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『源氏物語』全五十四帖 与謝野晶子による現代語訳をすべて朗読し、
オーディオ化しました。

近代で最初に『源氏物語』を訳した与謝野晶子は、それぞれの帖の冒頭に、その 帖の内容をふまえた歌を一首詠んでいます。その晶子の歌もすべて収録しています。

第一帖　桐壺
光源氏　一～十二歳
主な登場人物　桐壺更衣、藤壺

紫のかがやく花と日の光
思ひあはざることわりもなし

時の帝桐壺は、それほど身分の高くない桐壺更衣を寵愛し、二人の間には輝くような美しい皇子が生まれた。しかし、桐壺更衣は他の女たちの嫉妬や嫌がらせを受け、また病気がちであったために三歳の皇子を残して病死してしまう。
その死を嘆き悲しむ帝であったが、亡き桐壺更衣の生き写しのような先帝の皇女藤壺が入内し、帝の寵愛を受けることとなる。そして、帝のもとで育てられてい た皇子は、亡き母によく似ているということで藤壺をことさらに慕うようになった。
その後、元服した皇子は臣下として源の姓を与えられ、左大臣家の娘葵の上と結婚する。彼はその光り輝くような姿の美しさから、いつしか光源氏と呼ばれるようになった。

説明・アイデア・雑談・交渉など……
すべての能力が最大化する。

「資本」や「資本主義」という言葉を
使わずに経済を語ったら、
とんでもなく本質がわかるようになった!

師となる漱石に絶賛された「鼻」から晩年の傑作「歯車」まで芥川龍之介が誇る短編小説の集大成が、ここに全97作品を収録

＜収録内容＞
銀河鉄道の夜

猫の事務所

北守将軍と三人兄弟の医者

洞熊学校を卒業した三人

耕耘部の時計

林の底

セロ弾きのゴーシュ

マリヴロンと少女

化物丁場

四又の百合

山男の四月

茨海小学校

とっこべとら子

やまなし

烏の北斗七星

狼森と笊森、盗森

風の又三郎

どんぐりと山猫

革トランク

気のいい火山弾

マグノリアの木

ツェねずみ

畑のへり

イギリス海岸

台川

祭の晩

ひのきとひなげし

おきなぐさ

タネリはたしかにいちにち噛んでいたようだった

かしわばやしの夜

氷河鼠の毛皮

鹿踊りのはじ

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In The Pagan World: Ancient Religions Before Christianity, you will meet the fascinating, ancient polytheistic peoples of the Mediterranean and beyond, their many gods and goddesses, and their public and private worship practices, as you come to appreciate the foundational role religion played in their lives. Professor Hans-Friedrich Mueller, of Union College in Schenectady, New York, makes this ancient world come alive in 24 lectures with captivating stories of intrigue, artifacts, illustrations, and detailed descriptions from primary sources of intriguing personalities.

The Roman Empire: From Augustus to the Fall of Rome traces the breathtaking history from the empire’s foundation by Augustus to its Golden Age in the 2nd century CE through a series of ever-worsening crises until its ultimate disintegration. Taught by acclaimed Professor Gregory S. Aldrete of the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay, these 24 captivating lectures offer you the chance to experience this story like never before, incorporating the latest historical insights that challenge our previous notions of Rome’s decline.