13 livres semblables à Henri VIII
Henri IV, première partie
Presents the original text of Shakespeare's play side by side with a modern version, discusses the author and the theater of his time, and provides quizzes and other study activities.
Thèmes communs : Shakespeare, British and irish drama, English drama, Kings and rulers
Candida
The Reverend James Mavor Morell, a respectable socialist clergyman, spends his days giving lectures and sermons while his wife, Candida, sees to his comfortable London home. That home is disrupted by the arrival of the poet Eugene Marchbanks, who is in love with Candida and determined to rescue her from what he sees as an unromantic life. Shaw wrote Candida as a reaction to Henrik Ibsen’s social…
Thèmes communs : British and irish drama, English drama, Drama
La peine d'amour perdue
King Ferdinand and his three friends, Biron, Longaville, and Dumain, plan to study philosophy for the next three years. During their academic pursuits, they must vow to sleep only three hours a night and not let any woman within a mile of court. These strict rules will prevent any distractions from their work—but their promises are soon put to the test when a princess and her three companions…
Thèmes communs : Shakespeare, British and irish drama, English literature, Drama
Coriolan
A proud Roman general conquers the Volscians, leads them against Rome in revenge for his banishment, and is killed by the Volscian general when Coriolanus is persuaded to spare the city.
Thèmes communs : Shakespeare, British and irish drama, English drama, English literature
Les Rivaux
A comedy of manners revolving around false identities, romantic entanglements, and parental disapproval satirizes the pretentiousness and sentimentality of 18th-century society.
Thèmes communs : British and irish drama, English, English drama, English literature
Henri VI, 2e partie
King Henry VI by William Shakespeare
Thèmes communs : Shakespeare, British and irish drama, Kings and rulers, Drama
Richard II
"Richard is King. A monarch ordained by God to lead his people. But he is also a man of very human weakness. A man whose vanity threatens to divide the great houses of England and drag his people into a dynastic civil war that will last 100 years"--Container.
Thèmes communs : Théâtre, English drama, English literature, Drama
Le Crépuscule et l'Aurore
The Evening and the Morning is a historical fiction novel by Welsh author Ken Follett. It is a prequel to The Pillars of the Earth set starting in 997 AD, and covering a period in the late Early Middle Ages and under the backdrop of Viking raids, through the year 1007. The book expands upon the history and founding of the fictional town of Kingsbridge, England, and the construction of the bridge…
Thèmes communs : Great Britain, English literature
L'École de la médisance
The School for Scandal debuted at Drury Lane Theater in London in 1777. The play is still popular and regularly performed today. It is a comedy of manners about "the deceptive nature of appearances, the fickleness of reputation, [and] the often disreputable guises behind which goodness and honesty can conceal itself."
Thèmes communs : British and irish drama, English drama, Drama, History
Retour à Mathusalem
Five linked plays that expound Shaw's philosophy of creative evolution in an extended dramatic parable that progresses through time from the Garden of Edesn to AD 31,920. Cf Encyclopaedia Britannica.
Thèmes communs : British and irish drama, English drama, English literature, Drama
Le Roi Jean
Complexities of power and loyalty in King John, a historical play by William Shakespeare. Set against the backdrop of England’s turbulent politics, this gripping narrative explores the reign of King John, who faces internal betrayal and external threats. As he grapples with his own legitimacy and the loyalty of his nobles, the play delves into themes of authority, identity, and human frailty.
Thèmes communs : Shakespeare, English drama, Kings and rulers, Drama
Cyrano de Bergerac
Cyrano de Bergerac, verse drama in five acts by Edmond Rostand, performed in 1897 and published the following year. It was based only nominally on the 17th-century nobleman of the same name, known for his bold adventures and large nose.
Set in 17th-century Paris, the action revolves around the emotional problems of the noble, swashbuckling Cyrano, who, despite his many gifts, feels that no woman…
Thèmes communs : Théâtre, English drama, Drama, History
Peines d'amour perdues
Love's Labour's Lost by William Shakespeare
Thèmes communs : Shakespeare, British and irish drama, English drama, Drama