“The Vision of Peter Pahar” by Lengland in short summary
The prologue tells how the author “put on… coarse clothes, as if <…> was a shepherd,” and went roaming the “wide world to listen to his miracles.” Tired, he lay down on the Malvern
Summary The Seville mischief, or Stone visitor
Tirso Molina The Seville mischief, or the Stone visitor Palace of the King of Naples. Night. Don Juan comes from the Duchess Isabella, who takes him for her beloved Duke Octavio. She wants to
Summary Princess Lindagul
S. Topelius Princess Lindagul In Shah Nadir, in addition to vain sons, there was a beloved daughter of Lindagul (she was given the name of a northerly mother). The king of giants Bum-Bam ordered
Summary of “Moby Dick Melville”
The novel “Moby Dick, or White Whale” (1851) stands at the center of the writer’s work. This is a Melvillian masterpiece, moreover, it is a synthesis of all the ideological and artistic experience of
Summary “Boy with a finger” Perrault
A boy with a finger is the youngest of the seven sons of a woodcutter and his wife, a seven-year-old child of small stature (at birth there was not more than a finger, hence
Summary Lance Tolstoy
L. N. Tolstoy Holstomer At the dawn, horses are driven from the bar horse yard. From the entire herd stands a serious, pensive-looking old piebald gelding. He does not show impatience, like all other
Summary Jules Massenet. Manon
MANON Opera in five acts1 Libretto by A. Meliak and F. Gilles Characters: Manon Lescaut Poussetta Soprano Soprano Soprano Mezzo soprano Soprano Tenor Bass Baritone Bass or baritone Baritone Baritone Javotta Rosette } Girlfriends
Summary of the “Life of Mary of Egypt”
The action of the Life takes place in the VI. and unfolds in Egypt, Jerusalem, in a monastery in the Jordan and the Jordanian desert. The most likely author is the Jerusalem Patriarch Sofroniy.
Summary of Sappho
F. Grilpartser Sappho The brilliant poetess Safo, famous throughout Hellas, returns to his house from the Olympic competitions crowned with a laurel wreath. The people, servants and slaves with enthusiasm and glee, flowers and
Summary “Anathema”
Ideals that illuminated my path and informed me of courage and courage were kindness, beauty and truth. Without a sense of solidarity with those who share my convictions, without pursuing the eternally elusive objective