Herzens und den Sprengstoff des Klassenkampfes auf der Bühne explodieren lässt. Friedrich Nietzsche lädt uns in die Welt seiner wahrheitserforschenden, menschliches Leben und tradiertes gesellschaftliches Gebaren zerpflückenden Aphorismen seiner 'Fröhlichen Wissenschaft' ein. Märchen aus der Ukraine erzählen von einer ursprünglichen tiefen Verbundenheit von Mensch und Natur. Dass Gedichte wie Hits sein können und dabei doch hoch intelligent, klangvoll und empfindsam wie zarteste Berührungen, beweist der tschechische Dichter deutscher Zunge Rainer Maria Rilke. Dass es in der Welt der durchorganisierten Gesellschaft zugeht wie in einem geordneten Irrenhaus, in dem die Momente des Zufalls, der Willkür und der belanglosen Gründlichkeit geheimen Gesetzen und Mustern folgen, die uns martern und entfremden, offenbart uns Franz Kafka mit seinem Roman 'Der Prozess'. Das Drama 'Hamlet' von William Shakespeare zeigt einen Menschen in tiefer Krise seiner Existenz und spart dabei weder an Gruseleffekten, Humor, Philosophie oder Liebestragik. Seneca, Denker und Politiker der römischen Antike, hat mit seinem Büchlein 'Von der Kürze des Lebens' einen Klassiker epochenübergreifender Einsichten und praktischer Wahrheiten geschaffen: Wer Zeit vergeudet, so Seneca, vergeudet sein Leben. Stefan Zweigs letztes Werk ist vielleicht dasjenige, was am meisten zu Herzen geht: 'Die Schachnovelle' von 1942 über einen Gestapohäftling, dem das Erlernen des Schachspiels das Leben rettet. Während zur Zeit des Spätmittelalters zahlreiche europäische Dichter süße Minnelieder klingen lassen, ergeht sich ein Franzose genüsslich in wilden lyrischen Ergüssen: Francois Villon in seinen Balladen und lasterhaften Liedern in deutscher Nachdichtung von Paul Zech. Wie ein Sohn seinen berühmten Vater literarisch übertrumpfen kann und dabei ein zeitloses Werk voller menschlicher Dramatik schafft, zeigt Alexandre Dumas, der Jüngere mit seinem Roman 'Die Kameliendame'. Im Stück 'König Ödipus' von Sophokles von 430 v. Chr. gibt es scheinbar nur einen einzigen Helden, der alles beherrscht, selbst Könige und alles Geschehen in Gang bringt: das Schicksal. Offray de la Metrie und sein philosophisches Pamphlet 'Der Mensch eine Maschine' ist ein Ausnahmewerk des aufgeklärten Materialismus, ironisch, unbestechlich, herausfordernd. Der Engländer William Blake war vieles in einer Person: Graphiker, Maler, Visionär, Dichter, erfolglos zu Lebzeiten verebben die Wellen seines Nachruhms nicht, seine 'Lieder der Unschuld' und Lieder der Erfahrung' zählen zu den Höhepunkten lyrischer Imagination. Ein Autor, der schreiben konnte wie Manet oder Cezanne malen – in feinsten Farben mit sanfter Seele – war der Däne Herman Bang, sein Roman 'Am Wege' erzählt von Segen und Fluch des einfachen Lebens ohne schrille grelle Töne, doch auf jeder Seite hochmodern und mit reichem Herzklang."

Alexandre Dumas, August Strindberg, Charles Dickens, Franz Kafka, François Villon, Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche, Herman Bang, Julien Offray de la Mettrie, Rainer Maria Rilke, Seneca, Sophokles, Stefan Zweig, Sven Görtz, William Blake, William Shakespeare (Author), Jürgen Fritsche, Sven Görtz (Narrator)

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[German] - William Blake: Lieder der Unschuld und Lieder der Erfahrung: Ausgewählte Gedichte

"William Blake (1757 - 1827) war wohl einer der mystischsten Maler und Dichter seiner Zeit. Von seinen Zeitgenossen abgelehnt, fand er erst später Anerkennung - insbesondere in der modernen Kultur. Hier sind 19 seiner Lieder der Unschuld und Lieder der Erfahrung versammelt, darunter: Zum Anfang, Das Lamm, Der Kaminfeger, Freude des Kindes, Vom Leid der Anderen, Gründonnerstag, Der Tiger, London, Der Garten der Liebe und viele mehr."

