Classic American Poetry Audiobook

https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/53/ to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Classic American Poetry Author: Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Edgar Allan Poe, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Walt Whitman, Robert Frost, e. e. cummings Narrator: Garrick Hagon, Liza Ross, William Hootkins, Kate Harper, James Goode, Alibe Parsons Format: Unabridged Length: 2 hrs and 33 mins Language: English Release date: 08-03-00 Publisher: Naxos AudioBooks Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 31 votes Genres: Classics, Poetry Publisher's Summary: Walt Whitman said, "...poetry is the voice of the nation, expressing its deepest concerns, ambitions and longings," which is certainly true of the great classic poetry of America. This wide-ranging anthology, from the earliest poets of the 16th century to the present day, reflects the changing preoccupations and visions of Americans, including Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Edgar Allan Poe, Emily Dickinson, Robert Frost, E.E. Cummings, and more. Enjoy 60 poems from leading classic figures as well as popular anonymous works such as Frankie and Johnny, which are an integral part of American consciousness. © and (P)2000 NAXOS AudioBooks Ltd., All Rights Reserved Editorial Reviews: Much of American poetry before Whitman, Dickinson, and Frost is passé today. College anthologies rarely include Longfellow or Whittier, those Great American Poets of the 1800s. This excellent selection of 65 American poems brings back those names, along with "Hiawatha," "The Raven," "Annabel Lee," "Old Ironsides," and "The Indian Student," all the favorites from our collective childhood - omitting only, it seems, "The Skeleton in Armor" and "Evangeline." It takes a certain courage and incredible skill to deliver all the verses of "The Star-Spangled Banner" and "Frankie and Johnny" without falling into melody, and this skilled ensemble delivers a highly accomplished narration of a host of American classic poems, in the tones and accents in which they have traditionally been heard. Critic Reviews: "[An] excellent selection...this skilled ensemble delivers a highly accomplished reading." (AudioFile)