Classic and pre-20th century plays Books

William Shakespeare's sonnets are some of his most enduring work and a treasure for all time. Mystery surrounds these magical poems. Who was Shakespeare's Dark Lady and who was the Fair Youth that Shakespeare addressed in so many of the sonnets? These...

It is now considered one of Aristophanes' most brilliant parodies of Athenian society, with a particular focus on the subversive role of women in a male-dominated society, the vanity of contemporary poets, such as the tragic playwrights Euripides and...

Eleven of his 40 plays survive virtually complete. These plays, provide the only real examples of a genre of comic drama known as Old Comedy, and they are in fact used to define the genre. Also known as the Father of Comedy and the Prince of Ancient...

The play concerns a group of women, the leader of which is Praxagora. She has decided that the women must convince the men to give them control of Athens, because they could rule it better than they have been. The women, in the guise of men, sneak into...

Eleven of his 40 plays survive virtually complete. These plays, provide the only real examples of a genre of comic drama known as Old Comedy, and they are in fact used to define the genre. Also known as the Father of Comedy and the Prince of Ancient...

Eleven of his 40 plays survive virtually complete. These plays, provide the only real examples of a genre of comic drama known as Old Comedy, and they are in fact used to define the genre. Also known as the Father of Comedy and the Prince of Ancient...

Gycia: A Tragedy, In Five Acts is a play written by Lewis Morris and published in 1886. The play tells the story of Gycia, the daughter of the King of Crete, who falls in love with a foreign prince named Lycidas. However, their love is forbidden by...

""Guilt Or The Anniversary: A Tragedy, In Four Acts"" is a play written by Adolph Mullner in 1819. The story revolves around a man named Count Wetter von Strahl, who is haunted by guilt over a past crime. The play takes place on the anniversary of the...

""Garcia Or The Noble Error"" is a tragic play written in five acts by Frederick Guest Tomlins and published in 1849. The play revolves around the story of Garcia, a young man who falls in love with a woman named Inez. However, Inez is already engaged to...

Falstaff: A Lyrical Comedy In Three Acts is a musical play written by the Italian composer Arrigo Boito. The play is based on the character of Sir John Falstaff, a fictional character from Shakespeare's plays, and follows his misadventures as he tries to...

This book contains William Shakespeare’s 1599 play; “The Tragedy of Julius Caesar”. Along with 'Coriolanus' and 'Antony and Cleopatra', it was of the few plays that Shakespeare wrote based on actual historic events. Although the title is “Julius Caesar”,...

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This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. ...

This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning...

Liber ""Aiacis Sophocleae Metra"" a Cornelio Marino Francken anno MDCCCLVII editus est. Hic liber continet carmina Sophoclis poetae de Aiacone, filio Telamonis, qui in Troia pugnavit. Cornelius Marinus Francken notis et interpretationibus adiuvat...

Sophoclis Philoctetes (1824) a Hermanno Godofredo edita est editio critica et commentariis instructa. Sophoclis fabula de Philoctete, qui a Graecis in insula Lemnoe relicto, vulneratus est et dolorem intolerabilem patitur, narratur. Anni postea, cum...

""Shakespeares Sturm"" ist ein Buch von Knut Jongbohn Clement aus dem Jahr 1846. Das Buch behandelt das Theaterst�����ck ""Der Sturm"" von William Shakespeare und analysiert die verschiedenen Charaktere, Themen und Handlungsstr�����nge des St�����cks. Es...

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as...

Le livre ""Sigurd Opera En Quatre Actes Et Neuf Tableaux (1888)"" �����crit par Ernest Reyer est une �����uvre musicale. Il s'agit d'une partition d'op�����ra en quatre actes et neuf tableaux. L'histoire tourne autour de Sigurd, un h�����ros mythique de...

Philoktetes (1882) is een boek geschreven door Van Leeuwen Jr., J. Het verhaal gaat over de Griekse held Philoktetes, die door zijn eigen volk werd achtergelaten op een eiland vanwege een wond die niet genezen kon worden en een geur die ondraaglijk was...

Teaching Shakespeare Beyond the Centre showcases a wide array of recent, innovative and original research into Shakespeare and learning in Australasia, in secondary, tertiary and adult education. Premised on the dissolution of the centre/colony binary...

