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Everyman and Other Old Religious Plays
by Various AuthorsEveryman and Other Old Religious Plays is a collection of religious plays written during 15th century. The title play Everyman is a morality play based on the themes of John Bunyan’s Pilgrim’s progress. The allegorical characters in the play are used to examine the Christian Salvation and what man has to do to attain. Set in the Roman C..
The Middle-Class Gentleman
by MoliereThe Middle-Class Gentleman is five act French comedy play written, dramatized and acted by the French playwright Jean-Baptiste Poquelin, who is popularly known by his stage name Molière. Remembered as one of the greatest masters of comedy in western literature, his notable plays include Tartuffe; The Misanthrope; The Learned Women..
Mrs. Warren's Profession
by Bernard ShawMrs. Warren's Profession is a play, which explores hypocrisies of the Victorian society, has been written by the Irish playwright George Bernard Shaw. Vivie Warren, a Cambridge university graduate was grownup without knowing her mother Mrs. Kitty Warren’s lifestyle and her past. Vivie has fallen in love with Frank Gardner, though her mother wants h..
The Duchess of Malfi
by John WebsterOne of the greatest tragedies of English Renaissance, The Duchess of Malfi has followed the trend of stage violence influenced by the Roman philosopher Seneca’s works. Scripted by the Shakespeare’s contemporary and Jacobean dramatist John Webster, The Duchess of Malfi is considered as one of his two masterpieces, the other being “The white devil”...
An Enemy of the People
by Henrik Ibsen“An Enemy of the People”, is a play written by Norwegian dramatist Henrik Ibsen, who is remembered for his masterpiece “Ghosts”. An Enemy of the People criticizes the corrupt political systems supported by the masses. Ibsen has commented himself this play addresses a serious issue on society, though there are comedy elements blended in the narratio..
Myths and Legends of Alaska
by Katharine Berry JudsonMyths and Legends of Alaska is a collection of tales which has been narrated for generations by the native tribes of Alaska. Compiled and edited by Katharine Berry Judson who has edited many such works including “Myths and Legends of the Pacific Northwest,” And “Montana, „The Land of Shining Mountains”. The author specifies in the preface that how ..
The Complete Poetical Works of Edgar Allan Poe
by Edgar Allan PoeThe Complete Poetical Works of Edgar Allan Poe is a comprehensive collection of Poe’s poems with bibliographical and biographical notes on each poem. According to the editor of this book John H. Ingram, this compilation has its unique position as many writings of Poe has not been published anywhere earlier. While most of Edgar’s poems have be..
Poems and Songs of Robert Burns
by Robert BurnsPoems and Songs of Robert Burns is the complete collection of the works of the Scottish poet, whose work spanned across nearly three decades from 1771 to 1796. This national poet of Scotland had been struggling throughout his life right from getting his primary education to make a living through farming. Most his ventures in farming was ill-f..