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The Jew of Malta, by Christopher Marlowe, starring David Serero as Barrabas. Cast album recording of 2017 off-Broadway production. Directed and adapted by David Serero.

This educational drama captures the experiences of a young World War I soldier who was touched, inspired, and changed forever by war poetry. Through vivid readings and recollections, we examine the work of 16 poets.

En la historia de Dorian Gray, que gracias a que tiene un retrato que envejece por el puede dedicarse a las mayores depravaciones y vicios, sin que lo afecten, es un personaje universal, cuyas aventuras hasta su tragico final, se consideran entre las obras maestras de la literatura inglesa.

Tales From Shakespeare was originally written in 1807 by Charles Lamb and his sister, Mary, as more comprehensible (and enjoyable) versions of the original Shakespearian texts, specifically but not exclusively for children.

Maksim Gor'kij - literaturnyj psevdonim Alekseja Maksimovicha Peshkova (1868 - 1936) - russkij pisatel', prozaik, dramaturg. Odin iz samyh znachitel'nyh i izvestnyh v mire russkih pisatelej i myslitelej. P'esa "Vragi" byla predstavlena chitateljam v 1906 godu v sbornike tovarishhestva "Znanie" i byla priznana pervym proizvedeniem, napisannym v zhanre socialisticheskogo realizma...

William Shakespeare is widely considered the greatest writer in the history of the English language, so renowned and respected that the time period in which he lived is often known as the Age of Shakespeare. Indeed, his genius is questioned only by those who doubt the authenticity of his authorship of timeless classics like Romeo and Juliet. As Ben Jonson once put it, "He was not of an age, but for all time."

Der Klassiker um Schuld, Rache und Sühne als modernes Hörspiel. Der Vater opfert die Tochter, die Mutter erschlägt darauf ihren Mann und wird deswegen von ihrem Sohn erschlagen - am Ende dieser Geschichte um Rache und Gier steht die Erkenntnis, dass es so nicht weitergehen kann. Die Idee der Rechtsstaatlichkeit hält Einzug. In einer faszinierenden Mischung aus schlagfertigen Dialogen, gereimten Wechselgesängen und modernen Wendungen holt Raoul Schrott diesen Klassiker ins Hier und Jetzt.

Dvadcat' chetvjortogo dekabrja detjam sovetnika mediciny Shtal'bauma ves' den' ne razreshalos' vhodit' v prohodnuju komnatu, a uzh v smezhnuju s nej gostinuju ih sovsem ne puskali. V spal'ne, prizhavshis' drug k drugu, sideli v ugolke Fric i Mari. Uzhe sovsem stemnelo, i im bylo ochen' strashno, potomu chto v komnatu ne vnesli lampy, kak jeto i polagalos' v sochel'nik. Fric tainstvennym shjopotom soobshhil sestrjonke (ej tol'ko chto minulo sem' let), chto s samogo utra v zapertyh komnatah chem-to shurshali, shumeli i tihon'ko postukivali.

How do you get a handle on Hamlet's complex character? What makes for great performances of the play? Professor Rebholz brings a new and compelling interpretation of this great Shakespearean work, offering insights on Hamlet's mysterious actions and inaction and his slow march toward revenge. He also engages in a lively debate with Professor Ryan about ways to perform the play, and the two also discuss its religious and political contexts.

"La vida es sueño", de Pedro Calderón de la Barca, es una obra teatral barroca escrita en el año 1635 y referente de la literatura universal. Su protagonista, el príncipe Segismundo, se cuestiona sobre el sentido de la vida mientras se encuentra en cautiverio.Se trata de una obra caracterizada por las ideas filosóficas sobre la vida, el uso de la escenografía para contrastar ideas antagónicas y la importancia que se da a la civilización por sobre la barbarie.

Gil Bailie examines William Shakespeare's Julius Caesar through the lens of René Girard's mimetic theory to reveal the dynamics of the volatile transition from Republican Rome to Imperial Rome.

At the opening of this late Shakespearean drama, Polixenes, the king of Bohemia, has been the longtime guest of Leontes and Hermione, the king and queen of Sicily. When the time comes for Polixenes to leave, Leontes urges him to stay longer. At first Polixenes refuses, but soon he yields to the entreaties of Hermione. His rapid change of mind convinces Leontes that the two are lovers and that Polixenes is the father of Hermione's unborn child.

Spektakl' "Otcy i deti" po motivam odnoimennogo romana russkogo pisatelja Ivana Sergeevicha Turgeneva. Konflikt pokolenij. Glavnye geroi Arkadij Kirsanov i Evgenij Bazarov - absoljutno raznye po mirovozzreniju ljudi. V to vremja, kak pervyj bolee sklonen opirat'sja na mnenie starshego pokolenija, vtoroj sovershenno otricaet ego. I korit svoego prijatelja za izlishnjuju mjagkotelost', schitaja chto tot nahoditsja pod sil'nym vlijaniem svoih otca i djadi, vremja kotoryh, po ego mneniju, proshlo…

The story of the orphan Pip, writing his life from his early days of childhood until adulthood and trying to be a gentleman along the way is without doubt one of Dicken's greatest works.

Spektakl' po romanu Dombi i synom velikogo anglijskogo pisatelja Charl'za Dikkensa, odin iz luchshih romanov mirovoj literatury, blistatel'nyj, ostroumnyj, veselyj i grustnyj odnovremenno. Beskonechnaja verenica figur i zhiznennyh polozhenij v jetom proizvedenii izumljaet. Ne mnogo romanov v mirovoj literature, kotorye po bogatstvu krasok i raznoobraziju tona mogut byt' postavleny v odin rjad s Dombi i Synom, ne schitaja nekotoryh pozdnejshih proizvedenij samogo Dikkensa.

Talanty i poklonniki - komedija v chetyrjoh dejstvijah Aleksandra Nikolaevicha Ostrovskogo. Negina - populjarnaja, no bednaja molodaja aktrisa. Ejo zhenih Meluzov uchit ejo naukam i chestnoj zhizni. Knjaz' Dulebov, nadejas' ispol'zovat' ejo stesnjonnoe polozhenie, predlagaet ej stat' soderzhankoj. Aktrisa rezko otkazyvaet i vyzyvaet u Dulebova jarost' i zhelanie mesti.

Once upon a time in a far-off country, there lived a father and his daughter Beauty, along with his five other daughters and six sons.

Lady Windermere's Fan is a four-act comedy by Oscar Wilde. Like many of Wilde's comedies, it bitingly satirizes the morals of Victorian society, particularly marriage. The story concerns Lady Windermere, who discovers that her husband may be having an affair with another woman. She confronts her husband but he instead invites the other woman, Mrs. Erlynne, to his wife's birthday ball. Angered by her husband's unfaithfulness, Lady Windermere leaves her husband for another lover. Or does she?

William Shakespeare is widely considered the greatest writer in the history of the English language, so renowned and respected that the time period in which he lived is often known as the Age of Shakespeare. Indeed, his genius is questioned only by those who doubt the authenticity of his authorship of timeless classics like Romeo and Juliet. As Ben Jonson once put it, "He was not of an age, but for all time."

Susan Keating Glaspell (1876 - 1948) was a novelist, playwright, journalist and actress. The Verge reflects Glaspell's observation of the way in which Victorian society left some women feeling trapped in roles for which they were unsuited. The story is about Claire, a woman who lives her life on the verge of a nervous breakdown. Trying to create a new type of plant, Claire spends most of her time in the greenhouse.