Simon Bolivar and Jose de San Martin independently led the South American revolutionary armies that freed much of Latin America of Spanish rule.
In 1808, Napoleon Bonaparte treacherously outmaneuvered the corrupt Spanish Bourbons and installed his brother Joseph as King of Spain, igniting the flames of war across the Iberian Peninsula. Far across the Atlantic, this event lit the fuse for a war that raged for the better part of two decades as Spain's colonies grasped the opportunity to seize their own independence.
The Wars of South American Independence began with confused,...
Simon Bolivar and Jose de San Martin independently led the South American revolutionary armies that freed much of Latin America of Spanish rule.
Two Noble Kinsmen is based on Geoffrey Chaucers the Knights Tale. Three queens ask Theseus and Hippolyta to avenge the deaths of their husbands at the hands of the tyrant Creon of Thebes. Theseus agrees and wages a war that changes the fate of many those involved. The play ends with a public tournament.
Come all sad, and solemn shows, That are quick-eyed Pleasures foes; We convent nought else but woes. We convent nought else but woes.
Honor and Dignity--
Two Noble Kinsmen is based on Geoffrey Chaucers the Knights Tale. Three queens ask Theseus and Hippolyta to avenge the de...
Collected here are all sixteen of Shakespeares brilliant comedies. Including The Two Gentlemen of Verona, The Taming of the Shrew, The Comedy of Errors, Loves Labours Lost, A Midsummer Nights Dream, The Merchant of Venice, The Merry Wives of Windsor, Much Ado About Nothing, As You like it, Twelfth Night; Or, What You Will, Measure for Measure, Alls Well That Ends Well, Pericles, Prince of Tyre, The Winters Tale, The Tempest, and The Two Noble Kinsmen.
Captain of our fairy band, Helena is here at hand, And the youth, mistook by me, Pleading for a lovers fee. Shall we...
Sublime Comedies --
Collected here are all sixteen of Shakespeares brilliant comedies. Including The Two Gentlemen of Verona, The Taming of ...
William Shakespeare, John Fletcher: Die beiden edlen Vettern Die Tragikomodie in funf Akten in Versen und Prosa ist 1613 unter massgeblicher Beteiligung von John Fletcher entstanden und wurde im Herbst desselben Jahres im Blackfriars Theater uraufgefuhrt. Der Erstdruck erfolgte 1634. Die Freunde Palamon und Arcite sind am Hofe Theseus' in Athen gefangen. Beide verlieben sich in Emilia, die Schwester der Amazonenkonigin Hippolyta, die Theseus zur Frau genommen hat. Die Freunde werden zu erbitterten Rivalen. Die vorliegende Ubersetzung stammt von F.A. Gelbcke. Erstdruck in: Die englische Buhne...
William Shakespeare, John Fletcher: Die beiden edlen Vettern Die Tragikomodie in funf Akten in Versen und Prosa ist 1613 unter massgeblicher Beteiligu...
Published in 1987: This thesis presents an edition of the author's play, Monsieur Thomas, with a substantial introduction in several sections and a sizeable apparatus.
Published in 1987: This thesis presents an edition of the author's play, Monsieur Thomas, with a substantial introduction in several sections and a si...
