Merope, Treurspel (1776)
| AUTHOR | Voltaire |
| PUBLISHER | Kessinger Publishing (10/15/2009) |
| PRODUCT TYPE | Paperback (Paperback) |
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""Merope, Treurspel"" is een toneelstuk geschreven door Voltaire en gepubliceerd in 1776. Het verhaal speelt zich af in het oude Griekenland en volgt de weduwe Merope, die probeert haar zoon te beschermen tegen de wraak van de familie van zijn vader. De vader van haar zoon was de koning van Messene en werd vermoord door zijn eigen broer, die vervolgens de troon overnam. Merope's zoon is de rechtmatige erfgenaam van de troon en zij probeert hem te beschermen tegen de wraak van de familie van zijn vader. Het stuk behandelt thema's als wraak, liefde en macht en is een klassiek voorbeeld van het Franse neoclassicisme.This Book Is In Dutch.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.
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ISBN-13:
9781120326850
ISBN-10:
1120326850
Binding:
Paperback or Softback (Trade Paperback (Us))
Content Language:
Chinese
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Page Count:
60
Carton Quantity:
152
Product Dimensions:
6.00 x 0.12 x 9.00 inches
Weight:
0.21 pound(s)
Country of Origin:
US
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Literary Collections | European - French
Literary Collections | Miscellaneous
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""Merope, Treurspel"" is een toneelstuk geschreven door Voltaire en gepubliceerd in 1776. Het verhaal speelt zich af in het oude Griekenland en volgt de weduwe Merope, die probeert haar zoon te beschermen tegen de wraak van de familie van zijn vader. De vader van haar zoon was de koning van Messene en werd vermoord door zijn eigen broer, die vervolgens de troon overnam. Merope's zoon is de rechtmatige erfgenaam van de troon en zij probeert hem te beschermen tegen de wraak van de familie van zijn vader. Het stuk behandelt thema's als wraak, liefde en macht en is een klassiek voorbeeld van het Franse neoclassicisme.This Book Is In Dutch.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.
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Author:
Voltaire
Voltaire (Francois-Marie Arouet) (1694--1778) was one of the key thinkers of the European Enlightenment. Of his many works, "Candide" remains the most popular.
Peter Constantine was awarded the 1998 PEN Translation Award for "Six Early Stories "by Thomas Mann and the 1999 National Translation Award for "The Undiscovered Chekhov: Forty-three New Stories." Widely acclaimed for his recent translation of the complete works of Isaac Babel, he also translated Gogol's "Taras Bulba" and Tolstoy's "The Cossacks "for the Modern Library. His translations of fiction and poetry have appeared in many publications, including "The New Yorker, Harper's," and "Paris Review. "He lives in New York City.
Peter Constantine was awarded the 1998 PEN Translation Award for "Six Early Stories "by Thomas Mann and the 1999 National Translation Award for "The Undiscovered Chekhov: Forty-three New Stories." Widely acclaimed for his recent translation of the complete works of Isaac Babel, he also translated Gogol's "Taras Bulba" and Tolstoy's "The Cossacks "for the Modern Library. His translations of fiction and poetry have appeared in many publications, including "The New Yorker, Harper's," and "Paris Review. "He lives in New York City.
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