Continental European category: 7816 books

Sara Jeannette Duncan (22 December 1861 – 22 July 1922) was a Canadian author and journalist. She also published as Mrs. Everard Cotes among other names. First trained as a teacher in a normal school, she published poetry early in her life and after a brief period of teaching got a job as a travelling...

Œdipus was written when Voltaire was but nineteen years of age. It was played for the first time in 1718, and ran for forty-five nights. Du Frêsne, a celebrated actor, and of the same age as the author, played the part of Œdipus; and Madame Desmarêts, a famous actress, did Jocaste, and soon after...

14 works of Edmund Gosse English poet, author and critic (1849-1928) This ebook presents a collection of 14 works of Edmund Gosse. A dynamic table of contents allows you to jump directly to the work selected. Table of Contents: Aspects and Impressions Father and Son - A Study of Two...

An innovative exploration of the Universe in the darkness of existence. Words like flaming swords in a daring journey of thought on the edge of infinity, unusual perspectives of feelings in a daring challenge in the depths of consciousness. The scathing insight into the gloomy solitude of the man,...

Hailed by Czeslaw Milosz as “the grande dame of Polish poetry” and named “one of the foremost Polish poets of the twentieth century” by Ryszard Kapuscinski, Julia Hartwig has long been considered the gold standard of poetry in her native Poland. With this career-spanning collection, we finally...

ENDURING LITERATURE ILLUMINATED BY PRACTICAL SCHOLARSHIP The first volume of The Divine Comedy--Dante begins his downward journey through the seven circles of Hell. EACH ENRICHED CLASSIC EDITION INCLUDES: • A concise introduction that gives readers important background information •...

*** Original and Unabridged Content. Made available by GOLDEN CLASSIC PRESS*** Synopsis: Nearly the whole of this volume is a reprint of the serious portion of Phantasmagoria and other Poems, which was first published in 1869 and has long been out of print. “The Path of Roses” was written...

The Berliner Ensemble was founded by Bertolt Brecht and his wife Helene Weigel in 1949. The company soon gained international prominence, and its productions and philosophy influenced the work of theatre-makers around the world. David Barnett's book is the first study of the company in any language....

The e-book has been updated to include a link to a pdf containing almost 100 pages of additional Shakespeare resources created by the author, that can be printed as desired.This book contains what you need to get started:An Introduction to Sharing ShakespeareA List of Recommended Books & VideosA...

Extrait : "MOLIERE : Allons donc, Messieurs et Mesdames, vous moquez-vous avec votre longueur, et ne voulez-vous pas tous venir ici ? La peste soit des gens ! Holà ho ! Monsieur de Brécourt ! "À PROPOS DES ÉDITIONS LIGARAN : Les éditions LIGARAN proposent des versions numériques de grands classiques...

La Métamorphose (Die Verwandlung) est une nouvelle écrite par Franz Kafka en 1912 et publiée en 1915. Il s'agit d'une de ses œuvres les plus célèbres avec Le Procès. La nouvelle décrit la métamorphose et les mésaventures de Gregor Samsa, un représentant de commerce qui se réveille un matin transformé en un « monstrueux insecte ».

Collection of essays. According to Wikipedia: "William Dean Howells (March 1, 1837 May 11, 1920) was an American realist author and literary critic... In 1858, he began to work at the Ohio State Journal where he wrote poetry, short stories, and also translated pieces from French, Spanish, and German....

L’Âme du Poète Emile Nelligan, poète québécois (1879-1941) Ce livre numérique présente «L’Âme du Poète», de Emile Nelligan, édité en texte intégral. Une table des matières dynamique permet...

La tragédie naît de l'affrontement de deux impératifs inconciliables. Titus ne peut mettre en danger sa mission à la tête de Rome au nom de la passion qui l'unit à Bérénice.