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Stories from Pentamerone

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Giambattista Basile

This is one of the oldest written collections of fairy tales. Although the names are different, listeners should recognise many of the stori…

Poems of Passion

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Ella Wheeler Wilcox

A collection of love poems. (Summary by Joy Chan)

Clarimonde (or La Morte Amoreuse)

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Théophile Gautier

This is the story of a priest named Romauld, and his all-consuming love for the beautiful courtesan, Clarimonde. (Summary by Joy Chan)

Pt 2: Chapter 5, second half

In Mysticism: A Study in Nature and Development of Spiritual Consciousness

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Evelyn Underhill

This classic gives a basic outline of Christian mysticism. (Summary by Joy)

The Childhood of Tristan

In Tristan and Iseult

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Joseph Bedier and Joseph Bédier

This is the Arthurian legend of Tristan and Iseult. It is a tale of love, honour, intrigue, betrayal and jealousy, ending ultimately in trag…

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