Roman "Zlatarovo zlato," prvi je roman Augusta Senoe napisan 1871. godine. To je ujedno i prvi hrvatski povijesni roman, koji govori o zagrebackoj povijesti XVI. stoljeca (nakon Gupceve Seljacke bune). Roman je prvo objavljen u nastavcima u casopisu Vienac od broja 31. (5. kolovoza 1871.) do broja 52. (30. prosinca 1871.) unutar III godista. Baziran na povijesnim cinjenicama, predstavlja sliku ivota u Hrvatskoj, posebice u Zagrebu. U njemu je Senoa dao citavu galeriju osoba - plemice, svecenstvo i gradjanstvo. Okosnicu romana cine vjeciti sukobi plemstva, koje propada, i gradjanstva koje...

"Kletva" je povijesni u kojem je prikazana buna sto su je digli hrvatski velikasi protiv hrvatsko-ugarskog kralja Sigismunda, ali i borbe izmedju biskupskog Kaptola i gradjanskog Grica. Naslov romana uzet je po kletvi koju je pred Bozic 1396. na gradjane Grica bacio biskup Pavao. Kletva je bila skinuta 12. travnja 1397. August Senoa je zapoceo objavljivati ovaj svoj opsezni povijesni roman, o dogadjajima iz 14. stoljeca koji su preusmjerili hrvatsku povijest, 1880. godine u Narodnim novinama. Smrt ga sprijecila zavr etku ovog djela. Roman je na osnovu njegovih spisa, nastavio i dovrsio Josip...

Mlada uciteljica nastoji se oduprijeti snaznom nastojanju vlasti u madjarizaciji i germanizaciji Hrvatske. U svojim nastojanjima susrece se s otporom kolega opsjednutih jedino vlastitim probitkom, pohlepom i egoizmom. No, Branka je nepokolebiva i ustrajna u provodjenju svojih ideala. Probija se kroz zivot velikom upornoscu i vlastitom sposobnoscu. Njen trud biva nagradjen udajom za mladog, lijepog, bogatog i obrazovanog plemica.

One of the best-loved Spanish novels of all time, The Three-Cornered Hat is a hilarious tale of lust, intrigue and corrupt authorities set in eighteenth-century Andalusia. When the hideous and lascivious corregidor Don Eugenio takes a fancy to the formidable - and formidably desirable - Senora Frasquita, the wife of a local miller, the couple set about foiling his plans for a seduction. There ensues a fast-paced comedy of moonlight flits, clothes swapping, mistaken identity, and slapstick accidents as the characters struggle in vain to maintain both dignity and marital harmony. Calm is...

"The Star of Seville" is frequently cited as the best example of the Spanish honor play, a form popular during that country's Golden Age of drama and related to similar productions in France and England during the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. Sancho IV, king of Castile, is delighted with his welcome to Seville, and he is especially charmed by a black-haired beauty he catches sight of on a balcony. The alcaldes of the city identify her as Estrella Tabera, the Star of Seville. King Sancho whispers orders to his confidant, Arias, telling him to arrange for the monarch to visit Estrella...

Anatol is a play by Austrian playwright Arthur Schnitzler, published in 1893. It is a seven-act play set in late 19th century Vienna, depicting the many shallow and immature relationships of bourgeois playboy Anatol. The first act, "The question to fate," earned Schnitzler the title of "psychological depth researcher" from Sigmund Freud. Arthur Schnitzler, (born May 15, 1862, Vienna, Austria-died October 21, 1931, Vienna), Austrian playwright and novelist known for his psychological dramas that dissect turn-of-the-century Viennese bourgeois life.

Carlo Goldoni - The Honorable Maid "The Honorable Maid" published in 1748 is rooted to the styles of the commedia dell'arte. The play was applauded in the theater Sant'Angelo in the carnival of 1749 for 22 nights in a row. Characters include Beatrice, Ottavio, Brighella, Menego, Bettina, Pasqualino, Catte, Pantalone, Arlecchino, Pasqua, Nane, Lelio, Tita and Scanna. Nane and Menego are two gondoliers who are eternally quarreling. In 1968 it was made into a comedy film directed by Carlo Lodovici and starring Cesco Baseggio.