William Blake (Author), Sven Görtz (Narrator)

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Songs of Innocence and of Experience

"This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice. Two classics of English poetry, alternately describing childhood states of innocence and their inevitable corruption by a harsh and unjust world. Contains the full texts of all the poems in the original 1794 edition of both collections. Alphabetical lists of titles and first lines. Includes a selection from the Common Core State Standards Initiative."

William Blake (Author), Digital Voice Martin G (Narrator)

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101 Great American Poems: To My Dear and Loving Husband, The Planting of the Apple-Tree, Concord Hymn, The Arrow and the Song, Alone, Annabel Lee and others

"Discover the heartbeat of American poetry through 101 Great American Poems — a carefully curated collection that spans centuries of voices. From the reflective verses of Anne Bradstreet to the bold rhythms of Langston Hughes, this anthology captures the soul of a nation through themes of love, loss, freedom, and hope. Tracing a journey from Puritan resolve to the artistic fervor of the Harlem Renaissance, these poems invite readers to explore America's evolving identity across generations and genres. A testament to the enduring power of words, this anthology invites readers to witness the evolution of a nation's spirit — in verse, in rhythm, in timeless reflection. This collection brings together iconic voices, including: Anne Bradstreet Phillis Wheatley William Cullen Bryant Ralph Waldo Emerson Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Edgar Allan Poe Abraham Lincoln Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr. Herman Melville Walt Whitman Frances E. W. Harper Emily Dickinson Ella Wheeler Wilcox Ernest Lawrence Thayer Edwin Arlington Robinson Stephen Crane James Weldon Johnson Paul Laurence Dunbar Gertrude Stein Vachel Lindsay Claude McKay Countee Cullen Amy Lowell James Oppenheim Elizabeth Barrett Browning Emma Lazarus Louisa May Alcott Ellis Parker Butler Hugh Henry Brackenridge Matthew Arnold William Butler Yeats William Blake Sara Teasdale William Barnes "

Abraham Lincoln, Amy Lowell, Anne Bradstreet, Claude McKay, Countee Cullen, Edgar Allan Poe, Edwin Arlington Robinson, Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Ella Wheeler Wilcox, Ellis Parker Butler, Emily Dickinson, Emma Lazarus, Ernest Lawrence Thayer, Frances E. W. Harper, Gertrude Stein, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Herman Melville, Hugh Henry Brackenridge, James Oppenheim, James Weldon Johnson, Louisa May Alcott, Matthew Arnold, Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr, Paul Laurence Dunbar, Phillis Wheatley, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Sara Teasdale, Stephen Crane, Vachel Lindsay, Walt Whitman, William Barnes, William Blake, William Butler Yeats, William Cullen Bryant (Author), Mark Bowen (Narrator)

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Benjamin Britten: Source Stories of Twelve Operas

"'Benjamin Britten: Source Stories of Twelve Operas' is a collection that delves into the origins of Benjamin Britten's operas. These captivating works are firmly entrenched in the international repertoire, with performances spanning the globe. According to Operabase, Britten's operas are more frequently staged than those of any other composer born in the 20th century, surpassed only by Puccini and Richard Strauss."

Guy De Maupassant, Henry James, Noye's Fludde, Shakespeare, Thomas Mann, William Blake (Author), Liam Johnson, Miles Turner (Narrator)

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Mystic Wisdom: Inspiration for the Soul

"Overflowing with inspiration for both the heart and the soul. The joyful reflections this beautiful book contains transcend religion and draw from the teachings of renowned mystics from antiquity to the present.Whether you seek knowledge of the great mysteries or answers to the everyday questions of life, delve into Mystic Wisdom. Contemplate the wisdom it offers. Then look within your own being. The answers you seek will be there.Avicenna, Marcus Aurelius, Black Elk, Christian Bernard, William Blake, Catherine of Siena, Meister Eckhart, Albert Einstein, Mahatma Gandhi, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Hafiz, John of the Cross, Hazrat Inayat Khan, Martin Luther King, Jr., Carl Jung, G.E. Lessing, H.Spencer Lewis, Ralph M. Lewis, Plotinus, Cecil A. Poole, Pythagoras, Sri Ramana Maharshi, Tukaram, Rumi, Louis Claude de Saint-Martin, Thales of Miletus, Validivar, Claudio Mazzucco"

