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100 1 _aMee, Arthur,
_d1875-1943
245 1 4 _aThe World's Greatest Books — Volume 17 — Poetry and Drama
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2014
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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337 _acomputer
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338 _aonline resource
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500 _aRelease date is 2014-01-10
505 0 _aGoethe (Continued): Goetz von Berlichingen. Iphigenia in Tauris -- Nicolai Gogol: The inspector-general -- Oliver Goldsmith: She stoops to conquer -- Heinrich Heine: Atta Troll -- Homer: The Iliad. The Odyssey -- Horace: Poems -- Victor Hugo: Hernani. Marion de Lorme. Ruy Blas. The king amuses himself. The legend of the Alps -- Henrik Ibsen: The master builder. The pillars of society -- Ben Jonson: Every man in his humour -- Juvenal: Satires -- Friedrich Gottlieb Klopstock: The Messiah -- Gotthold Ephraim Lessing: Nathan the Wise -- Longfellow: Evangeline. Hiawatha -- Lucretius: On the nature of things -- James Macpherson: Ossian -- Christopher Marlowe: Dr. Faustus -- Martial: Epigrams, epitaphs, and poems -- Philip Massinger: A new way to pay old debts -- Milton: Paradise lost. Paradise regained. Samson Agonistes -- Molière: The doctor in spite of himself.
508 _aProduced by Kevin Handy, Matthias Grammel and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net
520 _a"The World's Greatest Books — Volume 17 — Poetry and Drama," edited by Arthur Mee and J.A. Hammerton, is a collection of significant poetic and dramatic works. This volume likely spans various time periods, reflecting the evolution of poetry and drama through diverse literary styles and themes. The likely topic covers essential plays and poems from renowned authors, focusing on their contributions to poetry and drama, including notable figures like Goethe, Heine, and Goldsmith. The opening of this volume sets the stage for an eclectic assortment of dramatic works and poetry, starting with Goethe's "Goetz von Berlichingen," which unfolds a tale of an adventurous knight. The drama portrays Goetz navigating challenges and personal ambitions against a backdrop of political intrigue and conflict. It introduces readers to characters such as Goetz himself, his faithful companion George, and the aristocratic Weislingen, evoking themes of loyalty and freedom. The text illustrates Goethe’s character-driven storytelling, marking a significant representation of German literature's vivid landscape. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aPoetry
653 _aDrama
700 1 _aHammerton, J. A.
_q(John Alexander),
_d1871-1949
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/44640
999 _c85479
_d85479