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The three Theban plays (Penguin classics)
Par Sophocles. 1984
Plays from the fifth century B.C. In Oedipus the King, a young man is warned by an oracle that he…
will kill his father and marry his mother. Oedipus at Colonus describes how the people of Thebes seek the return of the aged exile. In Antigone, the new king of Thebes refuses to permit his nephew's burial. Antigone defies his edict and suffers the consequencesShe stoops to conquer (New mermaids)
Par Oliver Goldsmith. 1979
This eighteenth-century English play--which satirizes the genre known as "sentimental comedy" -- involves a series of deceptions and misunderstandings pertaining…
to identity and social class as two parents struggle to arrange marriages for both of their childrenPlays (German library #v. 15)
Par Friedrich Schiller. 1983
Two late-eighteenth-century dramas by a German poet, philosopher, and historian. Intrigue and Love is an early work (1783) of class…
conflict and social protest. Don Carlos (1787) is a tragedy reflecting the dramatist's love for a married woman. In these dramas, Schiller voices his opposition to tyranny and appeals for more idealistic goals and humanitarian waysThe two gentlemen of Verona
Par William Shakespeare. 1964
First printed in the folio of 1623, this is a romantic comedy about two sets of lovers. Proteus is in…
love with Julia, who returns his affection. Valentine goes to Milan and falls in love with Silvia. When Proteus visits his friend in Milan, he too falls for Silvia. Meanwhile, Julia, dressed as a boy, becomes a page to Proteus. Complications and heartbreaks ensue, but finally Julia's constancy brings her success in loveThe life of Timon of Athens
Par William Shakespeare. 1967
Early seventeenth-century play, most likely unfinished but printed in the First Folio of 1623. It is a satire on Timon,…
an extravagant Athenian nobleman, who becomes bankrupt and loses his friends. He retires to a cave in the woods where he meets and talks with Alcibiades, an Athenian captain in exile. Timon discovers gold and finds some who would renew their friendship. But he expresses his disdain for treasure and leaves an epitaph that curses humankindRomeo and Juliet (Everyman Shakespeare)
Par William Shakespeare. 1989
A sixteenth-century romantic tragedy of two teenagers from rival families who fall in love. A sentence of exile and an…
impending arranged marriage force the two to flee. A friar suggests a ruse to accomplish their union, but miscommunication causes it to backfireQuinze façons de te retrouver (Pièces #34)
Par Anne-Marie Olivier. 2023
Ça fera bientôt quinze ans qu'elle a décidé de sortir de la vie d'Anne-Marie, de couper les liens sans préavis,…
sans coup d'éclat, sans explication. Tout ce temps, celle-ci a essayé de respecter sa décision, de se tenir tranquille. Mais aujourd'hui, c'en est trop: elle ouvre les vannes et lui adresse tous les si, tous les peut-être, tous les souvenirs chéris et tous les espoirs déçus. Comme une longue lettre d'amour dont on ignore si elle trouvera sa destinataireLes morts (La scène)
Par Alexis Martin. 2022
Au hasard d'une balade, un homme qui vit une crise existentielle revient sur les lieux de son enfance. Une sorte…
de bal des fantômes qui ont marqué sa vie se déploie dans une remémoration poétique et philosophique. Un morceau de tissu, une guitare oubliée, une pile de livres, les objets abandonnés qui reposent dans la pièce réveillent bien des souvenirs. Et à travers eux, ceux et celles qui ont marqué sa vie, membres de la famille ou encore personnages issus de la mythologie, composent une sorte de réponse aux interrogations angoissées du protagonisteMurder on the highway: the Viola Liuzzo story
Par Beatrice Siegel. 1993
The author tells of Viola Liuzzo, a white mother of five from Detroit who felt compelled to join the 1965…
civil rights march from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama. After marching with blacks to obtain their right to vote, Liuzzo gave a fellow marcher a ride home. Ku Klux Klan members shot and killed Liuzzo as she was driving, making her the first white woman killed in the movement. For senior high and older readersThe last outlaws: The desperate final days of the dalton gang
Par Tom Clavin. 2023
The definitive account of the Dalton Gang and the most brazen bank heist in history, by the multiple New York…
