Třebaže se tato Shakespearova komedie nazývá Kupec benátský, její hlavní postavou není kupec benátský Antonio, ale daleko víc židovský lichvář Shylock. Shylock je právem pokládán za jednu z největších Shakespearových postav vůbec... Zobraziť viac
Shakespearův Hamlet již po čtyři staletí působí jako „zrcadlo“, které nastavuje každé době „její pravou tvář“. Hra sama však dokazuje, jak složité toto Shakespearovo zrcadlo je. Spíš než o zrcadle bychom měli mluvit o... Zobraziť viac
I když komedii Marná lásky snaha napsal mladý Shakespeare, je to dílo zcela jedinečné a mistrovské. Shakespeare v ní předvádí brilantní jazykový vtip, slovní hříčky v ní vybuchují jako oslnivý ohňostroj či zátky od šampaňského... Zobraziť viac
Jedna z nejranějších Shakespearových komedií je virtuózní situační fraškou, v níž hlavní postavy dvojníků rozpoutají kolotoč... Zobraziť viac
Vánoční koleda Charlese Dickense je jedním z nejznámějších vánočních příběhů. Poprvé vyšla 19. prosince 1843 a do Štědrého dne byla vyprodána. Do konce roku 1844 následovalo dalších dvanáct vydání. Příběh byl téměř okamžitě adaptován jako... Zobraziť viac
Wordsworth Editions Ltd: This book includes an introduction and notes by Cedric Watts, Professor of English Literature,... Zobraziť viac
HarperCollins is proud to present its new range of best-loved, essential classics. `Oliver Twist has asked for more!` Fleeing the workhouse, Oliver finds himself taken under the wing ... Zobraziť viac
Arguably the greatest love story ever told, Shakespeare′s Romeo and Juliet continues to touch modern audiences with its passionate depiction of the tragic romance between two young lovers. With a bitter feud between their respective families... Zobraziť viac
A stunningly beautiful hardback edition of the most famous Christmas story in the world - Charles Dickens' beloved book A Christmas Carol. Ebenezer Scrooge is a mean, miserable, bitter old man with no friends. One cold Christmas Eve, three ghosts take... Zobraziť viac
Considered one of Shakespeare′s most rich and enduring plays, the depiction of its hero Hamlet as he vows to avenge the murder of his father by his brother Claudius is both powerful and complex. As Hamlet tries to find out the truth of the situation Zobraziť viac
A celebration of Christmas, a tale of redemption and a critique on Victorian society, Dickens′ atmospheric novella follows the miserly, penny-pinching Ebenezer Scrooge who views Christmas as ′humbug′. It is only through a series of eerie Zobraziť viac
A jealous king, convinced that his wife has been unfaithful and is having another man's baby, imprisons her and puts her on trial. The child is abandoned to die, but when she is found and raised by a shepherd, it seems redemption may be possible... Zobraziť viac
The Oxford Shakespeare General Editor Stanley Wells The Oxford Shakespeare offers authoritative texts from leading scholars in editions designed to interpret and illuminate the plays for modern readers. - a new, modern-spelling text, based on the 1623... Zobraziť viac
<i>'Why, what is pomp, rule, reign, but earth and dust? And, live we how we can, yet die we must' </i>What is the true meaning of power? Are some simply born to it or can it be acquired like a skill? Does it always breed corruption and greed or... Zobraziť viac
Jonathan Swift’s best known full-length work, and a classic of English literature. In this Reader you will find: information about Jonathan Swift’s life; CLIL History: European Exploration... Zobraziť viac
An active approach to classroom Shakespeare enables students to inhabit Shakespeare's imaginative world in accessible and creative ways... Zobraziť viac
A Christmas Carol. In Prose. Being a Ghost Story of Christmas, commonly known as A Christmas Carol... Zobraziť viac
This is a collection of 5 of Dickens' best-known novels: "Oliver Twist", "A Christmas Carol", "David Copperfield", "Great Expectations" and "A Tale of Two Cities". This volume of fiction that truly captures the Victorian era will make an artful ... Zobraziť viac
In this powerfully influential series of short stories, James Joyce captures uneasy souls, shabby lives and innocent minds in the dark streets and homes of his native city. In doing so... Zobraziť viac
'Desperate-minded villain!' Two of Dickens' hilarious early stories from Sketches by Boz: 'The Great Winglebury Duel' and 'Bloomsbury Christening' Introducing Little Black Classics: 80 books for Penguin's 80th birthday.... Zobraziť viac
