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"The Picture of Dorian Gray" is a philosophical and decadent novel penned by Oscar Wilde. Published in 1890, the story unfolds in the vibrant and morally rigid society of Victorian England. The narrative centers around the young and captivating Dorian Gray, whose portrait is painted by the artist Basil Hallward. Influenced by his witty and cynical friend, Lord Henry Wotton, Dorian becomes enthralled by the idea of eternal youth and beauty. In a moment of introspection, he wishes that his portrait would age instead of him, allowing him to indulge in a life of hedonism and excess without facing the consequences on his own person. As Dorian delves into a life of debauchery and moral decay, his portrait becomes a visual representation of his inner corruption. The novel serves as a profound exploration of the consequences of aestheticism and the pursuit of pleasure without regard for morality. Wilde challenges the societal norms of the time, critiquing the superficial values and moral hypocrisy prevalent in Victorian society. The character of Lord Henry serves as a mouthpiece for Wilde's own views on art and life, advocating for the pursuit of pleasure and beauty above all else. However, as Dorian's actions lead to tragedy and ruin, the novel takes on a cautionary tone, warning against the dangers of unchecked indulgence and the abandonment of moral principles. Wilde's prose is rich with wit, clever dialogue, and philosophical musings, making "The Picture of Dorian Gray" a timeless work that continues to captivate readers with its exploration of the complexities of human nature, the consequences of one's choices, and the tension between morality and the pursuit of aesthetic pleasure.

RÉSUMÉ :"Oedipe Roi" est une tragédie grecque écrite par Sophocle, une oeuvre intemporelle qui explore les thèmes de la fatalité, de l'identité et de la quête de vérité. La pièce raconte l'histoire d'Oedipe, roi de Thèbes, qui cherche à sauver sa cité d'une terrible peste. Pour cela, il doit découvrir la cause de la malédiction qui s'abat sur son peuple. Dans sa quête désespérée de vérité, il consulte l'oracle de Delphes qui lui révèle que le fléau ne cessera que lorsque le meurtrier de l'ancien roi Laïos sera puni. Oedipe s'engage alors dans une enquête acharnée, ignorant qu'il est lui-même au coeur du mystère qu'il cherche à résoudre. Au fil de son investigation, il découvre qu'il a involontairement tué son père et épousé sa mère, Jocaste, réalisant ainsi la prophétie qu'il avait tenté de fuir toute sa vie. Cette révélation tragique conduit à un dénouement déchirant, où Oedipe, accablé par la honte et le désespoir, se crève les yeux et s'exile. La pièce interroge la condition humaine et le libre arbitre, posant la question de savoir si l'homme peut échapper à son destin. Avec une intensité dramatique sans pareille, "Oedipe Roi" reste une oeuvre majeure de la littérature classique, offrant une réflexion profonde sur la nature de la vérité et la complexité des relations humaines.L'AUTEUR :Sophocle, né vers 496 avant J.-C. à Colone près d'Athènes, est l'un des trois grands dramaturges de la tragédie grecque, aux côtés d'Eschyle et Euripide. Il a vécu durant l'âge d'or d'Athènes, une période de grande effervescence culturelle et politique. Sophocle est surtout connu pour ses contributions au théâtre grec, ayant écrit plus de 120 pièces, bien que seulement sept aient survécu intégralement jusqu'à nos jours. Parmi ses oeuvres majeures figurent "Antigone", "Électre" et bien sûr "Oedipe Roi". Son style se caractérise par une profonde exploration des thèmes moraux et psychologiques, ainsi que par une structure dramatique rigoureuse. Sophocle a introduit plusieurs innovations dans le théâtre, notamment l'ajout d'un troisième acteur sur scène, ce qui a permis une plus grande complexité dans les interactions dramatiques. Il a remporté de nombreux concours dramatiques, témoignant de son immense popularité et de son influence durable. En dehors du théâtre, il a joué un rôle actif dans la vie publique d'Athènes, participant notamment à des fonctions religieuses et militaires.

