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Wilhelm Tell Friedrich Schiller · 1800 · ★ 3.2 · 140p · ≈ 4h · Challenging "When Schiller completed Wilhelm Tell as a 'New Year's Gift for 1805' he foretold that it would cause a stir. He was right. In the midst of Great Power politics a play that drew substance from one of the fourteenth-century liberation movements proved both attractive and inflammatory. Since then the work has become immensely popular. This new English translation by William F. Mainland brings out… Shares: German drama, German language, Drama

Egmont Johann Wolfgang von Goethe · 1788 · ★ 3.5 · 120p · ≈ 4h · Demanding Johann Wolfgang von Goethe is considered the greatest German literary figure of the modern era. He was a German writer and statesman. His works include: four novels; epic and lyric poetry; prose and verse dramas; memoirs; an autobiography; literary and aesthetic criticism; and treatises on botany, anatomy, and colour. This collection includes the following: The Sorrows of Young Werther… Shares: German drama, German language, Drama

History of the rise and influence of the spirit of rationalism in Europe William Edward Hartpole Lecky · 1865 · 408p · ≈ 13h · Challenging In "History of the Rise and Influence of the Spirit of Rationalism in Europe," William Edward Hartpole Lecky embarks on a profound exploration of the intellectual currents that shaped European thought from the Renaissance to the Enlightenment. This meticulously researched work is characterized by its rigorous scholarship and clarity of writing, effectively dissecting the philosophical… Shares: Enlightenment, Philosophy, History

Die Verfolgung und Ermordung Jean Paul Marats Peter Weiss · 1964 · ★ 4.0 · 132p · ≈ 4h · Moderate The Persecution and Assassination of Jean-Paul Marat as Performed by the Inmates of the Asylum of Charenton Under the Direction of the Marquis de Sade (German: Die Verfolgung und Ermordung Jean Paul Marats dargestellt durch die Schauspielgruppe des Hospizes zu Charenton unter Anleitung des Herrn de Sade), usually shortened to Marat/Sade (pronounced [ma.ʁa.sad]), is a 1963 play by Peter Weiss. The… Shares: German drama, German literature, Drama, History

Maria Stuart Friedrich Schiller · 1801 · ★ 4.1 · 171p · ≈ 5h · Challenging ''Maria Stuart'' (biography), a biography of Mary, Queen of Scots Shares: German drama, German language, Drama, History

Wallenstein Friedrich Schiller · 1800 · ★ 3.7 · 275p · ≈ 9h · Challenging »Wallensteins Tod« ist der dritte Teil von Friedrich Schillers 1798/99 uraufgeführtem und im Jahr 1800 erschienenem dreiteiligen monumentalen Versdrama »Wallenstein«, dessen ersten beiden Teile »Wallensteins Lager« und »Die Piccolomini« sind. Angeregt durch historische Studien, die in sein Werk »Geschichte des Dreißigjährigen Krieges« (1790–92) mündeten, behandelt Schiller die letzten drei… Shares: German language, Drama

Die Blechtrommel Günter Grass · 1959 · ★ 3.9 · 591p · ≈ 19h · Moderate Die Blechtrommel ist ein Roman von Günter Grass. Er erschien 1959 als Auftakt der Danziger Trilogie und gehört zu den meistgelesenen Romanen der deutschen Nachkriegsliteratur. Der Roman lässt sich als historischer Roman, Zeitroman, Schelmenroman und Entwicklungsroman charakterisieren. ---------- Set against the backcloth of National Socialism, [this novel] is told in the first person by the… Shares: German drama, German literature, History

The pragmatics of literary testimony Chantelle Warner · 2012 · 219p · ≈ 7h · Moderate In this book, Warner examines a number of German-language literary autobiographies that are connected to diverse social movements of the last forty years. These books have all received critical attention from the popular press, topped bestseller lists, and have been pivotal in discussions of authenticity, subjectivity, and referentiality. Because of the thematic diversity of these works, scholars… Shares: German literature, German language, History

Dialogues Concerning Natural Religion David Hume · 1779 · 114p · ≈ 3h · Demanding Dialogues Concerning Natural Religion is a philosophical work by the Scottish philosopher David Hume. Through dialogue, three fictional characters named Demea, Philo, and Cleanthes debate the nature of God's existence. While all three agree that a god exists, they differ sharply in opinion on God's nature or attributes and how, or if, humankind can come to knowledge of a deity. In the Dialogues,… Shares: Enlightenment, Philosophy, History

