Journal of the Plague Year / Daniel Defoe (unabridged) [9 CDs]
Naxos AudioBooks
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$32.97$65.98Save 50%Nov 09, 2018
First published in March 1722, 57 years after the event that struck more than 100, 000 people, A Journal of the Plague Year is a compelling portrait of life during London's horrific bubonic plague. Through the eyes of H.F. (speculated to be Defoe's uncle, Henry Foe, from whose journals the book was supposedly adapted) we witness great grief, depravity and despair: crazed sufferers roam the streets, unearthly screams resound across the city, death carts dump their grisly loads into mass graves, and quackery and skulduggery feed on fear. But there is kindness and courage too, as mutual support and caring are upheld through the worst of days. Defoe's Journal is considered one of the most accurate accounts of the plague, and includes many contemporary theories about the disease, along with rolls of the dead and a literary mapping of London, street by street, parish by parish. It is a fascinating and intimate account from one of the earliest proponents of the novel.
Les Penseurs de l’islam - Avicenne; Al-ghazali; Averroes; Ib
Frémeaux
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$32.99Jan 16, 2026
Dans cet ouvrage, l'islamologue Boumediene Benyahia nous presente la pensee de quatre figures majeures de l'histoire intellectuelle de l'islam : Avicenne, Al-Ghazali, Averroes et Ibn Arabi. Apres avoir retrace la genese de l'islam au VIIe siecle en Arabie et la formation des grandes ecoles de droit musulman aux VIIIe et IXe siecles, l'auteur met en lumiere l'influence de la philosophie grecque sur la pensee islamique et la maniere don't ces penseurs ont faconne un dialogue entre theologie, droit et metaphysique. À travers une analyse rigoureuse et accessible, il revisite les debats et controverses qui ont oppose ces figures intellectuelles et marque l'histoire de la pensee islamique. L'ouvrage souligne le rôle essentiel de ces penseurs dans la transmission et la circulation des idees entre l'Orient et l'Occident au Moyen Âge, temoignant de la richesse et de la complexite de cette tradition philosophique et spirituelle. Par cette approche historique et analytique, l'auteur offre aux lecteurs des cles pour mieux comprendre les dynamiques intellectuelles qui ont structure la pensee islamique et leur place dans l'histoire des idees. Claude COLOMBINI FReMEAUX In this work, Islamologist Boumediene Benyahia presents the thinking of four major figures in the intellectual history of Islam: Avicenna, Al-Ghazali, Averroes and Ibn Arabi. After tracing the origins of Islam in 7th-century Arabia and the formation of the great schools of Muslim law in the 8th and 9th centuries, the author highlights the influence of Greek philosophy on Islamic thought and how these thinkers shaped a dialogue between theology, law and metaphysics. Through rigorous and accessible analysis, he revisits the debates and controversies that divided these intellectual figures and marked the history of Islamic thought. The book highlights the essential role of these thinkers in the transmission and circulation of ideas between East and West in the Middle Ages, testifying to the richness and complexity of this philosophical and spiritual tradition. Through this historical and analytical approach, the author offers readers keys to better understanding the intellectual dynamics that structured Islamic thought and their place in the history of ideas. Audiobook, in French. Claude COLOMBINI FReMEAUX CD1 - LA GENeSE DE L'ISLAM : MOTS ET CONCEPTS DE L'ISLAM - L'ARABIE ET LA MECQUE AU VIIE SIeCLE - L'ENFANCE DE MUHAMMAD - L'HeGIRE ET LA PRISE DE LA MECQUE - LES QUATRE eCOLES JURIDIQUES SUNNITES - DROIT ET eMERGENCE DE LA PHILOSOPHIE - LA FEMME ET L'ISLAM. CD 2 - AVICENNE, AL-GHAZALI ET IBN ARABI : LA VIE D'AVICENNE - AVICENNE ET L'APPROCHE RATIONNELLE DE L'ISLAM - AL-GHAZALI, PHILOSOPHE, THeOLOGIEN ET JURISTE PERSE MUSULMAN - AL-GHAZALI, IBN ARABI ET LA QUESTION DE LA ReSURRECTION DES ÂMES. CD3 : AVERROeS : SON OEUVRE - IBN ARABI : SA RENCONTRE AVEC AVERROeS - SUR LA QUESTION DE L'ÂME - LES DIMENSIONS DU NOBLE CORAN - SUR LA CROYANCE ET LA FOI - LE STATUT DE LA FEMME - LA RELIGION DE L'AMOUR - CONCLUSION : LE LEGS DES PENSEURS DE L'ISLAM. COLLECTION ISLAM DES LUMIeRES DIRECTION COLLECTION : CLAUDE COLOMBINI FReMEAUX EN PARTENARIAT AVEC LA GRANDE MOSQUeE DE PARIS
