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300,000 Kisses: Tales of Queer Love from the Ancient World Audiobook, by Seán Hewitt Play Audiobook Sample

300,000 Kisses: Tales of Queer Love from the Ancient World Audiobook

300,000 Kisses: Tales of Queer Love from the Ancient World Audiobook, by Seán Hewitt Play Audiobook Sample
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Read By: André Santana Publisher: Random House Audio Listen Time: at 1.0x Speed 2.67 hours at 1.5x Speed 2.00 hours at 2.0x Speed Release Date: October 2023 Format: Unabridged Audiobook ISBN: 9780593827338

Quick Stats About this Audiobook

Total Audiobook Chapters:

47

Longest Chapter Length:

16:11 minutes

Shortest Chapter Length:

18 seconds

Average Chapter Length:

05:05 minutes

Audiobooks by this Author:

2

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Publisher Description

A landmark anthology of queer Greek and Roman love stories that reclaim and celebrate homosexual love and sensuality, from artist Luke Edward Hall and award-winning poet Seán Hewitt. For centuries, evidence of queer love in the ancient world has either been ignored or suppressed. Even today, only a few narratives are widely known: the wild romance of Achilles and Patroclus; the yearning love of Sappho's lyrics; and the three genders introduced in Plato's Symposium. Yet there is a rich literary tradition of queer Greek and Roman love that extends far beyond the prudish translations of these familiar handful of stories. In 300,000 Kisses, award-winning poet Seán Hewitt and renowned designer Luke Edward Hall collect these stories—including some of the most beautiful and moving in the classical canon—and bring them to vivid life. Alongside celebrated works by Homer, Sappho, Ovid and Catullus, they include a wide range of rarely anthologized sources: raunchy poems, thoughtful dialogues, philosophical treatises, and even a graffiti text salvaged from the ruins of Pompeii. Through Hewitt's contemporary translations, we encounter relationships that are by turns heartfelt and nourishing, unrequited and lustful, toxic and crude, tender and fulfilling. A groundbreaking anthology that seeks to change the way we see the ancient world, 300,000 Kisses is a fascinating journey through love in all its forms.

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About André Santana

Lauren Fortgang, a graduate of Fordham University’s Theater Program, is an actress, costume designer, and narrator. She has recorded everything from video games to textbooks. Her audiobook narrations have earned AudioFile Earphones Awards and placed her as a finalist for an Audie Award in 2014.