Albert Einstein, Avicenna, Black Elk, Carl Jung, Catherine of Siena, Cecil A. Poole, Christian Bernard, Claudio Mazzucco, G.E. Lessing, H.Spencer Lewis, Hafiz, Hazrat Inayat Khan, Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe, John of the Cross, Louis Claude de Saint-Martin, Marcus Aurelius, Martin Luther King Jr., Meister Eckhart, Mohandas Gandhi, Plotinus, Pythagoras, Ralph M. Lewis, Rumi, Sri Ramana Maharshi, Thales of Miletus, Tukaram, Validivar, William Blake (Author), Loni Kappus (Narrator)

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Born in England – Exploring English Poetry - London

"Poetry. A form of words that seems so elegantly simple in one verse and so cleverly complex in another. Each poet has a particular style, an individual and unique way with words and yet each of us seems to recognise the path and destination of where the verses lead, even if sometimes the full comprehension may be a little beyond us.Through the centuries every culture has produced verse to symbolize and to describe everything from everyday life, natural wonders, the human condition and even in its more hubristic moments, the crushing triumph of an enemy.In the volumes of this series, we take a look at poetry through the prism of individual regions of England, or sometimes more quaintly known as ‘Albion’, or ‘Blighty’, through the centuries of its gloried history.England, despite its perception of reserve and under-statement has, in reality, strode the global stage at various time in many things, both good and bad, from Empire to long distance running. Here our focus in on its literature. Famed for its fiction and dramas, it is equally admired for its plethora of gifted poets and the dazzling verse which has added so much to its artistic legacy. These classic poets are wonders of their age and of their art. Genius is written in their names.In this volume the instantly globally recognisable city of London has, for century after century, dominated the country. Its rich history of art, culture and commerce interweave with generation after generation of poets to produce a supremely rich tapestry of undimmed brilliance. Our poets include Alexander Pope, Amy Levy, Edmund Spenser, John Keats, G K Chesterton and a host of others. Genius has many names."

Alexander Pope, Algernon Charles Swinburne, Ben Jonson, Charlotte Mew, Charlotte Smith, Christina Rossetti, Daniel Defoe, Dante Gabriel Rossetti, Edmund Spenser, Edward Lear, Edward Thomas, Elizabeth Siddal, G K Chesterton, Geoffrey Chaucer, John Donne, John Keats, John Milton, John Ruskin, Lord Byron, Robert Browning, Thomas Gray, Thomas Hood, William Blake, William Morris (Author), David Shaw-Parker, Ghizela Rowe, Richard Mitchley (Narrator)

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Songs of Innocence and of Experience

"This collection arguably contains some of the most charming lyrics ever written in English. The childlike simplicity and trust of these artless verses are unique. Blake’s poems can be enjoyed, not only for their historical importance in an age which was fiercely proud of its genius and its traditions, but also for their simple and beautiful expression of “two contrary states of the human soul.” Songs of Innocence was originally a complete collection of twenty-three poems, first printed in 1789. In 1794, a composite collection entitled Songs of Innocence and of Experience, containing forty-seven poems, was published."

William Blake (Author), Adam Skousen, Aisling Gray, Alan Weyman, Ben Stevens, Blaise Doran, Bria Sterling, Charlie Albers, Christianne Lupher, Denis Daly, Emma Faye, Erin Grassie, Gary Mcfadden, Ginger White, Graham Scott, Gregory Dwyer, John Burlinson, Kendra Murray, Kris Keppeler, Laura E. Richcreek, Lee Ann Howlett, Linda Barrans, Lisa Negrón, Lyndal Curran Doolan, Nancy Beard, Rhonda Federman, Roberta Jackson, Ron Altman, Rosalind Murphy, Sarah Bacaller, Shane Emmett, Stephanie Németh-Parker, Stephen Gage, Terah Tucker, Tim Dehn, Trisha Rose (Narrator)

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The Marriage Of Heaven And Hell

