The dramatic concluding months of The Wars of the Rosesprovide the setting for Shakespeare’s incomparable saga of powerand intrigue. Under the editorial supervision of Jonathan Bate and EricRasmussen, two of today’s most accomplished Shakespearean scholars,this Modern Library series incorporates definitive texts andauthoritative notes from William Shakespeare: CompleteWorks. Each play includes an Introduction as well as anoverview of Shakespeare’s theatrical career; commentary on past andcurrent productions based on interviews with leading directors,actors, and designers; scene-by-scene analysis; key facts about thework; a chronology of Shakespeare’s life and times; andblack-and-white illustrations. Ideal for students, theater professionals, and general readers,these modern and accessible editions set a new standard inShakespearean literature for the twenty-first century.
A pair of twins are separated by a shipwreck, each believing theother has drowned. A lovesick duke woos a countess deep in mourningfor her brother, while her rowdy household plots the downfall ofher puritanical steward. Disguise, confusion, and mistaken identityfollow in Shakespeare’s great comedy of love in all itsmanifestations. Under the editorial supervision of Jonathan Bate and EricRasmussen, two of today’s most accomplished Shakespearean scholars,this Modern Library series incorporates definitive texts andauthoritative notes from William Shakespeare: Complete Works. Eachplay includes an Introduction as well as an overview ofShakespeare’s theatrical career; commentary on past and currentproductions based on interviews with leading directors, actors, anddesigners; scene-by-scene analysis; key facts about the work; achronology of Shakespeare’s life and times; and black-and-whiteillustrations. Ideal for students, theater professionals, and general readers,these modern and accessible editions fro
Uncertain of their standing in court and fearing for theirlives, Rosalind and Orlando are forced into exile in the Forest ofArden, only to become entangled in a beguiling game of love, lust,and mistaken identity. One of Shakespeare’s great comedies, As YouLike It subverts the traditional rules of romance, confusing genderroles, nature, and politics. Under the editorial supervision of Jonathan Bate and EricRasmussen, two of today’s most accomplished Shakespearean scholars,this Modern Library series incorporates definitive texts andauthoritative notes from William Shakespeare: Complete Works. Eachplay includes an Introduction as well as an overview ofShakespeare’s theatrical career; commentary on past and currentproductions based on interviews with leading directors, actors, anddesigners; scene-by-scene analysis; key facts about the work; achronology of Shakespeare’s life and times; and black-and-whiteillustrations. Ideal for students, theater professionals, and general readers,these modern and acces
A continuation of the major series of individualShakespeare plays from the world renowned Royal ShakespeareCompany, edited by two brilliant, younger generation Shakespeareanscholars Jonathan Bate and EricRasmussen Incorporating definitive text andcutting-edge notes from William Shakespeare: CompleteWorks -the first authoritative, modernized edition ofShakespeare's First Folio in more than 300 years-this remarkableseries of individual plays combines Jonathan Bate's insightfulcritical analysis with Eric Rasmussen's textual expertise.
This superb translation of Death in Venice and six otherstories by Thomas Mann is a tour de force, deserving to be thedefinitive text for English-speaking readers. These seven storiesrepresent Mann's early writing career and a level of literaryquality Mann himself despaired of ever again matching. In thesestories he began to grapple with themes that were to recurthroughout his work. In" Little Herr Friedemann, " a character'scarefully structured way of life is suddenly threatened by anunexpected sexual passion. In "Gladius Dei, " puritanical intellectclashes with beauty. In "Tristan, " Mann presents an ironic andcomic account of the tension between an artist and bourgeoissociety. All seven of these stories are accomplished and memorable,but it is Death in Venice that truly forms the centerpiece of thecollection. The themes that Mann weaves through the shorter piecescome to a climax in this stunning novella, one of the mosthauntingly magnificent tales of art and self-destruction everwritten.
