Terence Beetle Young Pamphil was very partial to the Bacchides. But under the pressure of his parents, reluctantly, he married a neighbor – a respectable Filumen. She loves her young husband. But the heart of that, probably, still belongs to the heterere… An unexpected case: at death the close relative, and Лахет, father of Pamphil, … Read more
The “Tale” begins with the fact that the author inscribes his story into the general biblical context and tells about the first sin of mankind, the sin of Adam and Eve. And now, as the Lord was angry once at the people, but while punishing, leads to the path of salvation, so the parents raise … Read more
E. Hemingway Farewell to arms The novel takes place in 1915-1918. on the Italian-Austrian front. American Frederick Henry is a lieutenant of the Italian Army’s sanitary troops (Italian – because the US has not yet entered the war, and Henry has volunteered). Before the offensive in the town of Plavna, where the sanitary units are … Read more
Since the gods return from hunting with prey and feast they start, and the boiler is not enough for them. And here is the god Tyr, in friendship with Torah, Odin’s son, the advice is kind: “He lives in the East… Hymir the Wise” and he keeps “a great basin, with a verst depth.” And … Read more
John and Dunois “are enraptured, they so quickly rushed, so wildly with the English they fought, that soon with the army the rest parted”. Lost, the heroes are in the castle of Hermaphrodite. It is a sorcerer whom God created ugly and lascivious. He kisses John, but in return receives a powerful slap. The insulted … Read more
The father-miner sends his 12-year-old son to work at the mine on the weekend Christmas days. The boy “stubbornly and tearfully” tries to resist, but it is useless. “The boy, too, was black as an Ethiopian, cut off and also flashed his bare feet in his shoddy shoes.” Three Christmas days were to be spent … Read more
Peter Shaffer Amadeus The action takes place in Vienna in November 1823, and the memories of Salieri refer to the decade of 1781-1791. On the proscenium in the wheelchair the old man sits with his back to the audience. Citizens of Vienna repeat each other the latest gossip: Salieri the murderer! Their whispers are growing … Read more
Events unfold during one day in the living room of the military building in the 80s. XIX century. The Captain and the Pastor are dealing with the case of Private Noida. He received a complaint – he does not want to give money for the maintenance of his illegitimate child. Noid excuses himself, nodding at … Read more
In the center of the narrative are two sisters, Elinor and Marianne Dashwood. Endless vicissitudes of their love experiences and languor and will form the plot of the novel. But let us start from the beginning and try to understand the intricate plot lines and related ties of the characters. Outside the narrative, a certain … Read more
PRINCE IGOR Opera in four acts with a prologue Libretto by A. P. Borodin Characters: Igor Svyatoslavovich, Prince Seversky Yaroslavna, his wife in a second marriage Vladimir Igorevich, his son from his first marriage Vladimir Yaroslavich, Prince of Galich, brother Princess Yaroslavna Baritone Soprano Tenor High bass Konczak Gzak } Polovtsian khans Bass Without speeches … Read more