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61) King John
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First published in the "First Folio" in 1623 and likely written in the 1590s, "King John" is one of William Shakespeare's best historical plays. It centers on the events of King John's reign of England during the late twelfth and early thirteenth centuries. King John, son of Henry I of England and Eleanor of Aquitaine, inherits the throne after the death of his older brother, King Richard I. John's claim to the throne is challenged by the King of...
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Close friends Valentine and Proteus become rivals for the hand of Silvia, daughter of the Duke of Milan, who has promised her to the foolish coward Thurio. Proteus has Valentine banished, but Silvia escapes to the forest to join him. Proteus follows with Julia, who dotes on him. After a confrontation, the Duke eventually allows Valentine and Silvia to wed, and Proteus marries Julia.
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The charms of the poems in A Shropshire Lad, published in 1896, continue to resonate today. Housman's first collection and his signature work, the poems here mix the styles of traditional English ballads and classical verse, and evoke the idyllic English countryside, explore the nature of friendship, bravery, and the passing of youth, among other themes.
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Campos de Castilla, publicado en 1912, es, probablemente, el libro más influyente de la poesía en español del siglo XX. Su impacto en sucesivas generaciones de poetas, comenzando por la Generación del 98, a la que Machado pertenece, o por la Generación del 27, aún se siente y es reconocible en las voces a ambos lados del Atlántico, en España e Hispanoamérica.
Los versos de Antonio machado, pura raíz y pueblo, reflejan los paisajes de Castilla...
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«La escritura puede estar desprovista de todo menos de uno mismo», dice Kutxi Romero. Este libro es un intento de despojarse del yo, de recordarnos que no somos importantes y, a la vez, que somos lo único que importa.
Una colección de poemas cortos, cargados de sarcasmo e ironía, que buscan otra perspectiva. La del escritor que desearía no escribir. La del sinsentido de la sociedad. La estupidez de querer ser algo siendo motas de polvo en un...
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¿Deseas descubrir verdades olvidadas sobre la relación de Roma y el Nacional-Socialismo?
¿Ansias saber los datos precisos para defenderte de los que mienten al decir que Roma era Pro-Hitler?
Con la edición de este libro que hemos creado especialmente para ti podras encontrar entre otras cosas lo siguiente:
1. La poderosa sabiduría que el Papa Pio XI, difunde en su encíclica "Mit Brennender Sorge" y en la cual condena a Hitler y su propaganda...
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Viento del pueblo recopila los poemas escritos por Miguel Hernández durante la Guerra Civil Española. Obra comprometida militar y políticamente, recoge versos de una fuerza y un desgarro que contrastan con el tono lírico e íntimo de buena parte de su obra anterior. La poesía bélica y de urgencia de Miguel Hernández parte de lo popular, del pueblo al que hace referencia el título de la obra, de su miseria, sufrimiento y dolor… pero no solo...
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"El rayo que no cesa" es un poemario publicado por Miguel Hernández en 1936, meses antes del estallido de la Guerra Civil Española. La temática de la mayoría de sus poemas es amorosa y trágica, con un tono apasionado, pues el amor hiere al poeta que, sin embargo, se aferra a ese sentimiento buscando un sentido al mundo y a su propia existencia. El amor que reflejan los versos de Miguel Hernández es un amor romántico, pero también hay espacio...
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This drama is about love and marriage. But the path to marriage in this play is unusually hazardous. ... To win Portia's hand, Bassanio must put his future at risk in an attempt to choose correctly among three caskets or chests of gold, silver, and lead. If he chooses rightly, he wins, in marriage, the beautiful, intelligent, and supremely resourceful Portia and her great wealth. If he chooses wrongly, he must forever abandon Portia and may never...
70) The Trial
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Josef K. is an employee at a bank, an Everyman without any particular qualities or ambitions. His inconsequence makes doubly strange his arrest by an officer of the court, made with no formal charges or explanation. Disoriented and consumed with guilt for a crime he does not understand, Josef K. must justify his life to a court with which he cannot communicate. The defendant can only ask questions, but receives no answers to clarify the surreal world...
72) The painted veil
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When a neglected wife of a busy doctor working in China has an affair with a handsome diplomat, her jealous husband forces her to accompany him to an area where there is a cholera epidemic. While he hopes that both of them will die, instead they rebuild their marriage.
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This masterpiece of eighteenth-century English poetry tells the epic tale of a sailor who endures a fate worse than death for killing an albatross.
After callously shooting an albatross with his crossbow, a sailor is doomed to a nightmarish voyage from the Antarctic to the Equator before returning home as the sole survivor of the journey. When the haunting figure Life-in-Death wins his soul in a game of dice, the sailor is doomed to forever roam the...
74) Richard III
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Believed to have been written in 1591, William Shakespeare's "Richard III" is one of the bards first plays, the first installment in a tetralogy of plays which includes "Henry IV, Part I," "Henry IV, Part II," and "Henry V." One of the longest of Shakespeare's plays and consequently rarely performed unabridged, "Richard III" is the story of the Machiavellian rise to power and subsequent short reign of King Richard III of England. The play begins with...
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Regarded as one of the foremost playwrights of the nineteenth century, Ibsen tells the story of the idealist Doctor Thomas Stockmann, the medical officer of a recently opened spa in a small town in southern Norway, who finds that the water is seriously contaminated. He notifies members of the community and initially receives support and thanks for the discovery. Threatened by the possible impact of such a revelation, his brother, the town mayor, conspires...
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Have you ever wanted to learn the third most taught language in the world? If you are a native English speaker, you will be surprised at how easy it can be to learn the German language. Easy to understand and simple phonetics will keep you eager, and interested to learn more. Let this book work hand in hand with you to accomplish your goal of learning German. The following chapters will discuss basic grammar rules, sentence structure, and everyday...
77) Rapture: Poems
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Winner of the T. S. Eliot Prize, "essential reading for the broken-hearted of all ages" (The Guardian)
The effortless virtuosity, drama, and humanity of Carol Ann Duffy's verse have made her much admired among contemporary poets. Rapture is a book-length love poem and a moving act of personal testimony. But what sets these poems apart from other treatments of the subject is Duffy's refusal to simplify the contradictions of love and read its transformations-infatuation,...
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The Italian language is spoken mostly in Italy, but also in various other countries as well. People who live in parts of Switzerland, Croatia, Slovenia, and even the United States and Canada speak Italian as their first language. Italy is a country found in the Southern portion of Europe. It is a peninsula that is in the shape of a boot. More than 60 million people live in Italy, so learning to speak Italian will work in your favor.
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Learn the basics of French pronunciation and grammar, as well as a wide range of conversational topics to add to your vocabulary. Each chapter builds on the previous one to help repeat previously learned topics and develop a better grasp on the language. Just like hobby or study you take on, the key is regular practice. Aim to spend at least 30 minutes a day, 5 days a week, practicing your French. Before you know it, you'll be a confident French speaker!...
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Extrait : "TARTUFFE : Ah! pour être dévot, je n'en suis pas moins homme ; Et lorsqu'on vient à voir vos célestes appas, Un cœur se laisse prendre, et ne raisonne pas. Je sais qu'un tel discours de moi paraît étrange ; Mais, Madame, après tout, je ne suis pas un ange ;"
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