18 books like Winter's Tale

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Arthurian legends in medieval art Roger Sherman Loomis · 1938 · 155p · ≈ 5h · Challenging King Arthur was not an Englishman, but a Celtic warrior, according to Loomis, whose research into the background of the Arthurian legend reveals findings which are both illuminating and highly controversial. The author sees the vegetarian goddess as the prototype of many damsels in Arthurian romance, and Arthur's knights as the gods of sun and storm. If Loomis's arguments are accepted, where does… Shares: Illumination of books and manuscripts, Illustrations

Cymbeline William Shakespeare · 1734 · ★ 3.6 · 178p · ≈ 5h · Demanding Cymbeline, King of Britain is one of the best-known works of William Shakespeare. It is a romantic play interwoven with war and tragedy. It revolves around Cymbeline and his daughter, Imogen. Imogen does not abide by her father's wishes and marries a lowborn gentleman, Posthumous. After their marriage, Posthumous is banished from Britain, and Imogen is held as a prisoner in the palace. As the… Shares: Tragicomedy, Fathers and daughters, Married people, Kings and rulers

Plays (37) William Shakespeare · 1768 · ★ 4.0 · 828p · ≈ 27h · Demanding Shares: Tragicomedy, Castaways, Fathers and daughters, Drama Shares: Tragicomedy, Castaways, Fathers and daughters, Drama

Works (38 plays, 5 poems, sonnets) William Shakespeare · 1838 · 1353p · ≈ 45h · Demanding Shares: Tragicomedy, Castaways, Fathers and daughters, Drama Shares: Tragicomedy, Castaways, Fathers and daughters, Drama

Works (46) William Shakespeare · 1905 · 3419p · ≈ 113h · Challenging Shares: Tragicomedy, Castaways, Fathers and daughters, Drama Shares: Tragicomedy, Castaways, Fathers and daughters, Drama

King Lear William Shakespeare · 1608 · ★ 3.9 · 183p · ≈ 6h · Demanding King Lear divides his kingdom among the two daughters who flatter him and banishes the third one who loves him. His eldest daughters both then reject him at their homes, so Lear goes mad and wanders through a storm. His banished daughter returns with an army, but they lose the battle and Lear, all his daughters and more, die. ([source][1]) [1]:… Shares: Stage history, Fathers and daughters, Kings and rulers, Drama

Othello. Interpretationshilfe. William Shakespeare · 1800 · ★ 3.8 · 120p · ≈ 4h · Challenging In Othello, Shakespeare creates a powerful drama of a marriage that begins with fascination (between the exotic Moor Othello and the Venetian lady Desdemona), with elopement, and with intense mutual devotion and that ends precipitately with jealous rage and violent deaths. He sets this story in the romantic world of the Mediterranean, moving the action from Venice to the island of Cyprus and… Shares: Jealousy, Stage history, Drama

Henry V William Shakespeare · 1800 · 130p · ≈ 4h · Challenging Written by William Shakespeare around 1599, The Life of Henry the Fifth, more commonly known as Henry V, chronicles the later history of King Henry the Fifth of England and his efforts during Hundred Years’ War to reclaim disputed territories in France. The play starts with Henry’s claims to be the rightful heir to the French throne and, after his invasion of France, culminates with his famous… Shares: Stage history, Kings and rulers, Drama

Moll Flanders Daniel Defoe · 1722 · ★ 3.5 · 322p · ≈ 10h · Demanding These are the true confessions of a remarkable and passionate young woman are thought to have been based on the adventures of a real prisoner in Newgate where Moll was born. ostensibly written as a warning to wrongdoers, the moral of Defoe's candid and cautionary tale is often lost in the sheer vitality of Moll - one of the supreme characters of English comic fiction. Her fortunes and… Shares: Exile, Drama

Faust Johann Wolfgang von Goethe · 1800 · ★ 3.9 · 316p · ≈ 10h · Challenging A complete annotated translation of Goethe's "Faust," plus extensive interpretive notes, "Faust" illustrations and other visual sources used by Goethe, several pieces of Goethe's correspondence and commentary, eleven contemporary reviews by well-known writers, and ten modern pieces of criticism; also includes a Goethe chronology and selected bibliography. Shares: Stage history, Illustrations, Drama

Othello William Shakespeare · 1622 · ★ 3.9 · 151p · ≈ 5h · Demanding Shakespeare's tragedy of jealousy and suspicion presented scene by scene in comic book format. Shares: Jealousy, Stage history, Drama

La Symphonie pastoral André Gide · 1919 · 145p · ≈ 4h · Challenging La neige qui n'a pas cesse de tomber depuis trois jours, bloque les routes. Je n'ai pu me rendre a R... ou j'ai coutume depuis quinze ans de celebrer le culte deux fois par mois. Ce matin trente fideles seulement se sont rassembles dans la chapelle de La Brevine. Shares: Jealousy, Drama

The Taming of the Shrew William Shakespeare · 1631 · ★ 3.7 · 120p · ≈ 4h · Demanding This play within a play is a delightful farce about a fortune hunter who marries and tames" the town shrew. The comedy, often produced today because of its accessibility, is one of the plays Shakespeare intended for the general public rather than for the nobility. CliffsComplete combines the full original text of The Taming of the Shrew with a helpful glossary and CliffsNotes-quality commentary… Shares: Stage history, Married people, Drama

As You Like It William Shakespeare · 1734 · ★ 3.8 · 82p · ≈ 2h · Demanding This play has two principal settings: the court that Frederick has usurped from his brother, the rightful Duke, and the Forest of Arden, where the Duke and his followers (including the disgruntled Lord Jaques and the jester Touchstone) are living. Shares: Stage history, Fathers and daughters, Drama

Othello Fully New Edition Annotated William Shakespeare · 1830 · 196p · ≈ 6h · Challenging The Tragedy of Othello, the Moor of Venice is a tragedy by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written in approximately 1603, and based on the short story Un Capitano Moro ("A Moorish Captain") by Cinthio, a disciple of Boccaccio, first published in 1565. This tightly constructed work revolves around four central characters: Othello, a Moorish general in the Venetian army; his beloved… Shares: Jealousy, Drama

Macbeth William Shakespeare · 1821 · 238p · ≈ 7h · Challenging An Apple Books Classic edition.Macbeth is one of Shakespeare’s darkest and most tragic works, a drama so steeped in legend that actors won’t even say its name for fear of bringing bad luck. The Bard’s shortest tragedy is a tale of murder, madness, and ambition full of iconic speeches. It’s been adapted countless times during its 400 years—and now director Joel Coen has created a bold and fierce… Shares: Stage history, Kings and rulers, Drama

Elizabethan Drama Christopher Marlowe · 1910 · 466p · ≈ 15h · Challenging Shares: Tragicomedy, Kings and rulers, Drama Shares: Tragicomedy, Kings and rulers, Drama

Jane Eyre Charlotte Brontë · 1847 · ★ 4.2 · 468p · ≈ 15h · Challenging The novel is set somewhere in the north of England. Jane's childhood at Gateshead Hall, where she is emotionally and physically abused by her aunt and cousins; her education at Lowood School, where she acquires friends and role models but also suffers privations and oppression; her time as the governess of Thornfield Hall, where she falls in love with her Byronic employer, Edward Rochester; her… Shares: Fathers and daughters, Married people, Drama

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