Epitome

The opening lines of John Keats' poetic retelling of the classic Greek myth. Narrated by guest performer Eva Davis of The Online Stage.

A second allegorical tale from the fertile imagination of Lord Dunsany.

In celebration of St. Valentine's Day, EPITOME presents five love sonnets of William Shakespeare.

An essay by Sir Francis Bacon (1561-1626), published one year before his death, aims to remove the excessive fear of death from his audience.

A story from my childhood, when I played Little League and learned a lesson about an antidote to fear.

The tale of the titan who first joined with Zeus to fight his fellow titans and then defied Zeus to bring fire to humankind.

The next set of nine passages of the Dao De Jing of Laotze. Translated by Bob Gonzalez. EPITOME presented passages 1-9, as well as an introduction to the work and its author, in episode 21.