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Antonius und Cleopatra
A magnificent drama of love and war, this riveting tragedy presents one of Shakespeare's greatest female characters--the seductive, cunning Egyptian queen Cleopatra. The Roman leader Mark Antony, a virtual prisoner of his passion for her, is a man torn between pleasure and virtue, between sensual indolence and duty . . . between an empire and love. Bold, rich, and splendid in its setting and…
Gemeinsame Themen: Film and video adaptations, Film adaptations, Drama
Das krumme Haus
Three generations of the Leonides family live together in a large, if somewhat crooked looking, house. Then the wealthy patriarch, Aristide, is murdered. Suspicion falls on the whole household, including Aristide's two sons, his widow – fifty years his junior – and even his three grandchildren. Could any member of this seemingly devoted family have had a hand in his death? Can Charles Hayward,…
Gemeinsame Themen: Film adaptations, Drama
Heinrich V.
Introducing this edition, Gary Taylor shows how Shakespeare shaped his historical material, examines controversial critical interpretations, discusses the play's fluctuating fortunes in performance, and analyses the range and variety of Shakespeare's characterization. The first Folio text is radically rethought, making original use of the First Quarto (1600).
Gemeinsame Themen: Film and video adaptations, Drama
Peer Gynt
Peer Gynt is a charming but lazy and arrogant peasant youth who leaves home to seek his fortune. Confident of success, he has one disastrous adventure after another. In one, he attends the wedding of a wealthy young woman he himself might have married. There he meets Solveig, who falls in love with him.
Gemeinsame Themen: Film adaptations, Drama
Das Grenzreich
Wes Stone was a lawman—until the Sandlin gang gunned down his legendary father. Now, he's giving up his badge for vengeance...
Gemeinsame Themen: Historical Fiction
Der Wald jenseits der Welt
William Morris is famous in no small part for his contributions to defining the genre of modern fantasy literature, and The Wood Beyond the World is a classic example of that influence. Written in a purposefully-antiquated prose style reminiscent of Sir Thomas Malory or other aged fairy tales, The Wood Beyond the World can be difficult for some readers; but those who follow through will enjoy a…
Gemeinsame Themen: Imaginary places, Classic Literature, Science Fiction
Die Insel
The final novel from Aldous Huxley, Island is a provocative counterpoint to his worldwide classic Brave New World, in which a flourishing, ideal society located on a remote Pacific island attracts the envy of the outside world.
Gemeinsame Themen: Film adaptations, Science Fiction
Pelham
This is the tale of Henry Pelham. He falls in love with his best friend’s sister, and then learns that his friend is accused of murder. He must find the real killer in order to marry his love. The book really illustrates the manners, habits and lifestyles of the rich and famous in the first half of the 19th century. This is a very entertaining read!Please Note: This book is easy to read in true…
Gemeinsame Themen: Drama, Classic Literature
Fräulein Julie
In a post-Apartheid kitchen, a single night, both brutal and tender, unfolds between a black farm laborer, his master's daughter, and the woman who has raised them both. John and Mies Julie spiral into a deadly battle over power, sexuality and memory.
Gemeinsame Themen: Film adaptations, Drama
Armageddon 2419 n. Chr.
Armageddon 2419 A.D. is a science fiction novella by Philip Francis Nowlan that first appeared in the August 1928 issue of the pulp magazine Amazing Stories. It was the first appearance of the character Buck Rogers. A sequel called The Airlords of Han was published in the March 1929 issue of Amazing Stories. Both stories are now in the public domain in the United States and the European Union. In…
Gemeinsame Themen: Science Fiction