On a bleak New England farm, a taciturn young man has resignedhimself to a life of grim endurance. Bound by circumstance to awoman he cannot love, Ethan Frome is haunted by a past of lostpossibilities until his wife’s orphaned cousin, Mattie Silver,arrives and he is tempted to make one final, desperate effort toescape his fate. In language that is spare, passionate, andenduring, Edith Wharton tells this unforgettable story of twotragic lovers overwhelmed by the unrelenting forces of conscienceand necessity. Included with Ethan Frome are the novella The Touchstone andthree short stories, “The Last Asset,” “The Other Two,” and“Xingu.” Together, this collection offers a survey of theextraordinary range and power of one of America’s finestwriters.
酒店之夜，既不孤独，亦无陪伴，深夜寂静。本书讲述了一对学生恋人的故事。保罗是一个学生，为了维持生计，在一家宾馆中做夜间保安。他被租住在313号房间的年轻女子阿米莉娅给迷住了。关于她的一切都是谜：她去了哪里？又做了什么？四周流传着许许多多关于她的流言。后来，他们相爱了。有一天，阿米莉娅突然消失了。听说阿米莉娅为了找到她的母亲，去了萨拉热窝，她试图在那里找到她的身世与那场内战之间的联系。为了爱情，放弃安定的生活，背井离乡？还是选择遗忘，等待下一段感情？保罗经过反复思量，最终踏上了寻找阿米莉娅的路。
A triumphantly patriotic play that also casts a critical eyeat war and warriors, this great epic drama depicts a charismaticruler in a time of national struggle. The young King Henry’svictory over the French despite overwhelming odds creates aspectacle of action, color, and thundering battles. Whether thewarrior-king is urging his men “Once more unto the breach, dearfriends,” or wooing Katharine of France, Henry is magnificentlyadapted to the role he must play in England’s greatness. Henry Vrepresents the culmination of Shakespeare’s art as a writer ofhistorical drama. Each Edition Includes: ? Comprehensive explanatory notes ? Vivid introductions and the most up-to-date scholarship ? Clear, modernized spelling and punctuation, enablingcontemporary readers to understand the Elizabethan English ? Completely updated, detailed bibliographies and performancehistories ? An interpretive essay on film adaptations of the play, alongwith an extensive filmography
在线阅读本书 In Mansfield Park , first published in 1814, when theauthor had reached her full maturity as a novelist, Jane Austenpaints some of her most witty and perceptive studies of character.Against a genteel country landscape of formal parks and statelyhomes, the gossipy Mrs. Norris becomes a masterful comic creation;the fickle young suitor Henry Crawford provides an unequaledportrait of an unscrupulous young man; and the complexly drawnFanny Price emerges as one of Jane Austen’s finest achievements—thepoor cousin who comes to stay with her wealthy relatives atMansfield Park and learns how the game of love can too easily turnto folly. More intricately plotted and wider in scope than Austen’searlier works, Mansfield Park continues to enchant anddelight us as a superb example of a great author’s craft.
As the coast-to-coast Iaughter finally beqan to die down after the sensational success of 1001 GREAT JOKES，the cry went up： MORE！MoRE！MoRE！ Okay,you win．Once again we’ve set a newstandard in the wittiest，wackiest，most outrageous in adult humo rI Here are iokes for every occasion-from raising chuckles from friendsand family,to rousing roars of laughter from alI kinds of audiences．Even better,the Iokes areorganized alphabetically by subject，to Iet you score a direct hit on whatever funny bone you’re aiming for．So open up this book-for a nonstop feast offun from A to Z.
