Kéramos : and other poems

About this film

LibriVox recording of Kéramos : and other poems by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. Read in English by LibriVox volunteers. This is a collection of 51 poems by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. which include many sonnets, plus 7 translations of poems by Virgil, Ovid, Michael Angelo and others. The signature 20 minute poem, Kéramos, whisks us on an imaginary magic cloak around Europe to visit the most famous potteries of olden times, and the many edifices their ceramic art adorns and/or commemorates. Keramos is a name still used today for the study of ceramic materials both for art and for technology. 2-17 are grouped under BIRDS OF PASSAGE Flight the Fifth 18-36 are grouped under A BOOK OF SONNETS, PART II 37-43 are grouped under TRANSLATIONS 44-51 are grouped under SEVEN SONNETS and a Canzone, from the Italian of Michael Angelo - Summary by Michele Fry For further information, including links to online text, reader information, RSS feeds, CD cover or other formats (if available), please go to the LibriVox catalog page for this recording. For more free audio books or to become a volunteer reader, visit librivox.org . M4B Audiobook (54MB)

Directors & creators

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Subjects

librivox; audiobooks;sonnet; pottery

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