18 books like Wallenstein

What to read after Wallenstein — books similar to it, matched on shared themes.

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

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 language, 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

Cyrano de Bergerac Edmond Rostand · 1897 · 192p · ≈ 6h · Challenging A Representation at the Hotel de Bourgogne. The hall of the Hotel de Bourgogne, in 1640. A sort of tennis-court arranged and decorated for a theatrical performance. The hall is oblong and seen obliquely, so that one of its sides forms the back of the right foreground, and meeting the left background makes an angle with the stage, which is partly visible. On both sides of the stage are benches.… Shares: Drama

La dame aux camélias [novel] Alexandre Dumas fils · 1848 · ★ 4.3 · 284p · ≈ 9h · Challenging Mon avis est qu'on ne peut creer des personnages que lorsque l'on a beaucoup etudie les hommes, comme on ne peut parler une langue qu'a la condition de l'avoir serieusement apprise. Shares: 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 language, Drama

Alcestis Euripides · 1818 · ★ 3.8 · 83p · ≈ 2h · Challenging "Euripides' Alcestic - perhaps the most anthologized Attic drama - is an ideal test for students reading their first play in the original Greek. Literary commentaries and language aids in most editions are too advanced or too elementary for intermediate students of the language, but in this new student edition, C. A. E. Luschnig and H. M. Roisman remedy such deficiencies." "The introductory… Shares: In literature, Drama

Οἰδίπους Τύραννος (Oidípous Týrannos) Sophocles · 1715 · ★ 3.5 · 84p · ≈ 2h · Demanding Oedipus Rex chronicles the story of Oedipus, a man that becomes the king of Thebes and was always destined from birth to murder his father Laius and marry his mother Jocasta. The play is an example of a classic tragedy, noticeably containing an emphasis on how Oedipus's own faults contribute to the tragic hero's downfall, as opposed to having fate be the sole cause. Over the centuries, Oedipus… Shares: In literature, Drama

Henry IV, Part 1 William Shakespeare · 1598 · ★ 3.8 · 122p · ≈ 4h · Demanding 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. Shares: In literature, Drama

All for Love; or, The World Well Lost John Dryden · 1678 · ★ 5.0 · 95p · ≈ 3h · Demanding Written in 1677, Dryden's heroic drama 'All For Love, or, The World Well Lost' is his best-known and most performed play. It is a tragedy written in blank verse and is an attempt on Dryden's part to reinvigorate serious drama. It is an acknowledged imitation of Shakespeare's 'Antony and Cleopatra', and focuses on the last hours of the lives of its hero and heroine. Shares: In literature, Drama

Nathan der Weise Gotthold Ephraim Lessing · 1779 · ★ 3.3 · 157p · ≈ 5h · Demanding Nathan the Wise (original German title: Nathan der Weise) is the last play published by Gotthold Ephraim Lessing. The play was published in 1779; its world premiere took place only in 1783, two years after Lessing's death, at the Döbbelinsches Theater in Berlin. It is a fervent plea for religious tolerance. Set in Jerusalem during the Third Crusade, just after the 1187 taking of Jerusalem by… Shares: German language, Drama

Sunshine sketches of a little town Stephen Leacock · 1900 · ★ 3.7 · 174p · ≈ 5h · Challenging "Set in the fictional landscape of Mariposa on the shores of Lake Wissanotti in Missinaba County, Leacock's Sunshine Sketches of A Little Town is an affectionate satire of small town life. This series of humorous connected sketches about graft, high finance, religion, love and romance is, on one level, an intimate, comic portrait of town life and local politics. On another level, the narrative… Shares: In literature, Drama

The Tragical History of the Life and Death of Doctor Faustus Christopher Marlowe · 1609 · ★ 3.8 · 91p · ≈ 3h · Demanding Marlowe's play has two different recognized texts, with most editions based on the B text. Due to recent arguments for the authenticity of A, this edition is based on the A text. It includes a discussion of biographical, dramatic and theatrical aspects of the play. Shares: In literature, Drama

Преступление и наказание Fyodor Dostoyevsky · 1866 · ★ 4.3 · 562p · ≈ 18h · Challenging From wikipedia: Crime and Punishment (Russian: Преступлéние и наказáние, tr. Prestupleniye i nakazaniye; IPA: \[prʲɪstʊˈplʲenʲə ɪ nəkɐˈzanʲə\]) is a novel by the Russian author Fyodor Dostoyevsky. It was first published in the literary journal The Russian Messenger in twelve monthly installments during 1866.1 It was later published in a single volume. It is the second of Dostoyevsky's… Shares: German language, Drama

Coriolanus William Shakespeare · 1734 · ★ 3.7 · 198p · ≈ 6h · Demanding 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. Shares: In literature, Drama

Cyrano de Bergerac Edmond Rostand · 1821 · ★ 4.1 · 208p · ≈ 6h · Challenging 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… Shares: In literature, Drama

King Henry VI. Part 2 William Shakespeare · 1600 · ★ 3.6 · 158p · ≈ 5h · Demanding King Henry VI by William Shakespeare Shares: In literature, Drama

The blue bird Maurice Maeterlinck · 1909 · ★ 3.5 · 287p · ≈ 9h · Challenging A brother and sister search for happiness. Shares: Drama

About the book Wallenstein →