Gabriel Martinez-Gros est professeur emerite d'histoire medievale de l'Islam à l'universite de Nanterre, specialiste de l'ideologie omeyyade et grand connaisseur de la pensee d'Ibn Khaldûn. L'historien nous presente une histoire d'Al- Andalus, c'est-à-dire de l'Espagne conquise par les troupes musulmanes au VIIIe siecle, durant les conquetes arabes, puis dirigee par les califes omeyyades de Cordoue jusqu'au XIe siecle. La guerre civile, fitna en arabe, entre les emirs andalous, et la poussee chretienne de la Reconquista, vont progressivement mettre fin à la presence musulmane en Espagne. Gabriel Martinez-Gros livre un recit marque par le souci de restituer les ideologies des differents acteurs comprises dans un contexte economique, politique intellectuel et social brillamment retrace. Cette histoire d'Al Andalus, nous rappelle l'historien, est l'objet d'un debat historiographique don't il trace les contours. C'est aussi un enjeu pour la societe espagnole contemporaine qui renouvelle son regard sur son passe. Claude COLOMBINI FReMEAUX. Gabriel Martinez-Gros is Emeritus Professor of Medieval Islamic History at the University of Nanterre, a specialist in Umayyad ideology and a great connoisseur of the thought of Ibn Khaldûn. The historian presents a history of Al-Andalus, i.e. Spain conquered by Muslim troops in the 8th century, during the Arab conquests, and then ruled by the Umayyad caliphs of Cordoba until the 11th century. The civil war (fitna in Arabic) between the Andalusian emirs and the Christian thrust of the Reconquista gradually brought an end to the Muslim presence in Spain. Gabriel Martinez-Gros delivers an account marked by a concern for restoring the ideologies of the various players included in a brilliantly traced economic, political, intellectual and social context. The historian reminds us that this history of Al Andalus is the subject of a historiographical debate, the contours of which he outlines. It is also a challenge for contemporary Spanish society, which is renewing it's view of it's past. Audiobook, in French.
George Lloyd's opera The Serf was well received in 1938 but then fell into neglect. Despairing of a revival, the composer fashioned two orchestral suites, The Norman March from Act II and Prelude Act II which alongside the Overture for The Serf he published for independent performances in the 1980s. As you would expect from this great English composer, all three works are well-crafted, wonderful to perform and tuneful. George Lloyd who died in 1998 is mostly remembered for his 12 Symphonies, but his compositions include Opera, Choral, Concerto, Piano and Chamber Music. LNA approached GLS earlier in 2023 with a proposal that will see all of the music scores digitized and the entire record archive represented in new compilations, in both physical and digital formats. Going beyond the act of preservation the Trustees of LNA believe that George Lloyd's music is ripe for rediscovery by concert management and music lovers. George Lloyd's music, particularly his operas, won him great praise and popularity before WW2. But as broadcasting and concert life changed direction in the 1960s, his style, which is dramatic, large-scale, richly orchestrated unafraid of a big tune, fell out of favour. We believe that George Lloyd's time has come again and will use the combined resources of the Lyrita Nimbus Arts charity, and Lyrita label, together with the manufacturing, printing publishing and distribution arm of Nimbus Records to support this venture.