What's the worst thing you can do to Shakespeare? The answer is simple: don't read him. To that end, Richard Burt and Julian Yates embark here on a project of un/reading the Bard, through both reverent and irreverent discourse. Addressing recent critical...

Shakespeare's Returning Warriors - and Ours takes its primary inspiration from the contemporary U.S. Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) crisis in soldiers transitioning from battlefields back into society. It begins by examining how ancient...

Shakespeare and Emotional Expression offers an exciting new way of considering emotional transactions in Shakespearean drama. The book is significant in its scope and originality as it uses the innovative medium of colour terms and references to...

Découvrez les tragédies d'euripide, l'une des grandes figures de la tragédie grecque. Ce livre présente en détail chacune de ses pièces, en expliquant leur contexte historique et leur signification littéraire.This work has been selected by scholars as...

Experience the wit and satire of a true master of comedy with Richard Brinsley B. Sheridan's timeless play. Perfect for fans of Shakespeare and lovers of the theater.This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of...

A celebration of Shakespeare's enduring legacy, this book is a compilation of dramatic works by various authors, all dedicated to the Bard. From sonnets and songs to full-length plays, this volume showcases the richness and diversity of...

Merely Players? marks a groundbreaking departure in Shakespeare studies by giving direct voice to the Shakespearean performer. It draws on three centuries worth of actors' written reflections on playing Shakespeare and brings together the dual worlds of...

Long before the economist Amartya Sen proposed that more than 100 million women were missing-lost to disease or neglect, kidnapping or forced marriage, denied the economic and political security of wages or membership in a larger social order-Shakespeare...

This interdisciplinary, transhistorical collection brings together international scholars from English literature, Italian studies, performance history, and comparative literature to offer new perspectives on the vibrant engagements between Shakespeare...

Henry IV, Part 1King Henry the 4th, from Palace to Pub, onto the battle fields again. Until there is no rebellion.*Overall contents was translated from poem form to play form, as basis for copyright ownership. Meaning all words are used, the form was...

Henry IV, Part 2Henry IV, from Palace, Priest and then tavern, he nevertheless finds some peace, after reflection. King Henry IV, and then King Henry V as fashionable by the end.*Overall contents was translated from poem form to play form, as basis for...

King Henry the 5th King Henry 5 fight his way toward France, they reach the peaceful and loving responses of a French King.*Overall contents was translated from poem form to play form, as basis for copyright ownership. Meaning all words are used, the...

Based on the conviction that only translators who write poetry themselves can properly re-create the celebrated and timeless tragedies of Aeschylus, Sophocles, and Euripides, the Greek Tragedy in New Translations series offers new translations that go...

Las RejasDiego de San Pedro en 1492 tuvo a bien enviar a la imprenta en Sevilla la novela sentimental que el lector tiene ahora en sus manos. Sabemos que la familia Kronberger instaló el invento de su paisano Gutemberg a orillas del Guadalquivir,...

Henry V4 is a historical novel written by Richard Cumberland and published in four volumes in 1795. The book tells the story of the reign of King Henry IV of England, focusing on his struggles to maintain his power and the challenges he faces from his...

""Festival Plays: One-Act Pieces For New Year�������s Day, St. Valentine�������s Day, Easter, All Halloween, Christmas And A Child�������s Birthday"" is a book written by Marguerite Merington and published in 1913. The book contains a collection of...

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""Merope nella storia del teatro tragico greco, latino e italiano"" ����� un saggio scritto nel 1893 dallo studioso italiano Giuseppe Canonica. Il libro si concentra sull'analisi della figura mitologica di Merope, regina di Messene, e del suo ruolo nelle...

Le livre ""Le Marchand De Venise Comedie De Shakspeare (1843)"" �����crit par O'Sullivan est une �����uvre litt�����raire en fran�����ais qui raconte l'histoire d'un marchand nomm����� Antonio qui emprunte de l'argent ������ un usurier juif nomm�����...

Le Jour Et La Nuit: Opera-Bouffe En Trois Actes (1882) est une pi�����ce de th����������tre �����crite par Albert Vanloo. L'histoire se d�����roule dans un monde o����� le jour et la nuit sont deux personnages qui se battent pour le contr�����le de la...

The plays of William Shakespeare remain the most popular to perform on any stage. The reasons for this are many including the timelessness of the plays' themes and exceptional writing. Theatres also appreciate that the plays allow for unlimited...