The History of English Poetry

Author: Peter Whitfield

Reader: Derek Jacobi

Format: 7 CDs (Audio Orig)

From Shakespeare to Milton, Keats to Shelley and Tennyson to Yeats, this accessible history introduces the listener to countless small masterpieces, including all the old favorites and some lesser-known gems. This audiobook features over 70 extracts from key English poems, including Donne's The Flea, Pope's The Rape of the Lock, Shelley's Ode to the West Wind, and Tennyson's In Memoriam.

Item #: D4E915 ISBN:

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The Renaissance in a Nutshell

Author/Reader: Peter Whitfield

Peter Whitfield

Format: Playaway (Audio Orig)

A short and accessible introduction to the era that gave us Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo, and Palestrina. The Renaissance swept across Europe between the 14th and the 17th centuries, heralding revolutions in science, art, philosophy, and politics. This audiobook connects all the threads of this transformative period.

Item #: EP48167 ISBN: 9781615748167

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