Classics

Dette er Goethes første roman, udgivet i 1774. Den er skrevet i dagbogsform og fortæller historien om en ulykkelig, lidenskabelig ung mand, der håbløst er forelsket i Charlotte, en vens hustru – en mand, han skiftevis beundrer og afskyr. "Den unge Werthers lidelser" blev en vigtig del af Sturm und Drang-bevægelsen og fik stor indflydelse på den senere romantik. Værket er delvist selvbiografisk – i 1772, to år før romanen blev udgivet, gennemgik Goethe en lignende stormfuld periode, da han forelskede sig i Charlotte Buff, som på det tidspunkt var forlovet med hans ven Johann Christian Kestner.

الليالي البيضاء قصة قصيرة لفيودور دوستويفسكي نُشرت عام 1848. تدور أحداثها في سانت بطرسبرغ، وهي حكاية شاب يصارع قلقه الداخلي. سرد رقيق لطيف يتعمق في عذاب الحب غير المتبادل وشعور الذنب المرتبط به. يعاني البطلان من إحساس عميق بالاغتراب يجمعهما في البداية. تمزج القصة بين الرومانسية والواقعية، وتخاطب الحواس والمشاعر برقة.

This bilingual, revised, third edition of Higgins' best-selling translation presents the complete Athenäum version of Friedrich von Hardenberg's classic romantic long poem, and the substantially different manuscript version of the first section. The German text is en face. The six hymns comprise a deeply affecting poem that speaks across the centuries with unquestioned radiance. "Appropriate for general readers and for scholars interested in the art of translation." — Choice

Shakespeare's intertwined love polygons begin to get complicated from the start—Demetrius and Lysander both want Hermia but she only has eyes for Lysander. Bad news is, Hermia's father wants Demetrius for a son-in-law. On the outside is Helena, whose unreturned love burns hot for Demetrius. Hermia and Lysander plan to flee from the city under cover of darkness but are pursued by an enraged Demetrius (who is himself pursued by an enraptured Helena). In the forest, unbeknownst to the mortals, Oberon and Titania (King and Queen of the faeries) are having a spat over a servant boy. The plot twists up when Oberon's head mischief-maker, Puck, runs loose with a flower which causes people to fall in love with the first thing they see upon waking. Throw in a group of labourers preparing a play for the Duke's wedding (one of whom is given a donkey's head and Titania for a lover by Puck) and the complications become fantastically funny.