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The Tragedy of King Lear (Король Лір) (Folіo World’s Classіcs) (англ.)
«Король Лір» — трагедія англійського поета і драматурга Вільяма Шекспіра (1564–1616). Сюжет п’єси побудований на історії легендарного короля Ліра, який на старості років вирішує відійти від справ і розділити своє королівство між трьома своїми доньками. Для визначення розмірів їх частин він просить кожну з них сказати, наскільки сильно вона його любить.
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The Taming of the Shrew; The Two Gentlemen of Verona = Приборкання норовливої; Два веронці (American Library)
William Shakespeare's (1564—1616) world-famous comedies "The Taming of the Shrew" and "The Two Gentlemen of Verona" are still relevant today, despite their quite considerable age, as the questions about what true love is and whether it is worth following commonly agreed rules in relationships are everlasting. A classic plot, vibrancy of language, humour flavoured with irony and morality altogether hold a reader's attention and let one apprehend all the depth of the great English playwright's creativity.
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The Magic Shop and Other Stories = Чарівна крамниця та інші оповідання. (Білінгва)
Пропонована книга знайомить читача з найкращими зразками малої прози Герберта Веллса (1866—1946) — відомого англійського письменника-фантаста. Персонажами його оповідань стають люди, у розмірене життя яких вривається щось незвичайне: чи то наукове відкриття, чи то казкові країни, де живуть феї, чи доісторичний птах, що з'являється на безлюдному острові. У цих творах стирається тонка межа між реальністю і людським уявленням про неї, а гумор і легка іронія у поєднанні з химерними сюжетами лише посилюють ефект занурення в нові світи.
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The Sonnets (Poems)
The Sonnets are Shakespeare's most popular works, and a few of them have become the most widely-read poems in all of English literature. William Shakespeare was born in April 1564 in the town of Stratford-upon-Avon, on England's Avon River. When he was eighteen, he married Anne Hathaway. The couple had three children-an older daughter Susanna and twins, Judith and Hamnet. Hamnet, Shakespeare's only son, died in childhood. The bulk of Shakespeare's working life was spent in the theater world of London, where he established himself professionally by the early 1590s. He enjoyed success not only as a playwright and poet, but also as an actor and shareholder in an acting company. Although some think that sometime between 1610 and 1613 Shakespeare retired from the theater and returned home to Stratford, where he died in 1616, others believe that he may have continued to work in London until close to his death.
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Romeo and Juliet = Ромео і Джульєтта. (Білінгва)
“Ромео і Джульєтта” — романтична і водночас трагічна п’єса класика світової літератури Вільяма Шекспіра (1564—1616). В основу сюжету твору покладено стародавню легенду про юних закоханих, яка не втрачає своєї актуальності ось уже декілька століть. Любов піднімає Ромео і Джульєтту над безглуздим ворогуванням, що дісталося їм у спадок, облагороджує їх, змінює їхні душі й врешті мирить дві родини. Але фінал п’єси трагічний. Ворожнеча і прикрий збіг обставин призводять до смерті закоханих. Ця смерть — гострий виклик родинам, суспільству, яке за ненавистю і розбратом не здатне побачити велич любові.
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The Merchant of Venice = Венеційський купець (English Library)
"The Merchant of Venice" is among the most famous comedies of the brilliant English poet and playwright William Shakespeare (1564—1616). Two plotlines interweave within — a story of a romantic courtship and a conflict on the verge of tragedy, driven by lust for vengeance. Through the lighthearted form of comedy, the author recreates the complicated essence of human relations and how capricious one's superiority could be, for everything is often based on mere chance. Yet youth, love, and feminine insights and shrewdness are capable of handling every situation.
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Hamlet, Prince of Denmark = Гамлет, принц данський (English Library)
The tragedy "Hamlet, Prince of Denmark" by William Shakespeare (1564—1616) is one of the best-known dramatic works of world literature. Even among Shakespeare's masterpieces, "Hamlet" stands out for its exquisite depth, the intricacy of the contents and problems. The plot of the tragedy goes back to the ancient Scandinavian saga about vendetta. But in the image of Hamlet, before us there arises not an ordinary personage-revenger but a thinker, a new human being who tries to comprehend his time, his relations with his friends and enemies; and, as a result, he arrives at a conclusion that the world is imperfect, mercenary, and treacherous; and that there is no harmony in it which his soul is craving for.
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The Quadroon = Квартеронка (English Library)
"The Quadroon" is one of the best literary works by the English writer Thomas Mayne Reid (1818—1883). The novel's main hero, honourable and courageous Edward, has just left the college confines and takes a journey to the South of America. Aboard the ship, he meets graceful Creole Eugenie Besancon. Risking his life, he helps her rescue from the shipwreck. Eugenie falls in love with Edward. But he, in his cherished ambitions, sees another girl. Who is she? What trials has the destiny stored up for him? The novel fascinates the reader with people's beauty, their deeds, the unexpected reversals of the plot, colourful pictures of nature, interesting descriptions of the people's life in the South of America, and evokes bright feelings of optimism.
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Romeo and Juliet = Ромео і Джульєтта (мг) (English Library)
"Romeo and Juliet" is a romantic and at the same time tragic play by the classic of the world literature William Shakespeare (1564—1616). An ancient legend about the young lovers who belong to hostile families forms the basis of the tragedy and has not lost its actuality for centuries already. Love raises Romeo and Juliet over the absurdity of enmity which they got by right of inheritance, ennobles them, changes their souls and, finally, reconciles two families. But the finale of the play is tragic. The hostilities and regrettable coincidence entail the death of the lovers. This death is a defiant challenge to the society which, behind the hatred and strife, is unable to see the grandeur of love.
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Romeo and Juliet = Ромео і Джульєтта (English Library)
"Romeo and Juliet" is a romantic and at the same time tragic play by the classic of the world literature William Shakespeare (1564—1616). An ancient legend about the young lovers who belong to hostile families forms the basis of the tragedy and has not lost its actuality for centuries already. Love raises Romeo and Juliet over the absurdity of enmity which they got by right of inheritance, ennobles them, changes their souls and, finally, reconciles two families. But the finale of the play is tragic. The hostilities and regrettable coincidence entail the death of the lovers. This death is a defiant challenge to the society which, behind the hatred and strife, is unable to see the grandeur of love.
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