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Confronting the Classics
- Traditions, Adventures and Innovations
- De: Mary Beard
- Narrado por: Lynne Jenson
- Duración: 12 h y 9 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 90
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Narración:3.5 out of 5 stars 79
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 78
One of the world's leading historians provides a revolutionary tour of the Ancient World, dusting off the classics for the twenty-first century. Mary Beard, drawing on thirty years of teaching and writing about Greek and Roman history, provides a panoramic portrait of the classical world, a book in which we encounter not only Cleopatra and Alexander the Great, Julius Caesar and Hannibal, but also the common people - the millions of inhabitants of the Roman Empire, the slaves, soldiers, and women.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Annoying narrator
- De Chris E en 02-27-15
- Confronting the Classics
- Traditions, Adventures and Innovations
- De: Mary Beard
- Narrado por: Lynne Jenson
Annoying narrator
Revisado: 02-27-15
Would you say that listening to this book was time well-spent? Why or why not?
Yes, in terms of content, even though it's repurposed book reviews. No, when the narrator is factored in. Her ersatz English accent and abundant mispronunciations make this very hard to listen to.
If you’ve listened to books by Mary Beard before, how does this one compare?
I haven't listened to other Mary Beard books, but her own videos on YouTube are considerably more engaging.
How did the narrator detract from the book?
Her pseudo English accent is over the top, with annoying and meaningless little flutters of delight. She can't handle words in Greek, Latin, French, Italian, German, or indeed often English.
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