RÉSUMÉ :"Le Roi Lear" de William Shakespeare est une tragédie monumentale qui explore les thèmes de la folie, de la trahison et de la rédemption. Le récit s'articule autour du roi Lear, un monarque vieillissant qui décide de diviser son royaume entre ses trois filles, Goneril, Regan et Cordelia, en fonction de leur déclaration d'amour pour lui. Tandis que Goneril et Regan flattent leur père avec des paroles vides, Cordelia choisit la sincérité, ce qui conduit Lear à la déshériter. Cette décision précipite une série d'événements tragiques, mettant en lumière la nature destructrice de l'orgueil et de l'aveuglement. Lear se retrouve progressivement isolé et confronté à sa propre folie, tandis que ses filles aînées révèlent leur véritable nature perfide. À travers des scènes poignantes et des dialogues puissants, Shakespeare dépeint la chute d'un homme autrefois puissant, désormais vulnérable face à la tempête de ses propres erreurs. Parallèlement, l'intrigue secondaire impliquant le comte de Gloucester et ses fils, Edgar et Edmond, renforce les thèmes de l'illusion et de la vérité. "Le Roi Lear" est un chef-d'oeuvre de la littérature qui interroge la condition humaine et la quête de rédemption dans un monde où le chaos et l'injustice prévalent.L'AUTEUR :William Shakespeare, né en 1564 à Stratford-upon-Avon, est souvent considéré comme l'un des plus grands dramaturges et poètes de la littérature anglaise. Fils d'un gantier prospère, il a probablement reçu une éducation solide avant de se rendre à Londres à la fin des années 1580. Là, il a rejoint une troupe de théâtre et a commencé à écrire des pièces qui allaient révolutionner le théâtre de son époque. Shakespeare a écrit 39 pièces, dont des tragédies, des comédies et des histoires, ainsi que 154 sonnets et plusieurs poèmes narratifs. Ses oeuvres, telles que "Hamlet", "Macbeth", et "Othello", sont connues pour leur profondeur psychologique et leur exploration des complexités humaines. "Le Roi Lear", écrit entre 1605 et 1606, est l'une de ses tragédies les plus sombres et les plus puissantes. Shakespeare a également été un acteur et copropriétaire du Globe Theatre. Sa contribution au théâtre et à la langue anglaise est immense, avec des expressions et des mots qu'il a inventés toujours en usage aujourd'hui. Shakespeare est décédé en 1616, laissant un héritage artistique qui continue d'influencer la littérature mondiale.

Diese Ausgabe entspricht der von Nicolaus Delius kommentierten Ausgabe von William Shakespeares The Tempest. Die deutsche Kommentierung wurde ergänzt und erweitert und ins 21. Jahrhundert fortgeführt um dem heutigen Leser einen einfachen und verständlichen Zugang zu dem Werk William Shakespeares zu ermöglichen. Es geht hier nicht um etymologische Untersuchungen, sondern um eine das Verständnis fördernde Kommentierung des originalen englischen Textes.

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"Aichmalatoi; or, The Captives" - A New Comedy about the suicides of Cleopatra and Marcus AntoniusWhile Cleopatra and Marcus Antonius hide in their palace at Alexandria, Octavian leads the legions of Rome to Egypt. The outcome of their conflict will decide no less than the future of the Roman Empire, but it will also decide the fate of the child-pharaoh Caesarion, deemed a threat to Roman succession. Who will make it out alive?"The Atlantiad" - A Tragedy about the lost city of Atlantis and its last king, TheodosiusIn a time when the Gods of Olympus walk among mortals and Achilles sails the seas in search of fame and conquest, Atlantis vies for supremacy. Mighty Zeus offers his protection, but the cost of his alliance is high. Yet, the city's most potent threat may come from her most powerful citizen.

Aristophanes, often referred to as "The Father of Comedy", is an ancient Greek poet and playwright who is credited with helping to create the art of satire and irony. Of the over forty plays Aristophanes wrote during his lifetime only eleven survive to this day of which six are collected together here in this volume. In "The Acharnians", there is the story of Dikaiopolis, an Athenian who brokers a private peace treaty with the Spartans. "The Knights" satirizes Athenian society and politics during the Peloponnesian War. In "Peace" we find a joyous anticipation by the Athenian people of an end to the Peloponnesian War, staged just days before the actual end to the war. With "The Birds", Aristophanes relates a fantastical tale of a magical city in the sky. "Lysistrata" concerns the comic account of Athenian women to bring about an end to the Peloponnesian War by withholding sex from their husbands. And finally in "The Ecclesiazusae" there is the tale of Athenian women seizing control of the government and establishing a society of fiscal and sexual equality. This edition follows the prose translations of The Athenian Society and is printed on premium acid-free paper.

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Diese Ausgabe entspricht der von Nicolaus Delius kommentierten Ausgabe von William Shakespeares Macbeth. Die deutsche Kommentierung wurde ergänzt und erweitert und ins 21. Jahrhundert fortgeführt um dem heutigen Leser einen einfachen und verständlichen Zugang zu dem Werk William Shakespeares zu ermöglichen. Es geht hier nicht um etymologische Untersuchungen, sondern um eine das Verständnis fördernde Kommentierung des originalen englischen Textes.

