Phaedra and other Poems and Ballads: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide

Phaedra and other Poems and Ballads, credited to Algernon Charles Swinburne, is available as a LibriVox volunteer audiobook. This guide identifies the recording, its source summary and its audio tracks.

About the work

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LibriVox recording of Phaedra and other Poems and Ballads by Algernon Charles Swinburne. Read in English by LibriVox Volunteers. Phædra was the wife of Theseus, the King of Athens, but she developed a passion for her step-son Hippolytus. His rejection of her declaration of love leads to tragedy and death. The Poems read here are from Swinburne's Poems and Ballads (First series) published in 1866. The poems were popular on publication but also controversial as Swinburne wrote about topics which were considered taboo at the time such as Lesbianism (or Sapphism), Sado-masochism and Anti-theism. Many of the poems have the common themes of love and death and there are several references to the Greek poet Sappho whose work Swinburne admired. - Summary by Alan Mapstone Cast List for the Phædra play: Phædra: laurakgibbs Hippolytus: Alan Mapstone Chorus of Trœzenian Women: ShrimpPhish

Recording facts

• Recording title: Phaedra and other Poems and Ballads
• Author credits: Algernon Charles Swinburne
• Language: English
• Original MP3 tracks: 36
• Listed recording duration: 2:04:11

Catalogue topics

• poetry

Opening tracks: first 24 of 36

1. 01 - PHÆDRA — 14:13
2. 02 - A Ballad of Life — 6:07
3. 03 - A Ballad of Death — 8:45
4. 04 - A Leave-Taking — 3:21
5. 05 - Rondel — 1:26
6. 06 - Satia te Sanguine — 4:26
7. 07 - Anima Anceps — 1:48
8. 08 - In the Orchard — 4:07
9. 09 - A Match — 2:07
10. 10 - A Cameo — 1:15
11. 11 - Song before Death — 1:13
12. 12 - Stage Love — 1:46
13. 13 - Rondel — 1:05
14. 14 - Before the Mirror — 3:01
15. 15 - Erotion — 3:12
16. 16 - In Memory of Walter Savage Landor — 2:18
17. 17 - A Song in Time of Order, 1852 — 3:30
18. 18 - A Song in Time of Revolution, 1860 — 5:26
19. 19 - Before Dawn — 3:24
20. 20 - The Garden of Proserpine — 5:36
21. 21 - Love at Sea — 1:36
22. 22 - April — 3:03
23. 23 - Before Parting — 2:27
24. 24 - The Sundew — 2:37

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