Publisher's Synopsis
Classic Drama Plays by Greek, Spanish, French, German and English Dramatists V2 is a collection of timeless plays from some of the greatest playwrights in history. This volume features works from Greek playwrights including Aeschylus and Sophocles, Spanish playwrights such as Lope de Vega and Calderon, French playwrights like Moliere and Racine, German playwrights including Goethe and Schiller, and English playwrights such as Shakespeare and Congreve. The plays included in this collection cover a wide range of themes and styles, from tragedy and comedy to romance and satire. Each play is presented in its original language, with English translations provided for non-English works. This book is a must-read for anyone interested in the history of drama and the evolution of theatrical storytelling.1900. This volume contains: Faust, by Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe, translated into English verse by James Stuart Blackie; The Rivals, by Richard Brinsley Sheridan; Mary Stuart by Friedrich Von Schiller, metrical translation by J. Mellish; A Doll's House, by Henrik Ibsen, translation by William Archer; and Les Pattes de Mouche (called A Scrap of Paper on the British and American Stage), by Victorien Sardou, translation by Leonie Gilmour. Due to the age and scarcity of the original we reproduced, some pages may be faded. Other volumes in this set are ISBN(s): 1417941863.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.