The Waste Land is a seminal work of modernist poetry by T.S. Eliot. Written in 1922, this five-part poem is a portrait of its time, a work that expresses the disillusionment of the modernist era and the desperation that the generation of writers of that time was feeling....

The snick of a lock. The squeak of door hinges. The creak of a floorboard... Nothing is more mysterious than footsteps in the dark. Are those approaching steps that of friend or enemy? Lover or killer?

Emily Dickinson was one of the most reclusive of all poets. She spent much of her life in seclusion in her father’s house in Amherst, and only a handful of her 1800 poems were published in her lifetime. Credit for the posthumous publication of her work must be given to her editor and friend Thomas W. Higginson, who reported that, in spite of the voluminous correspondence which passed between himself and Dickinson, he only met her twice in person.

A Room of One's Own, based on a lecture given at Girton College Cambridge, is one of the great feminist polemics. Woolf's blazing polemic on female creativity, the role of the writer, and the silent fate of Shakespeare's imaginary sister remains a powerful reminder of a woman's need for financial independence and intellectual freedom.

有名な古典を名古屋地方を中心に活動されているトップクラスのナレーター、榊原忠美氏が圧倒する表現力で「おくのほそ道」(奧の細道)を朗読。「夏草や 兵(つはもの)どもが 夢のあと」「閑さや岩にしみ入蝉の声」「五月雨を あつめて早し 最上川」・・・松尾芭蕉の俳句、いくつ覚えていますか? (C)アイ文庫 「ことのは出版オーディオブック作品一覧はhttp://www.kotonoha.co.jpにて」

This shattering drama of isolation and loss is one of the greatest tragedies in world literature. King Lear of Britain has three daughters: the hard-hearted Goneril and Regan, and the good and gentle Cordelia. He determines to divide his kingdom between them, giving the largest share to she who can say she loves him the best. Lear's tragic lack of judgment and self-knowledge is paralleled by the blindness of the loyal Gloucester who is persuaded to reject his virtuous son, Edgar, in favor of the villainous Edmund.

Swann’s Way is the first and best-known part of Proust’s monumental work, Remembrance of Things Past. Often compared to a symphony, this complex masterpiece is ideally suited for audio. Listening lets you appreciate anew the incredible beauty of Proust’s language and the uniqueness of his style. The novel’s narrator, Marcel, finds the true meaning of experience in memories stimulated by some random object or event.

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E. H. Gombrich's world history, an international best seller now available in English for the first time, is a text dominated not by dates and facts but by the sweep of experience across the centuries, a guide to humanity's achievements, and an acute witness to its frailties.

A selection of poems and choruses read by T. S. Eliot himself, recorded in 1959. Poems : A song for Simeon, Ash wednesday, Family reunion Act II, Marina, Mr Eliot's Sunday morning, Murder in the cathedral Part I, O light invisible from the roc, Portrait of a Lady, Preludes, The love song of Alfred Prufo, Triumphal march from Coriolan.

鬼才・古川日出男が、多大な影響を受けたノーベル賞作家、ガブリエル・ガルシア＝マルケス（1928-2014）に捧げたオマージュといっていい極上の短篇作品。 〈あなたは、私が誰なのかを当てられますか？〉“ガブリエラ・ガルシア＝マルケス”を名乗り、かのガブリエルとの関係も示唆する女が、読者を挑発するように問いかけて、作品は幕を開ける。古川当人と思しき日本人作家を自在に操り、ガルシア＝マルケスの短篇を奔放に読み解いて「読書の染み」を集め、物語を編むという謎めいた美女（多分）とはいったい「誰」なのか？　物語の生まれる現場としての「家」に着目しつつ、ガブリエル・ガルシア＝マルケスをまるごと呑み込まんとするかのような、情熱と愛に満ちた奇譚。こんな短篇見たことな い！

■内容紹介 デビュー作『狂人日記』や代表作『阿Ｑ正伝』など12作品を発表順に収録しています。中国近代文学の父・魯迅の名作を、プロの朗読でお楽しみください。

To the Lighthouse is a landmark work of English fiction. Virginia Woolf explores perception and meaning in some of the most beautiful prose ever written, minutely detailing the characters thoughts and impressions. This unabridged version is read by Juliet Stevenson.

Audiobook narrators Mike Vendetti and Kathy Verduin bring Hemingway's classic masterpiece "The Sun Also Rises" to life. Travel with them through pre-WWII Europe as Hemingway explores the dysfunctional relationship of friends drawn together by a beautiful, troubled, and often confused woman, plus the drama and excitement of the bullfights.

How much faith should we place in what scientists tell us? Is it possible for scientific knowledge to be fully "objective"? What, really, can be defined as science? In the second edition of this very short introduction, Samir Okasha explores the main themes and theories of contemporary philosophy of science and investigates fascinating, challenging questions such as these.

Timothy Williamson tackles some of the key questions surrounding philosophy in new and provocative ways, showing how philosophy begins in common sense curiosity, and develops through our capacity to dispute rationally with each other. Discussing philosophy's ability to clarify our thoughts, he explains why such clarification depends on the development of philosophical theories, and how those theories can be tested by imaginative thought experiments, and compared against each other by standards similar to those used in the natural and social sciences.

One of Jane Austen’s most beloved works, Pride and Prejudice, is vividly brought to life by Academy Award nominee Rosamund Pike ( Gone Girl). In her bright and energetic performance of this British classic, she expertly captures Austen’s signature wit and tone. Her attention to detail, her literary background, and her performance in the 2005 feature film version of the novel provide the perfect foundation from which to convey the story of Elizabeth Bennet, her four sisters, and the inimitable Mr. Darcy.

戦後生まれの代表的な作家となった中上健次(1946-1992)は、郷里・熊野と土地に根差した一族への痛切なこだわりを終生いだき続けた。

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泉鏡花、芥川龍之介、谷崎純一郎、三島由紀夫、村上春樹
名だたる作家たちが魅了された「怪異小説」の傑作

中国や日本の古典文学を背景に、妖美で幻想的ながらも、現実と思わせるほど人間の愛憎を芸術性豊かに描いた『雨月物語』は、べネツィア映画祭で銀獅子賞を受賞した溝口健二監督による映画、水木しげる氏による漫画などに派生し、後世に大きな影響を与えている――

日本の本格怪異小説といえばこれ！
・崇徳院の菩提を弔うために白峯の御陵を訪ねた西行法師の前に現れたその人は…(白峯)。

・義兄弟の契りを結んだ二人の男の再会は、思わぬ形で果たされることに…(菊花の約)。

・戦乱の最中、家の再興のために旅立って、7年もの間、家を空けた男が故郷に帰って見たものは…(浅茅が宿)。

・男が出会った絶世の美女・真女児の正体は蛇であった…(蛇性の婬)

など、珠玉の全九編。いずれも和漢の作品を典拠とした一種の怪談ではありますが、仏教的因果関係の思想や儒教的勧善懲悪の倫理観を越えて、封建社会のなかでは求めがたい純朴な人間像を、古い時代や超自然的な場を舞台にして鮮やかに描き出した傑作です。漢の古語を自由に駆使した独特の文体と鬼気迫る怪奇描写は、きっとあなたを虜にすることでしょう……

このシリーズは日本の漢詩について、さまざまの立場で歴史の舞台に登場した人々にスポットをあて、その作品と人生を解説する、という方式で進めてまいります。