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Die Weber Die Weber Gerhart Hauptmann The Weavers (German: Die Weber, Silesian German: De Waber) is a play in five acts written by the German playwright Gerhart Hauptmann in 1892. The play, probably Hauptmann's most important drama, symp… OL1375598W
Plays (Вишнёвый сад / Три сестры / Чайка) Plays (Вишнёвый сад / Три сестры / Чайка) Антон Павлович Чехов Вишнёвый сад Три сестры Чайка OL14942833W
10 plays 10 plays Euripides The Greek playwright Euripedes was misunderstood in his own time, but the topics he chose to write about--women's role in society, war, religion, and the human condition--are still relevant today. Th… OL15006210W
Tragedies Tragedies Seneca the Younger,Paul Jal,François-Régis Chaumartin,F.-R. Chaumartin "Seneca is a figure of first importance in both Roman politics and literature: a leading adviser to Nero who attempted to restrain the emperor's megalomania; a prolific moral philosopher; and the aut… OL15223083W
Wallenstein Wallenstein Friedrich Schiller " By the time Frederich Schiller came to write the Wallenstein trilogy, his reputation as one of Germany?s leading playwrights was all but secured. Consisting of Wallenstein?s Camp, The Piccolomini a… OL20688170W
Le bourgeois gentilhomme Le bourgeois gentilhomme Molière Le texte intégral suivi de "portraits du Grand Siècle" : La Bruyère, Molière, Madame de Sévigné, Saint-Simon et le Cardinal de Retz. OL24656357W
The learned ladies The learned ladies Molière Clitandre seeks the hand of Henriette, a match heartily approved of by her father, Chrysale. However, his wife, Philaminte, has other plans for her younger daughter - namely marriage to Trissotin, a … OL24669694W
Measure for Measure Measure for Measure William Shakespeare This play examines the nature of mercy and justice, proposing that a good government is one that is flexible and based on common sense. OL259017W
Plays Plays Ann MacLaren,Federico García Lorca In his four last plays (Blood Wedding, Yerma, The House of Bernarda Alba, Dona Rosita the Spinster) Federico García Lorca offered his disturbed and disturbing personal vision to Spanish audiences of … OL722549W
Moralia Moralia Plutarch The Moralia of the 1st-century Greek scholar Plutarch of Chaeronea is an eclectic collection of 78 essays and transcribed speeches. They provide insights into Roman and Greek life, but often are also… OL723491W
Clacson, trombette e pernacchi Clacson, trombette e pernacchi Dario Fo **Trumpets and Raspberries** (Italian title: *Clacson, trombette e pernacchi*) is a satirical play by Dario Fo, first performed in 1981. The fictional plot revolves around a real political figure,… OL802074W
Andorra Andorra Max Frisch play by Max Frisch OL865562W