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Aurora Floyd – Mary E. Braddon

This is a highly sensational story, full of clever, sprightly, and powerful writing, although calculated to make us believe that modern society is sadly in need of moral improvement. Miss Braddon writes with great fluency and case, and appears to have a natural aptitude for plotting. In abandoning the stage and music – teaching for this department of literature, we do not think she has mistaken her vocation. The first chapter of ‘Aurora Floyd’ is a story in itself. It tells the history of Mr. Archibald Floyd who came from ‘the land o’ cakes,’ and worked his way up in the world till he became the senior partner of the great banking firm of … Read more.../Mehr lesen ...

The Comedies Vol. 2 – Aristophanes

The so-called old comedy, of which Aristophanes is the only surviving representative, flourished at the time of the Peloponnesian War which shook Greek civilization. There is no good single modern analogue of the old comedy. It is a blend of Shakespeare’s ‘Midsummer Night’s Dream’ with Bernard Shaw. It is extravaganza combined with the dramatic criticism of ideas and set off with occasional flights of true poetry. So at least it appears in Aristophanes, who in native genius and spontaneous mastery of expression ranks with the four or five supreme poets of Greece.

This is volume two out of two and includes:

Lysistrata
The Thesmophoriazusæ
The Frogs
The Ecclesiazusæ
Plutus 

The Comedies, Vol. 2

The Comedies Vol. 1 – Aristophanes

The so-called old comedy, of which Aristophanes is the only surviving representative, flourished at the time of the Peloponnesian War which shook Greek civilization. There is no good single modern analogue of the old comedy. It is a blend of Shakespeare’s ‘MidsummerA Night’s Dream’ with Bernard Shaw. It is extravaganza combined with the dramatic criticism of ideas and set off with occasional flights of true poetry. So at least it appears in Aristophanes, who in native genius and spontaneous mastery of expression ranks with the four or five supreme poets of Greece.

This is volume one out of two and includes:

The Acharnians
The Knights
The Clouds
The Wasps
Peace
The Birds 

The Comedies

The Historical Tales of King Arthur Vol. 2 – Charles Morris

The Arthur of the legends has quite stepped out of the historic page and become a hero without time or place in any real world, a king of the imagination, the loftiest figure in that great outgrowth of chivalric romance which formed the favorite fictitious literature of Europe during three or four of the mediæval centuries. The ballads and romances in which the King Arthur of mediæval story figures as the hero have here been transformed into easily readable prose and thus offer pleasant and enjoyable stories to us now. This is volume twe out of two.

The Historical Tales of King Arthur, Vol. 2

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The Historical Tales of King Arthur Vol. 1 – Charles Morris

The Arthur of the legends has quite stepped out of the historic page and become a hero without time or place in any real world, a king of the imagination, the loftiest figure in that great outgrowth of chivalric romance which formed the favorite fictitious literature of Europe during three or four of the mediæval centuries. The ballads and romances in which the King Arthur of mediæval story figures as the hero have here been transformed into easily readable prose and thus offer pleasant and enjoyable stories to us now. This is volume one out of two.

The Historical Tales of King Arthur, Vol. 1

Format: Paperback.

The Historical … Read more.../Mehr lesen ...

The Lyrical Dramas of Aeschylus – Aeschylus

Aeschylus was one of the most famous ancient Greek tragedians He is often called “the father of tragedy”, since this genre really begins with his works. This edition includes the following dramas:

Agamemnon
Choephoræ Or, The Libation-Bearers
The Eumenides
Prometheus Bound
The Suppliants
The Seven Against Thebes
The Persians

The Lyrical Dramas of Aeschylus

Format: Paperback.

The Lyrical Dramas of Aeschylus.

ISBN: 9783849693107

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Biography of Aeschylus (from Wikipedia):

Aeschylus (c. 525/524 – c. 456/455 BC) was an ancient Greek tragedian. He is often described as the father of tragedy. Academics’ knowledge of the genre begins with his work, and understanding of earlier tragedies is largely based … Read more.../Mehr lesen ...

Cato – Joseph Addison

The tragedy Cato was written by Joseph Addison in 1712 and recounts the last days of Marcus Porcius Cato Uticensis, a Stoic who was always resistant to Julius Caesar’s tyranny and an icon of republicanism, virtue, and liberty. The main themes of the play are individual liberty versus government tyranny and Cato’s personal struggle to hold to his beliefs in the face of death.

Cato

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Cato.

ISBN: 9783849693091

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More Information on this book (from Wikipedia):

In 1712, Addison wrote his most famous work of fiction, Cato, a Tragedy. Based on the last days of Marcus Porcius Cato Uticensis, it deals with such themes as individual liberty versus … Read more.../Mehr lesen ...