Showing results for "The Moor" in Classics

Satan’s final judgement on Victoria sums up a shocking novel, set in Venice at the end of the 15th century, that tracks the path of its heroine from abused victim to fully fledged criminal. Her conscious embodiment of vice seems to know no limits. Depicting unfettered desire and gratuitous cruelty, and challenging taboos of race and class, this tale of lust, betrayal, and multiple murder has Dacre moving beyond the limits of contemporaneous gothic heroes into a truly hellish zone of her own.

First published in 1847, Emily Bronte's classic tale of passion, obsession, cruelty, and revenge has lost none of its power. At its heart lies the tempestuous relationship of Catherine Earnshaw of Wuthering Heights and Heathcliff, the "gypsy brat" plucked from the streets of Liverpool by her father. Their tragedy, with its terrible consequences for those who become caught up in it, unfolds in a wild moorland landscape as dark and harsh as the events themselves.

Ein Gedicht von Annette von Droste-Hülshoff und neun weitere bekannte Gedichte.

Othello, a Moor and the Commander of the Venetian army, elopes with Desdemona. The evil Iago plants the seed of jealousy in Othello's mind, resulting in tragic consequences.

Emily Brontë tells of the passion between Cathy Earnshaw and the wild Heathcliff with such vivid intensity that her tragic tale of love now has the classic status of ancient tragedy.

Nach zwanzig Jahren kehrt Pankraz in seine Heimatstadt Seldwyla zurück. War er als Junge bekannt für seine unentwegte Schmollerei, zeigt er sich nun überraschend als weltgewandter Offizier und erzählt von seinen Reiseabenteuern...

Der arme, arbeitslose Schneider Strapinski wandert auf der Suche nach einer neuen Stellung über Land. In der Stadt Goldach wird er für einen polnischen Adligen gehalten...