The notion of protection highlights contrasting realities: on one hand, Palestinians, deprived of security guarantees; on the other, Israelis, marked by the fear of a constant threat. These situations fuel tensions, particularly annexation, settlement expansion, and international recognition. Emmanuelle Morau underscores, through these issues, a broader inability to guarantee and acknowledge the fundamental rights of peoples-a failure illustrated by what the West refers to as the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Her work raises an essential ethical question: that of our collective difficulty in recognizing all human beings as equal. It thus invites reflection on the possibilities of coexistence and sharing between peoples who stem from a common cultural and linguistic heritage. Audiobook, in French.
George Sand et la nature - Lettres, contes, pensees
Frémeaux
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$32.99Jan 23, 2026
Ce recueil de textes sur la nature de George Sand, interpretes avec finesse par Marie-Christine Barrault, met en lumiere l'alliage harmonieux entre la nature, l'engagement ecologique et la modernite intemporelle de l'ecrivaine. a travers la diversite des sujets abordes et la richesse des styles, il devoile des facettes meconnues de son oeuvre prolifique. Ses ecrits sur la botanique temoignent d'une erudition remarquable en sciences naturelles, ou l'observation precise de la flore se mele a des reflexions metaphysiques empreintes de poesie. Voyageuse infatigable, elle relate ses explorations avec une curiosite profonde et un respect des ecosystemes qui traversent son ecriture. Son style litteraire, d'une elegance rare, capte les beautes de la nature et invite a une admiration emerveillee, revelant l'ame poetique d'une femme en resonance avec les enjeux de notre epoque. Claude COLOMBINI FReMEAUX This collection of George Sand's texts on nature, interpreted with finesse by Marie-Christine Barrault, highlights the writer's harmonious blend of nature, ecological commitment and timeless modernity. Through the diversity of her subjects and the richness of her styles, it reveals little-known facets of her prolific oeuvre. Her writings on botany bear witness to a remarkable erudition in the natural sciences, where precise observation of flora blends with metaphysical reflections imbued with poetry. A tireless traveler, she recounts her explorations with a deep curiosity and respect for ecosystems that run through her writing. Her literary style, with it's rare elegance, captures the beauty of nature and invites us to admire it in wonder, revealing the poetic soul of a woman in tune with the issues of our time. Audiobook, in French. Claude COLOMBINI FReMEAUX SeLECTION DES TEXTES ET MISE EN MUSIQUE PAR PATRICK SCHEYDER DIRECTION ARTISTIQUE : CLAUDE COLOMBINI
Christine de Pizan La Cite des femmes et la pensee engagee
Frémeaux
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$32.99Jan 23, 2026
Les Presses Universitaires de France et Fremeaux & Associes proposent cette biographie de Christine de Pizan, analysee et expliquee par Claude Gauvard, professeure emerite d'Histoire du Moyen age. L'historienne medieviste Claude Gauvard nous invite a decouvrir Christine de Pizan, une figure meconnue mais essentielle de la France medievale. Ecrivaine novatrice des XIVe et XVe siecles, elle s'impose comme l'une des premieres femmes de lettres professionnelles, excellant dans l'ecriture poetique, l'analyse politique et la polemique. a travers son oeuvre foisonnante, ecrite en langue vernaculaire, Christine de Pizan defend avec force la place des femmes dans la societe. Premiere voix engagee dans la celebre querelle du Roman de la Rose, elle milite pour leur education et ose remettre en question les normes de son epoque. Conseillere des princes, elle s'adresse meme aux chevaliers pour leur enseigner l'art de la guerre. Claude Gauvard nous met en garde contre tout anachronisme : Christine