When Tom Seymour,a child psychologist,plunges into a river to save a young man from drowning,he unwittingly reopens a chapter from his past he'd hoped to forget.For Tom already knows Danny Miller.When Danny was ten Tom helped imprison him for the killing of an old woman.Now out of prison with a new identity,Danny has some questions-questions he thinks only Tom can answer. Reluctantly,Tom is drawn back into Danny's world-a place where the border between good and evil,innocence and gulit is blurred and confused.But when Danny's demands on Tom become extreme,Tom wonders whether he has crossed a line of his own-and in crossing it,can he ever go back? 作者简介：Pat Barker was born in Thrnaby-on-Tees in1943.She was educated at the London School of Economics and has been a teacher of history and politics.Her books include Union Street,Winner of the 1983 Fawcett Prize,which has been filmded as Stanley and Iris;Blow Your House Doun;Liza's England,formerly The Century's Daughter,and the following Pubis
Hamlet,a tragedy by William Shakespeare. The king of Denmarkhas been murdered by his brother, Claudius, who then becomes kingand marries the dead king's widow. The ghost of the dead kingvisits his son, Prince Hamlet, and urges him to avenge the murder.In the course of the play, Hamlet, a scholar, slowly convinceshimself that he must murder Claudius. The play ends with a duelbetween Hamlet and the courtier Laertes, and the death by poison ofall the principal characters. Publisher Comments: One of the greatest plays of all time, the compelling tragedy ofthe tormented young prince of Denmark continues to capture theimaginations of modern audiences worldwide. Confronted withevidence that his uncle murdered his father, and with his mother’sinfidelity, Hamlet must find a means of reconciling his longing foroblivion with his duty as avenger. The ghost, Hamlet’s feignedmadness, Ophelia’s death and burial, the play within a play, the“closet scene” in which Hamlet accuses his mother of comp
在线阅读本书 An immensely popular bestseller upon its publication in 1905, The House of Mirth was Edith Wharton’s first great novel.Set among the elegant brownstones of New York City and opulentcountry houses like gracious Bellomont on the Hudson, the novelcreates a satiric portrayal of what Wharton herself called “asociety of irresponsible pleasure-seekers” with a precisioncomparable to that of Proust. And her brilliant and complexcharacterization of the doomed Lily Bart, whose stunning beauty anddependence on marriage for economic survival reduce her to adecorative object, becomes an incisive commentary on the nature andstatus of women in that society. From her tragic attraction tobachelor lawyer Lawrence Selden to her desperate relationship withsocial-climbing Rosedale, Lily is all too much a product of theworld indicated by the title, a phrase taken from Ecclesiastes:“The heart of fools is in the house of mirth.” For it is Lily’svery specialness that threatens the elegance and f
From its spectacular opening–the astonishing scene in whichdrunken Michael Henchard sells his wife and daughter to a passingsailor at a county fair–to the breathtaking series of discoveriesat its conclusion, The Mayor of Casterbridge claims a unique placeamong Thomas Hardy’s finest and most powerful novels. Rooted in an actual case of wife-selling in earlynineteenth-century England, the story build into an awesomeSophoclean drama of guilt and revenge, in which the strong, willfulHenchard rises to a position of wealth and power–only to suffer amost bitter downfall. Proud, obsessed, ultimately committed to hisown destruction, Henchard is, as Albert Guerard has said, “Hardy’sLord Jim…his only tragic hero and one of the greatest tragic heroesin all fiction.
在线阅读本书 The magnificent, timeless drama is the world's most famous tale of"star-crossed lovers." The young, unshakable love of Juliet andRomeo defies the feud that divides their families—the Capulets andMontagues—as their desperate need to be together, their secretmeetings, and finally their concealed marriage drive them towardtragedy. A masterwork that has long captured the hearts ofaudiences, this romantic tragedy has become part of the literaryheritage of all peoples in all nations.
At the beginning of Pudd'nhead Wilson a young slavewoman, fearing for her infant's son's life, exchanges herlight-skinned child with her master's. From this rathersimple premise Mark Twain fashioned one of his most entertaining,funny, yet biting novels. On its surface, Pudd'nheadWilson possesses all the elements of an engrossingnineteenth-century mystery: reversed identities, ahorrible crime, an eccentric detective, a suspenseful courtroomdrama, and a surprising, unusual solution. Yet it is nota mystery novel. Seething with the undercurrents ofantebellum southern culture, the book is a savage indictment inwhich the real criminal is society, and racial prejudice andslavery are the crimes. Written in 1894, Pudd'nheadWilson glistens with characteristic Twain humor, with suspense,and with pointed irony: a gem among the author's laterworks.
From the author who gave us THE SCARLET LETTER and THE HOUSEOF THE SEVEN GABLES, here is a comprehensive selection of hisbest short stories, including: Endicott and the Red Cross Young Goodman Brown Earth's Holocaust Ethan Brand My Kinsman, Major Molineux And more!
