First published in 1917, this collection is full of typical Hardy poems, including several which record his response to the First World War. Thomas Hardy wrote in a great variety of poetic forms including lyrics, ballads, satire, dramatic monologues, and dialogue, and though in some ways a very traditional poet, because he was influenced by folksong and ballads, he "was never conventional," and "persistently experiment ed] with different, often invented, stanza forms and metres and made use of "rough-hewn rhythms and colloquial dic-tion."

A brilliant and sophisticated satire of manners and morals in the best Jamesian tradition, 'The Europeans', one of James's most popular and optimistic novels, has at its center an expatriated American raised in Europe who, determined to find a new husband, flees from her crumbling marriage and travels to Boston with her younger brother. James presents the clash between European sophistication and New World innocence perfectly.

First published in 1914, this collection contains the famous 'Poems of 1912-13' about Hardy's deceased wife. Thomas Hardy wrote in a great variety of poetic forms including lyrics, ballads, satire, dramatic monologues, and dialogue, and though in some ways a very traditional poet, because he was influenced by folk song and ballads, he "was never conventional," and "persistently experiment ed] with different, often invented, stanza forms and metres and made use of "rough-hewn rhythms and colloquial diction." This is NOT a facsimile, but a modern edition.

In Major Barbara, George Bernard Shaw spins out the drama of an eccentric millionaire, a ro-mantic poet, and a misguided savior of souls, Major Barbara herself, in a topsy-turvy master-piece of sophisticated banter and urbane humor. His brilliant dialogue, combined with his use of paradox and socialist theory, never fails to tickle, entertain-and challenge. George Bernard Shaw was the greatest British dramatist after Shakespeare, a satirist equal to Jonathan Swift, and a playwright whose most profound gift was his ability to make audiences think by provoking them to laughter.

'Caesar and Cleopatra', a cheeky riposte to Shakespeare, redefines heroism in the character of the ageing Roman leader.

Shaw believed that theatre audiences of the 1890s deserved more than the hollow spectacle and sham he saw displayed on the London stage. But he also recognized that people wanted to be entertained while educated, and to see purpose mixed with pleasure. Shaw employed traditional dramatic forms - Victorian melodrama, the history play and the adventure story - to turn received wisdom upside down. Set during the American War of Inde-pendence, 'The Devil's Disciple' exposes fake Puritanism and piety.

Shaw believed that theatre audiences of the 1890s deserved more than the hollow spectacle and sham he saw displayed on the London stage. But he also recognized that people wanted to be entertained while educated, and to see purpose mixed with pleasure. In 'Captain Brassbound's Conversion', an expedition in Morocco is saved from disaster by a lady explorer's skilful manipulation of the truth.

The most famous sonnet cycle in world literature now in a French prose translation. Le plus celebre cycle de sonnet dans la litterature mondiale maintenant dans une traduction en prose francaise."

Sei personaggi in cerca d'autore e il dramma piu famoso di Luigi Pirandello. Esso fu rappresentato per la prima volta il 9 maggio 1921 al Teatro Valle di Roma, ma in quell'occasione ebbe un esito tempestoso, perche molti spettatori contestarono la rappresentazione al grido di "Manicomio Manicomio ." Fu importante, per il successivo successo di questo dramma, la terza edizione, del 1925, in cui l'autore aggiunse una prefazione nella quale chiariva la genesi, gli intenti e le tematiche fondamentali del dramma. E considerata la prima opera della trilogia del teatro nel teatro, comprendente...

Un nobile del primo '900 prende parte ad una mascherata in costume nella quale impersona Enrico IV; alla messa in scena prendono parte anche Matilde Spina, donna di cui e innamorato, ed il suo rivale in amore Belcredi. Quest'ultimo disarciona Enrico IV che nella caduta batte la testa e si convince di essere realmente il personaggio storico che stava impersonando. La follia dell'uomo viene assecondata dai servitori che il nipote di Nolli mette al suo servizio per alleviare le sue sofferenze; dopo 12 anni Enrico guarisce e comprende che Belcredi lo ha fatto cadere intenzionalmente per rubargli...