de Pizan ne peut etre qualifiee de « feministe » au sens moderne du terme. Mais son audace et sa vision en font une figure resolument inspirante, don't l'heritage resonne encore aujourd'hui. Claude COLOMBINI FReMEAUX Presses Universitaires de France and Fremeaux & Associes offer this biography of Christine de Pizan, analyzed and explained by Claude Gauvard, Emeritus Professor of Medieval History. Medieval historian Claude Gauvard invites us to discover Christine de Pizan, a little-known but essential figure in medieval France. An innovative writer of the 14th and 15th centuries, she established herself as one of the first professional women of letters, excelling in poetic writing, political analysis and polemic. Through her abundant works, written in the vernacular, Christine de Pizan forcefully defended the place of women in society. She was the first to take part in the famous Roman de la Rose quarrel, campaigning for women's education and daring to challenge the norms of her time. An advisor to princes, she even addressed knights to teach them the art of war. Claude Gauvard warns against anachronism: Christine de Pizan cannot be described as a "feminist" in the modern sense of the term. But her audacity and vision make her a resolutely inspiring figure, whose legacy still resonates today. Audiobook. In French Claude COLOMBINI FReMEAUX CD1 - LA ROUE DE LA FORTUNE : CHRISTINE DE PIZAN, UNE eCRIVAINE MAL CONNUE - LA JEUNESSE ET L'eDUCATION DE CHRISTINE DE PIZAN - LE MARIAGE a 15 ANS AVEC L'HUMANISTE eTIENNE DE CASTEL - LES REVERS DE FORTUNE - DE SOLIDES APPUIS a LA COUR - DE LA POeSIE COURTOISE a LA COMPILATION - UNE OEUVRE POLITIQUE NOURRIE PAR ARISTOTE ET SAINT THOMAS D'AQUIN. CD2 - L'ENGAGEMENT POLITIQUE : LES OEUVRES POLITIQUES DE CHRISTINE DE PIZAN - UN CONTEXTE DeTERMINANT : LA FOLIE DE CHARLES VI - LA MISSION DE CHRISTINE FACE a LA GUERRE - INTERVENIR AUPReS DES PRINCES - CHRISTINE DE PIZAN a PROPOS DE LA SOCIeTe ET DE L'eTAT. CD3 - CHRISTINE DE PIZAN ET LE GENRE : LA QUERELLE DU ROMAN DE LA ROSE : UN eCHANGE DE LETTRES - CHRISTINE, eLUE PAR DIEU POUR eDIFIER LA CITe DES DAMES - LA PLACE DE LA JUSTICE DANS LA PENSeE DE CHRISTINE DE PIZAN - CONSEILLER ET eDUQUER - UNE FEMME eDUQUE LES CHEVALIERS - eDUQUER LES FILLES - LES FAIBLESSES DU SEXE FeMININ - LES FEMMES : DES MeDIATRICES DE PAIX - CHRISTINE DE PIZAN ET JEANNE D'ARC. DIRECTION : OLIVIER COQUARD, PRODUCTION : CLAUDE COLOMBINI FReMEAUX POUR PUF-FReMEAUX
The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, Vol. 5 (Unabridged
Naxos AudioBooks
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$125.98Sep 01, 2014
In Volume V (Chapters XLVII-LVI), Edward Gibbon further explores the influence of Christianity on the fall of the Roman Empire. He looks at the growth of the worship of Christian images and the resulting persecution by Leo III, emperor of the East. The conflict is intensified as a split develops between the Eastern and Western churches, a weakness that encourages attacks from Lombardy. Gibbon then moves to the foundation of the Moslem religion and the attempts by the Arabs to besiege Constantinople.]
This release is the second installment in Veronica Roth's renowned Divergent series. Abandoning a city with fire and blood, Tris is on the run. Thanks to her faculties, she managed to escape from the Erudite's program, which manipulated and launched the Bold soldiers to attack the Altruists. In three days, Tris lost her faction, his friends, his parents. With her brother, Caleb, and her boyfriend, Tobias, she has to find allies among the other factions. Marine Royer reads the book in French.
It could be argued that Fanny Hill: or the Memoirs of a Woman of Pleasure is the greatest erotic classic in English literature. It is certainly, for the eighteenth century, the most explicit. Published between 1748&;1749 (in two parts) it led to the arrest of it's author John Cleland and publisher.
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