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As Alegres Comadres de Windsor
When Falstaff meets Mistresses Page and Ford, two married women said to control their own financial affairs, he writes identical love letters to each of them, never imagining that they will compare notes. When they do, they vow to trick Falstaff.
Temas em comum: Korean, Concordances, Dictionaries, English drama
Contos de Tróia e Grécia
A magnificent collection of the most stirring myths from the ancient world, Andrew Lang's Tales of Troy and Greece presents five major narrative cycles that have shaped the literary imagination for centuries. Illustrated by H.J. Ford, this classic work brings together the greatest heroes and adventures of Greek legend in vivid, accessible prose. The collection opens with "Ulysses the Sacker of…
Temas em comum: Trojan War. fast, Trojan War, History
Tudo está bem quando termina bem
"For this updated edition, Alexander Leggatt has written a wholly new introduction to Russell Fraser's edition of one of Shakespeare's most puzzling, ambiguous and demanding plays. Leggatt's interest in performance informs his introduction and his account of the instability of the main characters. He offers a full, illustrated and thoughtful account of the play's critical and theatrical fortunes…
Temas em comum: Concordances, English drama, History and criticism, Drama
Hedda Gabler
A masterpiece of modern theater, Hedda Gabler is a dark psychological drama whose powerful and reckless heroine has tested the mettle of leading actresses of every generation since its first production in Norway in 1890.
Ibsen's Hedda is an aristocratic and spiritually hollow woman, nearly devoid of redeeming virtues. George Bernard Shaw described her as having "no conscience, no conviction … she…
Temas em comum: Dictionaries, English drama, English language, Drama
Rei João
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.
Temas em comum: Concordances, English drama, Drama, History
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…
Temas em comum: English drama, Drama
Major Bárbara
This is a play with the theme of societal salvation and salvation of the human soul brought out in characters representing the rich versus the poor.
Temas em comum: Dictionaries, English drama, Drama
Trabalho de Amores Perdido
Love's Labour's Lost by William Shakespeare
Temas em comum: Concordances, English drama, Drama
A Educação de Henry Adams
The Education of Henry Adams is the autobiography of the Bostonian Henry Adams. As he approached his seventieth birthday when "the mind wakes to find itself looking blankly into the void of death," Adams wrote and privately printed 100 copies of his "Education", a reflection on the incredible events of the 19th century. Adams meditates on his sense of disorientation with the scientific and…
Temas em comum: Dictionaries, English language, Biography & Memoir, History
Pigmalião
Pygmalion is a play by George Bernard Shaw, named after a Greek mythological figure. It was first presented on stage to the public in 1913.
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Also contained in:
Collected Plays with their Prefaces: Volume IV
Complete Plays with Prefaces: Volume I
[Four Plays by Bernard Shaw][1]
Plays
Portable Bernard Shaw
[Pygmalion and Major Barbara][2]
[Pygmalion and My Fair…
Temas em comum: Dictionaries, English language, Drama
Narrativa da vida de Frederick Douglass
This book is an autobiographical account by runaway slave Frederick Douglass that chronicles his experiences with his owners and overseers and discusses how slavery affected both slaves and slaveholders.
Temas em comum: Dictionaries, English language, Biography & Memoir, History