A passionate young woman, her cowardly lover, and her aging,vengeful husband are the central characters in this stark drama ofthe conflict between passion and convention in the harsh world ofseventeenth-century Boston. Tremendously moving and rich inpsychological insight, this tragic novel of sin and redemptionaddresses our Puritan past. Depicting the struggle between mind andheart, Hawthorne fashioned a masterpiece of American fiction.
An extraordinary volume for fans and students Including The Importance of Being Earnest, An Ideal Husband, AWoman of No Importance, Lady Windermere's Fan , and Salomé , this collection showcases Wilde's brilliance andtimeless wit.
Two of Shakespeare's important and illuminating history playsin a comprehensive and scholarly update. This edition includes adiscussion and criticism of Shakespeare's life, world, and theaterby outstanding scholars past and present, stage histories ofnotable actors, directors, and producers, and clear, readable textand commentaries.
Flamboyant and controversial, Oscar Wilde was a dazzlingpersonality, a master of wit, and a dramatic genius whose sparklingcomedies contain some of the most brilliant dialogue ever writtenfor the English stage. Here in one volume are his immensely popularnovel, The Picture of Dorian Gray; his last literary work, “TheBallad of Reading Gaol,” a product of his own prison experience;and four complete plays: Lady Windermere’s Fan, his first dramaticsuccess, An Ideal Husband, which pokes fun at conventionalmorality, The Importance of Being Earnest, his finest comedy, andSalomé, a portrait of uncontrollable love originally written inFrench and faithfully translated by Richard Ellmann. Every selection appears in its entirety–a marvelous collection ofoutstanding works by the incomparable Oscar Wilde, who’s been aptlycalled “a lord of language” by Max Beerbohm.
在线阅读本书 A spine-tingling collection of terrifying classics with anintroduction by horror master Stephen King. The mesmerizing storyof a demented scientist's monster creation; the horror masterpiecethat has led to countless vampire novels and films; and theultimate tale of the never-ending battle between good andevil--these frightening works continue to enthrall even the boldestreaders. Reissue.
This 19th-century author created "some of the most colorful andhaunting fiction of his century" ( Kirkus Reviews ). And withhis special blend of comedy, social commentary, and fantasy, hepaved the way for Tolstoy and Dostoyevsky.
At once a romantic history of a mighty river, anautobiographical account of Twain’s early steamboat days, and astorehouse of humorous anecdotes and sketches, here is the rawmaterial from which Mark Twain wrote his finest novel, Adventures of Huckleberry Finn .
Known as a "feast of language," this is one of the bard'searliest comedies, in which four bachelors who have dedicatedthemselves to chastity and scholarly pursuits soon encounter thewomen of their dreams.
New package for Austen's brilliant satire of the gothicnovel A sly commentary on the power of literature and a warning forwomen about being too innocent, here is a fresh, funny novel of ayoung woman receiving, as Margaret Drabble reveals in herilluminating introduction, "intensive instruction in the ways ofthe world."
The beloved sequel to Little Women , this classiccontinues the story of Jo March, who goes on to get married andinherit an estate with which she creates an experimental school forboys.
The full texts of the seven extant plays of Sophocles with PaulRoche's revised and updated translations of the Oedipus cycle, andall-new translations of the remaining plays.
Troilus and Cressida is perhaps Shakespeare's mostphilosophical play, and its preoccupation with war, sex, and timehas seemed peculiarly relevant since the First World War. Fineproductions have demonstrated the play's theatrical power, andcritics have explored and illuminated its ideas and itsexceptionally complex language. Kenneth Muir, in his introduction,sets the play in its historical context, discusses its odd careerin the theatre, examines Shakespeare's handling of his multiplesources, and assesses the contribution of interpretative criticismto a deeper understanding of this sombre examination of a fallenworld. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailableedition of this title.
