marlowe cristopher the complete plays
Marlowe Cristopher The Complete Plays
The complete plays of Christopher Marlowe, in which the lure of dark forces drives the shifting balances between weak and strong, sacred and profane Marlowe's seven plays dramatise the fatal lure of potent forces, whether religious, occult or erotic. In the victories of Tamburlaine, Faustus's encounters with the demonic, the irreverence of Barabas in The Jew of Malta , and the humiliation of Edward II in his fall from power and influence, Marlowe explores the shifting balance between power and helplessness, the sacred and its desecration. For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.
3339 Руб.Marlowe Cristopher Complete Poems and Translations
This unique anthology offers a more comprehensive look at the poems of Christopher Marlowe, England's first great poet and playwright.
3082 Руб.Marlowe Cristopher Dr. Faustus
Кристофер Марло - известный английский поэт, драматург XVI века, благодаря которому в Англии получил распространение и признание публики белый стих. "Трагическая история доктора Фауста" - одна из лучших пьес автора. Перед читателем разворачивается трагическая история Фауста, который, решив "жить, вкушая все блаженства", заключил сделку с Мефистофелем. Но за все наслаждения рано или поздно приходится расплачиваться… Читайте зарубежную классику в оригинале!
332 Руб.Conrad Joseph Heart Of Darkness
In a novella which remains highly controversial to this day, Conrad explores the relations between Africa and Europe. On the surface, this is a horrifying tale of colonial exploitation. The narrator, Marlowe journeys on business deep into the heart of Africa. But there he encounters Kurtz, an idealist apparently crazed and depraved by his power over the natives, and the meeting prompts Marlowe to reflect on the darkness at the heart of all men. This short but complex and often ambiguous story, which has been the basis of several films and plays, continues to provoke interpretation and discussion.
3722 Руб.Marlowe Cristopher Doctor Faustus. Level 4 +CDmp3
After Doctor Faustus signs an agreement with the Devil, his new skills are admired around the world. But there are two sides to an agreement with the Devil. There is always a price to pay... 11,223 words. British English. Retold by Chris Rice.
2486 Руб.Donaldson Julia Play Time. Plays for all ages
Play Time: Plays for all ages includes eleven fun-to-act short plays for all children to enjoy, especially those in primary school (Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 2). Each play comes complete with helpful guidance on target age, running time and cast. Ranging from adaptations of traditional tales (e.g., the legend of Persephone and The Three Billy Goats Gruff) to original and contemporary short plays, Julia Donaldson has produced an entertaining, simple, satisfying collection.
1421 Руб.Chandler Raymond The Lady in the Lake
'Everything was quiet and sunny and calm. No cause for excitement whatever. It's only Marlowe, finding another body. He does it rather well by now. Murder-a-day Marlowe, they call him...' Private Investigator Philip Marlowe is hired to find a missing woman. Derace Kingsley's wife ran away to Mexico to get a divorce and marry a hunk named Chris Lavery. Or so the note she left her husband says. Trouble is, when Philip Marlowe asks Lavery about it he denies everything. But when Marlowe next encounters Lavery, he's denying nothing - on account of the two bullet holes in his heart. Now Marlowe's on the trail of a killer, who leads him out of smoggy Los Angeles all the way to a murky mountain lake… The Lady in the Lake is Raymond Chandler's fourth novel featuring laconic PI Philip Marlowe.
2568 Руб.Shakespeare William, Marlowe Cristopher, Blake William Songs Of Ourselves
This series contains poetry and prose anthologies composed of writers from across the English-speaking world. Songs of Ourselves is an accessible one-volume introduction to the astonishing range of forms, styles and content of verse written in the English language over more than four centuries, containing work by more than 100 poets from all parts of the English-speaking world.
3747 Руб.Woolf Virginia Mrs Dalloway
Tracing a day in the life of society hostess Clarissa Dalloway, Virginia Woolf triumphantly discovers her distinctive style as a novelist. Originally published in 1925, Mrs Dalloway is her first complete rendering of what Woolf described as the ‘luminous envelope’ of consciousness: a dazzling display of the mind’s inside as it plays over the brilliant surface and darker depths of reality.