Times bestselling author. The Last Outlaws is the thrilling true story of the last of one of the greatest outlaw gang. The dreaded Dalton Gang consisted of three brothers and their rotating cast of colorful accomplices who saw themselves as descended from the legendary James brothers. They soon became legends themselves, beginning their career as common horse thieves before graduating to robbing banks and trains. On October 5, 1892, the Dalton Gang attempted their boldest and bloodiest raid yet: robbing two banks in broad daylight in Coffeyville, Kansas, simultaneously. As Grat, Bob, and Emmett Dalton and Bill Power and Dick Broadwell crossed the plaza to enter the two buildings, the outlaws were recognized by townspeople, who raised the alarm. Citizens armed themselves with shotguns and six-shooters from nearby hardware stores and were locked and loaded when the thieves emerged from the banks. The ensuing gun battle was a lead-filled firefight of epic proportions. As the smoke cleared, eight men lay dead––including four of the five members of the doomed Dalton Gang. For the first time ever, the full story of the Dalton Gang's life of crime, culminating in one of the Wild West's most violent events, are chronicled in detail––a last gruesome gasp of the age of gunfights. A Macmillan Audio production from St. Martin's PressAntony and Cleopatra
Par William Shakespeare. 1990
Early seventeenth-century historical tragedy about the love between a Roman soldier-prince and an Egyptian queen. Mark Antony provokes Cleopatra with…
his marriage to Octavia, the sister of his rival, Octavius Caesar. When the marriage and the political alliance break down, Antony returns to Egypt. In the ensuing battle, Antony suffers the loss of his military power, the respect of friends and followers, love, and even an honorable deathThe first part of Henry the Sixth
Par William Shakespeare. 1966
A three-part historical drama opens with the funeral of King Henry V at Westminster Abbey. The play, based on the…
fifteenth-century French-English wars, reveals the schemes of military leaders to advance themselves even at the expense of England, often taking advantage of their inexperienced ruler, Henry VI, whose opponent was Joan of Arc. In the final act, the young king considers peace with France and marriageThe life and death of King John
Par William Shakespeare. 1989
First published in 1623, this is a historical drama about King John's early thirteenth-century reign. The plot deals with the…
ruler's cruelty toward Arthur, his nephew and the rightful heir to the throne. Other principal characters include Constance, Arthur's grieving mother, and the Bastard, illegitimate son of Richard I, John's late brother. The text makes no mention of John's role in granting the Magna Carta nor of Robin Hood, an archenemyBeyond all reason: my life with Susan Smith
Par David Smith. 1995
Smith looks at his life before and after the death of his two sons, Michael and Alex. He explains how…
he and Susan met and discusses their rocky marriage, their separation, and finally the days leading up to and following the devastating news that his wife had murdered their two sons. Some strong language. BestsellerLost in Yonkers (Plume drama)
Par Neil Simon. 1991
Play set in New York, 1942. After their mother's death, Arty and Jay are visiting their stern grandmother. When their…
father finishes a private talk with his mother, the boys are shocked to learn he wants them to stay there while he takes a traveling job. Grandmother agrees with the boys that it would be a very bad idea. But childlike Aunt Bella surprises everyone by insisting they remain. For high school and older readers. Pulitzer PrizePerestroika: a gay fantasia on national themes
Par Tony Kushner. 1992
Sequel to Millennium Approaches (RC 37012, BR 9377). Part two, picking up where the angel makes a traumatic entry in…
the final scene of Millenium, stands alone or can be seen as a resolution to Millenium. Prior is fighting for his life, but in the end he lectures his friends about what AIDS has done and how the world will go on. Strong languageJulius Caesar
Par William Shakespeare. 1988
Caesar's dearest friend, Marcus Brutus, is convinced that it is his patriotic duty to participate in the assassination of his…
megalomaniacal ruler. A historical drama, which can be interpreted on many levels, by the seventeenth-century English playwrightWallenstein ; and, Mary Stuart (German library #v. 16)
Par Friedrich Schiller. 1991
The late-eighteenth-century Wallenstein trilogy consists of "Wallenstein's Camp," a short one-act play, followed by "The Piccolomini" and "Wallenstein's Death," each…
in five acts, dealing with the Thirty Years' War. Mary Stuart, completed in 1800, also in five acts, is a tragedy concerning the power struggle between Catholic Mary Stuart of Scotland and her Protestant half sister, Elizabeth I of EnglandOthello
Par William Shakespeare. 1984
An early seventeenth-century play. Othello, a high-ranking Moorish soldier, marries Desdemona, daughter of a Venetian senator who opposes the marriage.…
Othello wins over her family, but a frustrated ensign, Iago, sabotages his happiness by insinuating that Desdemona is having an affair with Cassio, another officer. Jealousy, racial overtones, confusion, fear, and lies eventually destroy love, honor, friendship, and respectDr. Faustus (New Mermaids)
Par Christopher Marlowe. 1990