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Oct 7, 2006 3 min

River Song, The

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Orlando Innamorato (Robert Tofte Translation) Matteo Maria Boiardo When Angelica, the stunning daughter of the king of Cathay, arrives at Charlemagne's court, she ignites a fierce tournament that draws both Christian knights and cunning Pagans. The stakes? Her heart, offered as a prize to the victor who can defeat her formidable brother, Argalia. But the competition spirals into chaos as loyalties are tested and ancient rivalries resurface, setting the stage for a tale filled with adventure, romance, and betrayal. In "Orlando Inamorato," Matteo Maria Boiardo weaves a vibrant tapestry of heroism and desire, where knights like Orlando and Rinaldo must navigate a world of enchantment and danger. As they pursue not just glory but the love of Angelica, each character faces a personal reckoning that challenges their ideals and destinies. Listeners will be drawn into a world where magic and fate intertwine, where every decision could lead to triumph or tragedy. With themes of love, honor, and the pursuit of true identity, this audio Cathay by Ezra Pound (1885 - 1972) and Ernest Fenollosa (1853 - 1908) LibriVox The Cathay poems appeared in a slim volume in 1915. They are, in effect, Ezra Pound’s English translations/interpretations from notebooks written by the Japanese scholar Ernest Fenollosa. Pound, not knowing any Chinese or Japanese at all, promptly created a new and somewhat complex style of translation, as he had done with words from several other languages. The Cathay poems are primarily written by the Chinese poet Li Po, referred to throughout these translations as Rihaku, the Japanese form of his name. These poems came to have a profound influence on 20th Century poetry, spawning, among other things, the Imagist movement, and helped in the generation of widespread interest in Asian literature and thought. Also included in this collection are two poems from Pound’s 1912 collection Ripostes. “The Seafarer” is another of Pound’s experiments in translation, this one from the Anglo-Saxon. (Summary by Alan Davis-Drake) Cathay by Unknown Loyal Books The Cathay poems appeared in a slim volume in 1915. They are, in effect, Ezra Pound’s English translations/ interpretations from notebooks written by the Japanese scholar Ernest Fenollosa. Pound, not knowing any Chinese or Japanese at all, promptly created a new and somewhat complex style of translation, as he had done with words from several other languages. The Cathay poems are primarily written by the Chinese poet Li Po, refered to throughout these translations as Rihaku, the Japanese form of his name. These poems came to have a profound influence on 20th Century poetry, spawning, among other things, the Imagist movement, and helped in the generation of widespread interest in Asian literature and thought. Also included in this collection are two poems from Pound’s 1912 collection Ripostes. “The Seafarer” is another of Pound’s experiments in translation, this one from the Anglo-Saxon. El Dragon y el Unicornio Nassoa Con un lenguaje desbordante de lírica y un abrumador poder imaginativo, Attanasio afronta en esta extraordinaria novela la reconstrucción de la leyenda artúrica. Merlín y Uther Pendragón, Ygrane y la bruja Raglaw, los salvajes fiana celtas y los últimos vástagos romanos, los druidas y Bleys, el alquimista inmortal de la lejana Cathay, todo un universo de personajes fascinantes se unen aquí entre los polos simbólicos del Dragón y el Unicornio para dar forma a un concierto narrativo rebosante de magia y misterio. Lírica, suspense, humor, amor... Estos son algunos de los muchos registros con los que el autor teje esta novela sorprendente, en la que un lenguaje futurista surge del mundo arcaico de la épica.

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