David

David

Cale Young Rice

18,79 €
IVA incluido
Disponible
Editorial:
Alpha Editions
Año de edición:
2021
Materia
Historia
ISBN:
9789354590023
18,79 €
IVA incluido
Disponible

Selecciona una librería:

  • Librería Samer Atenea
  • Librería Aciertas (Toledo)
  • Kálamo Books
  • Librería Perelló (Valencia)
  • Librería Elías (Asturias)
  • Donde los libros
  • Librería Kolima (Madrid)
  • Librería Proteo (Málaga)

A compact epic in verse that seethes with ambition and fate. A tragedy whispered in stanzas, where power clutches the heart and divine justice weighs the price.David: A Tragedy reclaims a cornerstone of early twentieth century American drama, presenting a grand dramatic verse that unfolds as a modern classic. The work’s verse tragedy form blends the grandeur of classical tragedy with the intimate immediacy of human yearning, making it a compelling read for dramatic poetry readers and classic literature students alike. Its themes-ambition and power, fate and downfall, and reckonings with justice-map a political and moral landscape that remains startlingly contemporary, even as it roots itself in historical context.This edition restores a text long out of print, honouring the author’s intention and the drama’s resonant cadence for today’s readers. It is more than a reprint: a collector’s item and a cultural treasure that invites repeated study, fresh interpretation, and scholarly discussion. For academic study guides, for those exploring american settings in classical tragedy, and for anyone seeking a potent, accessible entry into verse drama, this book offers enduring value. The work’s measured intensity rewards careful rereading, while its human dramas reach beyond a single era to engage every reader who cherishes serious literature.Alpha Editions is reviving a remarkable legacy, ensuring that this poem’s power is available to future generations. Whether you are courting a new discovery or restoring a treasured shelf favourite, David: A Tragedy promises a rewarding, thought‑stirring experience.

Artículos relacionados

  • Raising Freedom's Banner
    Paul Harris
    World wide history of peaceful street demonstrations from their earliest beginning in eighteenth century England to their use throughout the world in the twenty-first century. Describes why some demonstration movements succeeded and others failed. Contrasts demonstrations within the law with civil disobedience demonstrations. Describes Peterloo, the Chartists, the Suffragettes,...
    Disponible

    23,59 €

  • Waipi’o Valley
    Jeffrey L. Gross
    Waipi’o Valley: A Polynesian Journey from Eden to Eden recounts the remarkable migrations of the Polynesians across a third of the circumference of the earth. Their amazing journey began from Kalana i Hau’ola, the biblical “Garden of Eden” located along the shore of the Persian Gulf, extended to the Indus River Valley of ancient Vedic India, to Egypt where some ancestors of the...
  • Floralia
    June Rainsford Butler
    A century characterized by a growing interest in science, the opportunity for travel, and leisure for gardening furnishes the setting for Butler’s book. The rise of landscape gardening in England is traced, and the origin and history of its most famous gardens are given. The close relation between England and America in the field of horticulture is also discussed.Originally pub...
    Disponible

    61,20 €

  • President Wilson’s Addresses
    Woodrow Wilson
    'These addresses of President Woodrow Wilson are almost entirely concerned with political affairs, and more specifically with defining Americanism. Yet they also show that even as he moved from academia to the heights of politics, Wilson retained something of the teacher’s interest in showing the relation between specific instances and the general forms of thought or action of ...
  • The Story of my Life
    John Albert Macy
    The Story of My Life, is Helen Keller’s autobiography detailing her early life, especially her experiences with Anne Sullivan. The book is dedicated to inventor Alexander Graham Bell. The dedication reads, 'To ALEXANDER GRAHAM BELL Who has taught the deaf to speak and enabled the listening ear to hear speech from the Atlantic to the Rockies, I dedicate this Story of My Life.' ...
  • The Story of My Life Vol. 6 Spanish Passions
    Giacomo Casanova
    Casanova was an Italian adventurer and author from the Republic of Venice. His autobiography, Histoire de ma vie (Story of My Life), is regarded as one of the most authentic sources of the customs and norms of European social life during the 18th century. He has become so famous for his often complicated and elaborate affairs with women that his name is now synonymous with 'wom...

Otros libros del autor

  • Plays and Lyrics
    Cale Young Rice
    Explore the dramatic and lyrical heart of American literature with 'Plays and Lyrics' by Cale Young Rice. This carefully curated collection showcases Rice’s talent for crafting compelling verse and impactful drama. Delve into a world of emotion and narrative through powerful plays and resonant lyrical poetry.A significant contribution to American drama, this volume offers a gli...
    Disponible

    25,12 €

  • Plays and Lyrics
    Cale Young Rice
    Explore the dramatic and lyrical heart of American literature with 'Plays and Lyrics' by Cale Young Rice. This carefully curated collection showcases Rice’s talent for crafting compelling verse and impactful drama. Delve into a world of emotion and narrative through powerful plays and resonant lyrical poetry.A significant contribution to American drama, this volume offers a gli...
  • Viele Götter
    Cale Young Rice
    Dieses klassische Buch wurde ursprünglich vor Jahrzehnten veröffentlicht als 'Many Gods' . Es wurde jetzt von Writat für seine deutschsprachigen Leser ins Deutsche übersetzt. Bei Writat liegt uns die Bewahrung des literarischen Erbes der Vergangenheit sehr am Herzen. Wir haben dieses Buch ins Deutsche übersetzt, damit es heutige und zukünftige Generationen lesen und bewahren kö...
    Disponible

    14,88 €

  • Porzia
    Cale Young Rice
    Porzia, a classical book, has been considered important throughout the human history, and so that this work is never forgotten we at Alpha Editions have made efforts in its preservation by republishing this book in a modern format for present and future generations. This whole book has been reformatted, retyped and designed. These books are not made of scanned copies of their o...
    Disponible

    14,85 €

  • Plays and Lyrics
    Cale Young Rice
    Plays and Lyrics, a classical book, has been considered essential throughout the human history, and so that this work is never forgotten we at Alpha Editions have made efforts in its preservation by republishing this book in a modern format for present and future generations. This whole book has been reformatted, retyped and designed. These books are not made of scanned copies ...
    Disponible

    27,78 €

  • A Night in Avignon
    Cale Young Rice
    A Night in Avignon, has been regarded as significant work throughout human history, and in order to ensure that this work is never lost, we have taken steps to ensure its preservation by republishing this book in a contemporary format for both current and future generations. This entire book has been retyped, redesigned, and reformatted. Since these books are not made from scan...
    Disponible

    13,86 €