1925 Rosemary Hoyt, a young but already famous after the success in the film “Father’s daughter” Hollywood actress, together with her mother comes to the Cote d’Azur. Summer is not a season, only one of the numerous hotels is open. On a deserted beach, two companies of Americans: “white” and “black”, as Rosemary called them … Read more
Novalis Heinrich von Ofterdingen The work is based on the legend of the famous Minnesinger of the 13th century. Heinrich von Oterdingingen. The external eventual canvas is only a necessary material shell for the depiction of the deep internal process of the poet’s becoming and Henry’s comprehension of the life ideal, portrayed allegorically by Novalis … Read more
The basis of the poem was the Karelian-Finnish folk epic songs, which in the 18th century. collected and processed by Elias Lennrot. Fleece 1 Ilmatar, the daughter of the air, lived in the air. But soon she became bored in the sky, and she went down to the sea. Waves picked up Ilmatar, and from … Read more
Once upon a time there lived an “enlightened, moderately liberal” gudgeon. Smart parents, dying, left him to live, looking at both. The minnow understood that he was in trouble from everywhere: from big fish, from minnows neighbors, from a man (his own father was once nearly cooked in his ear). The minnow built a hole … Read more
“Prayer”, like many other works of ancient Russian literature, is devoid of narrative about events. The whole text is the appeal of Daniel the Exile to the prince, asking him for mercy. The main thing that Daniel is supposed to rely on in life is his own mind. “I have scant clothes, but I have … Read more
Settled and dilapidated sheds, where the Germans brought hay and straw. Ataman Krivolob shot four Muscovites and one Ukrainian here, so the boys are afraid to play here. Not afraid only Dimka: he hides in the shed two cartridge rounds, a ramrod from the rifle and a rusty Austrian bayonet without scabbards and plays in … Read more
“Acts of Rama” is an ancient Indian epic consisting of 7 books and about 24 thousand couplets-shlok; attributed to the legendary sage Valmiki (Vabmiki) Once the ruler of the kingdom of demons-rahshasas on the island of Lanka was a ten-headed Ravana. He received from Brahma the gift of invulnerability, thanks to which no one but … Read more
The action takes place in Spain in 1568, the thirteenth year of the reign of King Philip II. The basis of the plot is the history of the relationship between Philip II, his son Don Carlos, heir to the Spanish throne, and his wife – Queen Elizabeth. In Aranjus, the residence of the Spanish king … Read more
Behind the garden of the Chinese emperor was a forest, and in the woods there lived a nightingale who sang so well that even a poor fisherman forgot about his seine, but then again took up his business and did not think about the nightingale until the next night. Travelers said that the nightingale is … Read more
Act One In the former rich mansion there is a committee. The message is received by the Reds about the fact that White already has the Zheglov Bridge. The commanders are going to the meeting. And at this time the sailor Shvandya spoke to the typist Panova Pavle Petrovna about how he had seen Marx. … Read more