Albrecht

Albrecht

Arlo Bates

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Editorial:
Alpha Editions
Año de edición:
2021
Materia
Ficción moderna y contemporánea
ISBN:
9789354844799
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A compelling, quietly audacious study in ambition and morality, Albrecht returns to the public stage with fresh urgency. A drama play of sharp social sense and intimate character, it speaks to readers who relish classic literature pieces that still feel immediate, personal, and alive.This restored edition unlocks a work long overlooked, offering a lucid, humane portrait of a restless mind navigating class and society in a late nineteenth-century American setting. It rewards careful reading for students and casual readers alike, inviting discussions of personal identity, power, and consequence without ever losing its human centre. In approachable, contemporary prose, the piece becomes a vivid entry point for study for literature students and school library readers, while its authentic echoes of early American drama will delight lovers of the period and of contemporary American writers who helped shape the national voice.Literary and historical significance are evident in every scene: a bridge between a voracious hunger for progress and the cost borne by those who chase it. More than a reprint, this edition is a collector’s item and a cultural treasure, restored for today’s readers and future generations to discover, savour, and debate. Out of print for decades and now republished by Alpha Editions, it invites a fresh audience to explore the drama, the setting, and the enduring questions that make this piece a cornerstone of classic literature. This is a book for both the curious and the connoisseur.

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