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Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe Faust

Drama
Englisch
33344 Wörter
Ab 12 Jahren
267
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Johann Wolfgang von Goethe's Faust is a tragic play in verse. Faust does not seek power through knowledge, but access to transcendent knowledge denied to the rational mind. Faust takes place in multiple settings, the first of which is heaven. Mephistopheles makes a bet with God: he says that he can lure God's favorite human being (Faust), who is striving to learn everything that can be known, away from righteous pursuits. The next scene takes place in Faust's study where Faust, despairing at the vanity of scientific, humanitarian and religious learning, turns to magic for the showering of infinite knowledge. He suspects, however, that his attempts are failing. Frustrated, he ponders suicide, but rejects it as he hears the echo of nearby Easter celebrations begin. He goes for a walk with his assistant Wagner and is followed home by a stray poodle. In Faust's study, the poodle transforms into the devil (Mephistopheles). Faust makes an arrangement with the devil: the devil will do everything that Faust wants while he is here on Earth, and in exchange Faust will serve the devil in Hell. Faust's arrangement is that if he is pleased enough with anything the devil gives him that he wants to stay in that moment forever, then he will die in that moment. [mehr]

Stichwörter: faust, goethe, classic drama, the devil, epic poetry, german literature, literary classic, philosophical literature

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F. V. N. Painter Elementary Guide to Literary Criticism

Belletristik
Englisch
52609 Wörter
Ab 18 Jahren
2
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In the study of a literary classic we should aim at more than a mere intellectual apprehension of [mehr]

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John Turvill Adams The Knight of the Golden Melice (Illustrated)

Belletristik
Englisch
136861 Wörter
Ab 16 Jahren
124
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The Knight of the Golden Melice A Historical Romance Literary Classic by John Turvill Adams The beginning of the 17th century is an interesting epoch in American annals. Although the Atlantic coast of that vast country now comprised within the limits of the United States and Canada had previously been traced by navigators, and some little knowledge acquired of the tribes of red men who roamed its interminable forests, no attempt at colonization worthy of the name had succeeded. The principal, if not the only advantage derived from the discovery of North America, came from the fisheries of Newfoundland and Labrador, frequented mostly by the adventurous mariners of England, France and Spain. In these cold seas, to the music of storms howling from the North Pole, and dashing with ceaseless rage the salt spray against the rocky shore, they threw their lines and cast their nets, at the same time enriching themselves, and forming for their respective countries a race of hardy and skilful sailors. [mehr]

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Alexander Dumas The Count of Monte Cristo

Abenteuer
Englisch
458845 Wörter
Ab 8 Jahren
390
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The Count of Monte Cristo is an adventure novel by French author Alexandre Dumas. It is one of the author's most popular works, along with The Three Musketeers. Like many of his novels, it is expanded from plot outlines suggested by his collaborating ghostwriter Auguste Maquet. The story takes place in France, Italy and islands in the Mediterranean during the historical events of 1815–1838. It begins from just before the Hundred Days period (when Napoleon returned to power after his exile) and spans through to the reign of Louis-Philippe of France. The historical setting is a fundamental element of the book. An adventure story primarily concerned with themes of hope, justice, vengeance, mercy and forgiveness, it focuses on a man who is wrongfully imprisoned, escapes from jail, acquires a fortune and sets about getting revenge on those responsible for his imprisonment. However, his plans have devastating consequences for the innocent as well as the guilty. In addition, it is a story that involves romance, loyalty, betrayal and selfishness, shown throughout the story as characters slowly reveal their true inner nature. The book is considered a literary classic today. According to Luc Sante, "The Count of Monte Cristo has become a fixture of Western civilization's literature, as inescapable and immediately identifiable as Mickey Mouse, Noah's flood, and the story of Little Red Riding Hood." [mehr]

Stichwörter: the count of monte cristo, alexander dumas, action and adventure, historical fiction, classic literature

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Mary Catherine Judd Classic Myths

Belletristik
Englisch
29488 Wörter
Ab 18 Jahren
2
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The book was originally prepared as an aid in Nature Study, and this thought has been retained in the [mehr]

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Henry B. Wheatley Literary Blunders

Sammelband
Englisch
39476 Wörter
Ab 18 Jahren
2
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_Every Reader Of_ The Caxtons _Will Remember The Description, In That Charming novel, Of The Gradual Growth Of Augustine Caxton'S Great Work ``The History Of Human Error,'' And How, In fact, The Existence Of That Work Forms The Pivot Round Which The Incidents Turn. It Was Modestly Expected to Extend To Five Quarto Volumes, But Only The First Seven Sheets Were Printed by Uncle Jack'S Anti-Publishers' Society, ``With Sundry Unfinished plates Depicting the Various Developments Of The Human Skull (That Temple Of Human Error),'' And The Remainder Has Not Been Heard Of Since. In Introducing to The Reader A Small Branch Of This Inexhaustible Subject, I Have Ventured to Make Use Of Augustine Caxton'S Title; But I Trust That No One Will Allow Himself To Imagine That I Intend, In the Future, To Produce The Thousand Or So Volumes Which Will [mehr]

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Henry Wheatley Literary Blunders

Sammelband
Englisch
39584 Wörter
Ab 18 Jahren
2
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Henry Benjamin Wheatley FSA (1838-1917) was a British author, editor, and indexer. His London Past and Present was [mehr]

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jordan baker hi a classic tale

by jordan baker

Kinder- und Jugendbuch
Englisch
243 Wörter
Keine Altersempfehlung
450
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a kid that only says hi but gets in a big mess cause of it

Stichwörter: baker, jordan

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CLELAND BOYD MCAFEE THE CREATES ENGLISH CLASSIC

Musik
Englisch
66823 Wörter
Ab 18 Jahren
2
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Cleland Boyd McAfee (September 25, 1866 – February 4, 1944) was an American theologian, Presbyterian minister and hymn [mehr]

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Cleland Boyd McAfee The Greatest English Classic

A Study of the King James Version of the Bible and Its Influence on Life and Literature

Essay
Englisch
65430 Wörter
Ab 18 Jahren
2
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Cleland Boyd McAfee (September 25, 1866 – February 4, 1944) was an American theologian, Presbyterian minister and hymn [mehr]

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