The Lie (version 2)


Lu par LibriVox Volunteers

(4.3 stars; 3 reviews)

LibriVox volunteers bring you 10 recordings of "The Lie" by Sir Walter Raleigh. This was the fortnightly poem for the period beginning September 16, 2012.

The Lie is a political and social criticism poem probably written by Sir Walter Raleigh. Speaking in the imperative mood throughout, he commands his soul to go "upon a thankless errand" and tell various people and organizations of their misdeeds and wrongdoings. And if they object, Raleigh commands, publicly accuse them to be lying, or "give them the lie." To "give the lie" was a common phrase in Raleigh's time of writing. (Summary by Wikipedia) (0 hr 37 min)

Chapitres

The Lie - Read by CAM 4:28 Lu par Cynthia Moyer
The Lie - Read by CC 4:07 Lu par Chiquito Crasto
The Lie - Read by CC 3:38 Lu par Chris Caron
The Lie - Read by CMP 3:42 Lu par CaprishaPage
The Lie - Read by GC 3:29 Lu par Snapdragon
The Lie - Read by JCM 3:32 Lu par Jason Mills
The Lie - Read by JM2 3:27 Lu par Jannie Meisberger
The Lie - Read by LLW 3:46 Lu par Leonard Wilson (1930-2024)
The Lie - Read by RN 4:05 Lu par ravenotation
The Lie - Read by ZW 3:06 Lu par Zen Wolfang

Critiques

interesting


(3.5 stars)

Enjoyed the comparison of interpretations of this poetry based on history in political and social criticism