Of Euripides' roughly ninety-two plays, only seventeen tragedies survive. Both ridiculed and lauded during his life, Euripides now stands as one of the greatest innovators of Greek drama. Collected here are ten of Euripides' most important tragedies in prose translation by Edward P. Coleridge. In the first play in this collection, "The Alcestis", Euripides expands upon the myth of Princess Alcestis at the time of her death. "Medea", tells the horrific tale of a woman who seeks revenge on her husband by killing her children. "Hippolytus" relates the tragedy of its titular character, son of Theseus, and his tragic fall at the hands of Phaedra. "Andromache" dramatizes the life of a Greek slave in the years after the Trojan War. In "Ion" we discover the divine origins of an orphan. "The Trojan Women" is the most complete surviving play of Euripides' Trojan War trilogy in which we learn of the fates of the women of Troy following its sacking. In "Electra" we find the daughter of a slain king plotting her revenge. "Iphigenia Among the Taurians" relates how Agamemnon's daughter Iphigenia is saved from sacrifice and travels to Tauris to meet her brother Orestes. "The Bacchae" tells the tragic consequences for King Pentheus of Thebes and his mother Agave for their persecution of Dionysus worshippers. Finally in "Iphigenia at Aulis" we have the classic myth of Agamemnon before and during the Trojan War and his decision to sacrifice his daughter Iphigenia. Together these plays represent the brilliance of one of classical antiquity's greatest playwrights. This edition is printed on premium acid-free paper.

Diese Ausgabe entspricht der von Nicolaus Delius kommentierten Ausgabe von William Shakespeares Othello. Die deutsche Kommentierung wurde ergänzt und erweitert und ins 21. Jahrhundert fortgeführt um dem heutigen Leser einen einfachen und verständlichen Zugang zu dem Werk William Shakespeares zu ermöglichen. Es geht hier nicht um etymologische Untersuchungen, sondern um eine das Verständnis fördernde Kommentierung des originalen englischen Textes.

Sowohl in Büchners "Dantons Tod" als auch in Buchowetzkis filmischer Adaption "Danton" von 1921 nehmen Körper, Haltsuche und Spaltung eine zentrale Rolle ein. Ist die Zerstückelung von Körpern ein äußerliches Merkmal von Gewalt, wird sie hier zunächst metaphorisch betrachtet, d.h., Zerstückelung wird verinnerlicht, und kehrt sich in der Darstellung der Französischen Revolution durch den Einsatz der Guillotine nach außen. Die Guillotine ist hierbei nur der bildhafte Ausdruck der Zerstückelung, die letzte 'Äußerung' des inneren Konfliktes. Das Individuum zerfällt, wird unvollständiges Mosaik - sowohl Danton als auch Robespierre identifizieren sich als gebrochen, da ihnen die eigene Rolle entgleitet bzw. sich als unbeherrschbar erweist. In einer vergleichenden Analyse zeigt die filmische Umsetzung weitere Möglichkeiten der Zerstückelung. Der Mosaikcharakter des Menschen, der Bruch zwischen Innen und Außen, Geist und Körper, Individuum und Masse, wird darüber hinaus gespiegelt an der Darstellung der Geschichte als Mosaik.

Euripides, along was Sophocles, and Aeschylus, is largely responsible for the rise of Greek tragedy. It was in the 5th Century BC, during the height of Greece's cultural bloom, that Euripides lived and worked. Of his roughly ninety-two plays, only seventeen tragedies survive. Both ridiculed and lauded during his life, Euripides now stands as an innovator of the Greek drama. Collected here are six of Euripides' tragedies in prose translation by Edward P. Coleridge: "Medea", "Hippolytus", "Hecuba", "Electra", "Heracles", and "Helen". The first play in this collection, "Medea", tells the horrific tale of a woman who seeks revenge on her husband by killing her children. "Hippolytus" relates the tragedy of its titular character, son of Theseus, and his tragic fall at the hands of Phaedra. "Hecuba" is the tale of a fallen Queen, the grief she feels for the death of her daughter, and the revenge she takes for the murder of her son. In "Electra" we find the daughter of a slain king plotting her revenge. In "Heracles" we find a hero racing to save his family from a death sentence. Lastly, "Helen" presents an alternate tale regarding Helen of Troy than that which sparked the Trojan War. For the lover of drama and the ancient world, this collection is not to be missed-Euripides is seen here in all of his valor and brilliance. This edition is printed on premium acid-free paper.

Ziel dieses Wörterbuches ist es dem Leser von shakespeares Werken ein handliches Nachschlagewerk zu geben, in welchem er vor allem die Begriffe findet, die in modernen englischen Wörterbüchern nicht mehr vorkommen oder von Shakespeare völlig anders verwendet wurden. Im Gegensatz zu den Kommentieren der einzelnen Werke, die auf den Arbeiten Nicolaus Delus beruht und die ich fortführe, ist es hier leider häufiger nicht möglich nur eine Übersetzung anzubieten.

Diese Ausgabe entspricht der von Nicolaus Delius kommentierten Ausgabe von William Shakespeares King Lear. Die deutsche Kommentierung wurde ergänzt und erweitert und ins 21. Jahrhundert fortgeführt um dem heutigen Leser einen einfachen und verständlichen Zugang zu dem Werk William Shakespeares zu ermöglichen. Es geht hier nicht um etymologische Untersuchungen, sondern um eine das Verständnis fördernde Kommentierung des originalen englischen Textes.

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