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1) Othello
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English
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"Othello" by William Shakespeare is a captivating tale of love, jealousy, and the destructive power of deceit. Set against the backdrop of Venice, this timeless tragedy follows the noble Moorish general Othello as he falls deeply in love with the beautiful Desdemona. However, their happiness is short-lived as the ensign Iago, consumed by jealousy and ambition, begins to manipulate Othello into believing that Desdemona has been unfaithful.
What unfolds...
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Jean-Baptiste Poquelin, known popularly by his stage name Molière, is regarded as one of the masters of French comedic drama. When Molière began acting in Paris there were two well-established theatrical companies, those of the Hôtel de Bourgogne and the Marais. Joining these theatrical companies would have been impossible for a new member of the acting profession like Molière and thus he performed with traveling troupes of actors in the French...
4) Medea
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English
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The influence of Euripides on the development of the dramatic genre cannot be overstated. Along with Sophocles and Aeschylus he is regarded as one of the three great Greek tragedians from classical antiquity. One of the most important of Euripides' surviving dramas is "Medea", the story of its title character, the wife of Jason of the Argonauts, who seeks revenge upon her unfaithful husband when he abandons her for a another bride. Set in Corinth...
5) Ireland
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Mason Crest
Pub. Date
c2013
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64 p. : col. ill., col. maps ; 22 cm.
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English
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Presents the history, culture, economy, and government of Ireland, and describes major cities, landscape, people, holidays and festivals, and its place in the European Union.
6) Greece
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Mason Crest Publishers
Pub. Date
c2013
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64 p. : col. ill., col. maps ; 22 cm.
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English
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Presents the history, culture, economy, and government of Greece, and describes major cities, landscape, people, holidays and festivals, and its place in the European Union.
7) Italy
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Mason Crest
Pub. Date
c2013
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64 p. : col. ill., col. maps ; 22 cm.
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English
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Presents the history, culture, economy, and government of Italy, and describes major cities, landscape, people, holidays and festivals, and its place in the European Union.
8) France
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Britannica Educational Pub. in association with Rosen Educational Services
Pub. Date
2014
Edition
1st ed.
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xv, 353 p. : ill. (chiefly col.), col. maps ; 25 cm.
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English
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Traces the history of France, describing the geography, economy, government and society, and cultural life. Includes illustrations and maps.
9) Denmark
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Mason Crest
Pub. Date
c2013
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64 p. : col. ill., col. maps ; 22 cm.
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English
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Presents the history, culture, economy, and government of Denmark, and describes major cities, landscape, people, holidays and festivals, and its place in the European Union.
10) Sweden
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Mason Crest
Pub. Date
c2013
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64 p. : col. ill., col. maps ; 22 cm.
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English
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Presents the history, culture, economy, and government of Sweden, and describes major cities, landscape, people, holidays and festivals, and its place in the European Union.
11) Austria
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Mason Crest
Pub. Date
c2013
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64 p. : col. ill., col. maps ; 22 cm.
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English
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Presents the history, culture, economy, and government of Austria, and describes major cities, landscape, people, holidays and festivals, and its place in the European Union.
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Idylls of the King (1859-1885) is a cycle of narrative poems by British poet Alfred, Lord Tennyson. Written while Tennyson was serving as Poet Laureate, Idylls of the King reworks the medieval Arthurian legend in blank verse and with an elegiac tone. Based on Sir Thomas Malory's Le Morte d'Arthur and the early British Mabinogion manuscripts, Tennyson's work connects an ancient tradition to the reign and ideals of Queen Victoria.
"The Coming of Arthur"...
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The cycle of 55 sonnets that comprise Rainer Maria Rilke's "Sonnets to Orpheus" were written in a period of three weeks during 1922, a time which the poet himself described as a "savage creative storm." Inspired by the death of his daughter's friend, Wera Knoop, Rilke commenced to the production of "Sonnets to Orpheus," a work filled with mythological and biblical allusions. During the same burst of creative energy he set to working on the completion...
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Six Characters in Search of an Author (1921) is a metatheatrical drama by Luigi Pirandello. Viewed as an important work of absurdist literature, the play was a critical failure when it was first, staged in Rome. Revised by its author and bolstered by successful performances in New York City, Six Characters in Search of an Author has been, recognized as a pioneering examination of the nature of creativity, the relationship of the director and actors...
15) Belgium
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Mason Crest
Pub. Date
c2013
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64 p. : ill. (chiefly col.), col. maps ; 22 cm.
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English
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Presents the history, culture, economy, and government of Belgium, and describes major cities, landscape, people, holidays and festivals, and its place in the European Union.
16) The Sonnets
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First published in 1609, "The Sonnets" of William Shakespeare are a collection of 154 loosely connected 14 line poems. Considered by many to be among some of the greatest love poetry ever written much debate surrounds the context of the poetry. It has been suggested that the work may be semi-autobiographical but no real evidence firmly supports this notion. The themes of the poems contained within this volume are varied and include such subjects as...
17) The Inferno
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The Inferno, by Dante Alighieri, is part of the Barnes & Noble Classics series, which offers quality editions at affordable prices to the student and the general reader, including new scholarship, thoughtful design, and pages of carefully crafted extras. Here are some of the remarkable features of Barnes & Noble Classics:
• New introductions commissioned from today's top writers and scholars
• Biographies of the authors
• Chronologies of contemporary...
18) Autumn
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"From the Man Booker-shortlisted and Baileys Prize-winning author of How to be both: a breathtakingly inventive new novel--about aging, time, love, and stories themselves--that launches an extraordinary quartet of books called Seasonal. Readers love Ali Smith's novels for their peerless innovation and their joyful celebration of language and life. Her newest, Autumn, has all of these qualities in spades, and--good news for fans!--is the first installment...
19) The Wild Duck
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Written in 1884 and first performed in 1885, "The Wild Duck", by Norwegian playwright Henrik Ibsen, is the first modern tragicomedy to be embraced by critics and audiences alike. The play, titled "Vilanden" in its original Norwegian, is widely considered one of Ibsen's most well-written plays. The story centers around the secrets and dramas of the Ekdal family, who live a dysfunctional life in purposeful denial of the many skeletons that lurk in their...
20) Tartuffe
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English
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Jean-Baptiste Poquelin, known popularly by his stage name Molière, is regarded as one of the masters of French comedic drama. When Molière began acting in Paris, there were two well-established theatrical companies, those of the Htel de Bourgogne and the Marais. Joining these theatrical companies would have been impossible for a new member of the acting profession like Molière and thus he performed with traveling troupes of actors in the French...
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