3722 Руб.Shakespeare William Complete Works of William Shakespeare
"I would challenge you to a battle of wits, but I see you are unarmed." -William Shakespeare Arm yourself with this volume from the Knickerbocker Classic series, The Complete Works of William Shakespeare, including 16 comedies, 10 histories, 12 tragedies and all the poems and sonnets of the world's most influential writer. This collection includes poems and plays that were not included in Shakespeare's First Folio of 1623 to make one complete, authentic collection. For Shakespeare fans worldwide, this stunning gift edition has a full cloth binding, foil blocking on the spine, ribbon marker, and is packaged neatly in an elegant slipcase. The Complete Works of William Shakespeare contains essential reading like Hamlet, Romeo & Juliet, King Lear, Othello, A Midsummer Night's Dream, Macbeth, Julius Caesar and Henry V alongside many lesser-known gems for a complete Shakespearean education.
5061 Руб.Shakespeare William Complete Illustrated Works of W.Shakespeare
William Shakespeare is indisputably the greatest dramatist and poet that England, and probably the world, has ever produced. Here, in this handsome one-volume edition, are the complete works of this unique genius: his comedies, histories and tragedies along with his eloquent sonnets and poems, all unabridged. William Shakespeare's plays and poems are read and enjoyed by millions of people across the world. He is indisputably the greatest dramatist and poet that England has ever produced, and his works have endured the hundreds of years since his death. This one-volume edition gives the reader the opportunity to appreciate the literary genius that runs through Shakespeare's 37 plays and 160 sonnets and poems.
1398 Руб.Eliot, T. S. The Complete Poems and Plays
Poet, dramatist, critic and editor, T. S. Eliot was one of the defining figures of twentieth-century poetry. This edition of The Complete Poems and Plays, published for the first time in paperback, includes all of his verse and work for the stage, from Prufrock and Other Observations (1917) to Four Quartets (1943), and includes such literary landmarks as The Waste Land, Old Possums Book of Practical Cats and Murder in the Cathedral.
1994 Руб.Eliot, T. S. The Complete Poems and Plays
Poet, dramatist, critic and editor, T. S. Eliot was one of the defining figures of twentieth-century poetry. This edition of The Complete Poems and Plays, published for the first time in paperback, includes all of his verse and work for the stage, from Prufrock and Other Observations (1917) to Four Quartets (1943), and includes such literary landmarks as The Waste Land, Old Possums Book of Practical Cats and Murder in the Cathedral.
1994 Руб.Chandler Raymond The Long Good-bye
A classic novel by Raymond Chandler, the master of hard-boiled crime, The Long Good-Bye is the sixth novel featuring laconic PI Philip Marlowe Down-and-out drunk Terry Lennox has a problem: his millionaire wife is dead and he needs to get out of LA fast. So he turns to his only friend in the world: Philip Marlowe, Private Investigator. He's willing to help a man down on his luck, but later, Lennox commits suicide in Mexico and things start to turn nasty. Marlowe finds himself drawn into a sordid crowd of adulterers and alcoholics in LA's Idle Valley, where the rich are suffering one big suntanned hangover. Marlowe is sure Lennox didn't kill his wife, but how many more stiffs will turn up before he gets to the truth?
2568 Руб.Chandler Raymond The Lady in the Lake. Level 2 + audio
Detective Philip Marlowe is looking for Derace Kingsley’s wife, Crystal. Is she dead or not? Marlowe finds more than one dead body and learns about women, drugs, men in love, and a police cover-up. Who killed The Lady in the Lake and why?
2749 Руб.Chandler Raymond The Lady in the Lake and Other Novels
An omnibus comprising Raymond Chandler's three Philip Marlowe novels, The Lady in the Lake, The High Window and The Little Sister.
3853 Руб.The complete plays of Christopher Marlowe, in which the lure of dark forces drives the shifting balances between weak and strong, sacred and profane Marlowe's seven plays dramatise the fatal lure of potent forces, whether religious, occult or erotic. In the victories of Tamburlaine, Faustus's encounters with the demonic, the irreverence of Barabas in The Jew of Malta , and the humiliation of Edward II in his fall from power and influence, Marlowe explores the shifting balance between power and helplessness, the sacred and its desecration. For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.