"Brought to you by Altrusian Grace Media and narrated by Matthew Schmitz. 'The Marriage of Heaven and Hell is a book by the English poet and printmaker William Blake. It is a series of texts written in imitation of biblical prophecy but expressing Blake's own intensely personal Romantic and revolutionary beliefs. Like his other books, it was published as printed sheets from etched plates containing prose, poetry, and illustrations. The plates were then coloured by Blake and his wife Catherine. It opens with an introduction of a short poem entitled 'Rintrah roars and shakes his fires in the burden'd air'. William Blake claims that John Milton was a true poet and his epic poem Paradise Lost was 'of the Devil's party without knowing it'. He also claims that Milton's Satan was truly his Messiah. The work was composed between 1790 and 1793, in the period of radical ferment and political conflict during the French Revolution. The title is an ironic reference to Emanuel Swedenborg's theological work Heaven and Hell, published in Latin 33 years earlier. Swedenborg is directly cited and criticised by Blake in several places in the Marriage. Though Blake was influenced by his grand and mystical cosmic conception, Swedenborg's conventional moral strictures and his Manichaean view of good and evil led Blake to express a deliberately depolarised and unified vision of the cosmos in which the material world and physical desire are equally part of the divine order; hence, a marriage of heaven and hell. The book is written in prose, except for the opening 'Argument' and the 'Song of Liberty'. The book describes the poet's visit to Hell, a device adopted by Blake from Dante's Divine Comedy and Milton's Paradise Lost.'"

William Blake (Author), Matthew Schmitz (Narrator)

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Laocoon

"Brought to you by Altrusian Grace Media and narrated by Matthew Schmitz.The Laocoon as Jehovah with Satan and Adam, c.1820 by William Blake was the last 'Illuminated' work produced by him, expounding upon the thoughts and ideas in poetic esoteric form. William Blake was an English poet, painter, and printmaker. Largely unrecognized during his life, Blake is now considered a seminal figure in the history of the poetry and visual art of the Romantic Age. William Blake worked to bring about a change both in the social order and in the minds of men."

William Blake (Author), Matthew Schmitz (Narrator)

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Essential Works of William Blake

"Here are eight fundamental works by one of the few greatest English poets: three lyric pieces, Songs of Innocence, The Book of Thel, Songs of Experience; the prose satire An Island in the Moon, the mystical prose poem The Marriage of Heaven & Hell, and three visionary poems: The French Revolution, Visions of the Daughters of Albion, America, a Prophecy. William Blake (1757-1827) is one of the great relevant figures of his time, who like Beethoven in music bridges the classical and romantic, remaining himself uncategorizable."

William Blake (Author), Leon Stephens (Narrator)

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A Rhyme A Dozen - England

"'A dime a dozen' as known in America, is perhaps equal to the English 'cheap as chips' but whatever the lingua franca of your choice in this series we hereby submit 'A Rhyme a Dozen' as 12 poems on many given subjects that are a well-rounded gathering, maybe even an essential guide, from the knowing pens of classic poets and their beautifully spoken verse to the comfort of your ears. 1 - A Rhyme A Dozen - 12 Poems, 12 Poets, 1 Topic - England - An Introduction 2 - Jerusalem by William Blake 3 - Home Thoughts From Abroad by Robert Browning 4 - The Lambs of Grassmere by Christina Georgina Rossetti 5 - Happy Is England by John Keats 6 - This England (from Richard II) by William Shakespeare 7 - Daffodils by William Wordsworth 8 - Lines Written Beneath An Elm in the Churchyard of Harrow On The Hill Sept 2nd 1807 by George Gordon Byron 9 - Beachey Head by Charlotte Smith 10 - A Shropshire Lad XXXI - On Wenlock Edge the Wood's in Trouble by A E Housman 11 - London After The Great Fire 1666 by John Dryden 12 - The Lament of Swordy Well by John Clare 13 - A Song - Men of England by Percy Bysshe Shelley"

A E Housman, Charlotte Smith, Christina Georgina Rossetti, John Clare, John Dryden, John Keats, Lord Byron, Percy Bysshe Shelley, Robert Browning, William Blake, William Shakespeare, William Wordsworth (Author), Eve Karpf, Jake Urry (Narrator)

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Audiobooks by William Blake

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