Nicht da, nicht dort

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Nicht da, nicht dort

by Albert Ehrenstein

DE·~1 hours·15 chapters

Chapters

15 total

Albert Ehrenstein Nicht da nicht dort

0:15

Inhalt

0:17

Das Martyrium Homers

10:43

Der Fluch des Magiers Anateiresiotidas

26:35

Liebe

13:08

Der Knecht seines Schicksals

1:15

Hildebrandslied

3:15

Traum des 888. Nachtredakteurs

4:41

Die alte Geschichte

2:49

Frühes Leid

5:53
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Description

A daring collage of myth, parody, and poetic fragment, this work thrusts the listener into a swirling carnival of ancient legends re‑imagined with a sharply modern wit. Its language jumps from scholarly protest to feverish imagination, turning the familiar stories of Homer, Odysseus and the gods into a lively debate that feels both scholarly and mischievous. The tone is at once reverent and irreverent, inviting you to hear the clash of ideas as much as the clash of swords.

The opening piece launches a flamboyant defense of Homer’s legacy, envisioning the bard as a wandering minstrel whose verses summon Apollo’s jealous arrows. Scenes cascade: a wine‑laden Odysseus offers a stubborn cow, the gods circle in a choral contest, and Achilles’ fateful spear shatters against Troy’s walls. Through vivid, almost cinematic sketches, the narrator lampoons scholarly disputes while celebrating the timeless power of storytelling.

Beyond the Homeric tableau, the collection unfolds into a kale‑cross of short dramas, love sketches, and surreal reveries, each piece a brief portal into a different facet of human experience. Listeners will find themselves shifting from ancient battlefield to quiet dreamscape, all tied together by the author’s razor‑sharp humor and lyrical grace. The result is a compact yet richly varied listening experience that rewards curiosity and a love for playful, literary experimentation.

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Language

de

Duration

~1 hours (96K characters)

Publisher of text edition

Project Gutenberg

Credits

Produced by Jens Sadowski

Release date

Jul 26, 2011

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

About the author

Albert Ehrenstein

Albert Ehrenstein

1886–1950

A restless voice of early 20th-century Expressionism, he wrote poetry and prose that pushed against bourgeois convention and often turned toward China and the wider world for inspiration. His work moved between Vienna, Berlin, exile, and New York, carrying the intensity of a writer shaped by upheaval.

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