The Talisman Sir Walter Scott · 1800 · ★ 3.8 · 358p · ≈ 11h · Challenging Through a series of adventures, a poor but doughty Scottish crusader known as Sir Kenneth proves his honor and discovers his destiny in Sir Walter Scott's tale of chivalry, violence, virtue, romance, and deceit. Sir Walter Scott writes wonderfully enjoyable historical fiction. He first ventured into this realm in 1814 with the novel, Waverley which was published anonymously as Scott's first… Shares: Crusades, History

Candide Voltaire · 1746 · ★ 3.8 · 148p · ≈ 4h · Demanding Brought up in the household of a powerful Baron, Candide is an open-minded young man, whose tutor, Pangloss, has instilled in him the belief that 'all is for the best'. But when his love for the Baron's rosy-cheeked daughter is discovered, Candide is cast out to make his own way in the world. And so he and his various companions begin a breathless tour of Europe, South America and Asia, as an… Shares: Enlightenment, Philosophy, History

The Poetical Works of John Dryden John Dryden · 1777 · ★ 5.0 · 524p · ≈ 17h · Demanding Oxford edition.The facsimiles are reproductions of title-pages of earlier editions. Shares: Early modern, Drama

Political Thought of Hume and His Contemporaries Frederick G. Whelan · 2014 · 238p · ≈ 7h · Moderate "Intended for scholars in the fields of political theory, and the history of political thought, this two-volume examines David Hume's Political Thought (1711-1776) and that of his contemporaries, including Smith, Blackstone, Burke and Robertson. This book is unified by its temporal focus on the middle and later decades of the eighteenth century and hence on what is usually taken to be the core… Shares: Enlightenment, History

La nuit du carrefour Georges Simenon · 1931 · ★ 3.7 · 168p · ≈ 5h · Challenging A classic among Simenons, this is the story of Maigret's night vigil at the Three Widows' Crossroads, where the body of a Jewish diamond-merchant had been found. Pompous M. Michonnet, at one house, owned the car containing the corpse; aristocratic Carl Andersen, the Dane, owned the garage containing the car; and vulgar M. Oscar, at the service-station, simply sold petrol to all-comers. None of… Shares: German literature, German language

Behauptete Subjektivität Markus Malo · 2009 · 338p · ≈ 11h · Moderate Die Studie widmet sich der Erforschung der deutschsprachigen jüdischen Autobiographie im 20. Jahrhundert. Nach einem überblick, der die Autobiographietradition im 19. und 20. Jahrhundert beleuchtet, werden die spezifischen Bedingungen der jüdischen Autobiographie, die seit dem Ende des 18. Jahrhunderts entsteht, herausgearbeitet. Im Hauptteil widmet sich die Arbeit der Einzeluntersuchung von… Shares: German literature, History

Pericles William Shakespeare · 1609 · ★ 3.5 · 87p · ≈ 2h · Demanding This book includes a general introduction to Shakespeare's life and Elizabethan theatre, a seperate introduction to Pericles, a chronology, suggestions for further reading, an essay discussing performance options on both stage and screen, and a commentary. Shares: Early modern, Drama

Iphigenie auf Tauris Johann Wolfgang von Goethe · 1787 · ★ 3.2 · 136p · ≈ 4h · Demanding "Iphigenie auf Tauris" ist ein Bühnenstück von Johann Wolfgang Goethe nach der Vorlage von Euripides' Iphigenie bei den Taurern. 1779 schrieb der Dichter eine Prosafassung, die er während seiner Italienreise ab 1786 in ein Versdrama umformte. Den Titel wählte Goethe in falscher Analogie zur latinisierten Version des Titels der Euripidestragödie Iphigenia in Tauris. Der griechische… Shares: German language, Drama

Philosophy and living Olaf Stapledon · 1935 · ★ 3.4 This Excellent Collection brings together Stapledon's longer, major books and a fine selection of shorter pieces and Science-Fiction Books. This Books created and collected in Olaf Stapledon's Most important Works illuminate the life and work of one of the most individual writers of the XX century - a man who elevated political writing to an art. William Olaf Stapledon (1886-1950) is one of the… Shares: Philosophy

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