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Translations of Shakuntala and Other Works
by KalidasaShakuntala is a dramatized version of a story from Mahabharata, written by Kalidasa, one of the greatest Sanskrit dramatist and poet. Shakuntala, is brought up in a forest by Kanva Rishi, after her father Vishwāmitra, a sage disowns her on account of continuing his ascetism. King Dushyanta encounters her in forest during his hunting and they get..
Arms and the Man
by Bernard ShawArms and the Man is a comedy play written by George Bernard Shaw, an Irish dramatist and a Nobel Prize literate. Apart from scripting more than sixty plays to his credit, he also contributed to the literary world through essays, novels and short stories. Notable among his numerous writings are Widowers' Houses, The Irrational Knot, Immaturity, The ..
Ghosts
by Henrik IbsenGhosts, is a three act play written by Henrik Johan Ibsen, a Norwegian playwright remembered as “The Father of Realism”. Apart from his magnum opus A Doll's House, his popular works include Hedda Gabbler, An Enemy of the People, and The Master Builder. Ghosts explores the 19th century morality, scripted in three acts. Helen Alving, is married to..
Nature
by Ralph Waldo Emerson"Nature" is an essay written by Ralph Waldo Emerson, an American author who was instrumental to the development of transcendentalism. His notable contribution to the literary world as essays and poems include Self-Reliance, Compensation, The Over-Soul and The Rhodora. The Author divides nature into four usages such as Commodity, Beauty, Language..
Lays of Ancient Rome
by Baron Thomas Babington MacaulayLays of Ancient Rome is a poems collection of narrative style written by Baron Thomas Babington Macaulay, a British historian whose work on British history is considered as a masterpiece. The poems are based on the early roman history and recent historical works such as Ivry and The Armada. It includes poems such as Horatius, The Battle Of..
A Boy's Will
by Robert FrostA Boy's Will is a poetry collection of Robert Frost, an American author credited with four Pulitzer Prizes for his poetical works of A Further Range , New Hampshire: A Poem With Notes and Grace Notes, Collected Poems, and A Witness Tree. His notable contributions include plays, prose books and letters such as A Way Out, The Cow's in the Corn, A Mas..
The Children of Odin - The Book of Northern Myths
by Padraic ColumThe Children of Odin: The Book of Northern Myths is a classical literature for children written by Padraic Colum, an Irish novelist who was instrumental in reviving Irish Literary world. His contribution to Irish literature in many forms as dramatist, poet, playwright, biographer and folklore collector through his notable works such as The Saxon Sh..
Lady Windermere's Fan
by Oscar WildeLady Windermere's Fan is a four act comedy play, written by Oscar Wilde, an Irish Playwright remembered as the most popular dramatist of London theaters. Lady Windermere was in a dilemma to believe gossips and rumors about her husband’s fascinating relationship with Mrs. Erlynne. While checking her husband’s bank book she could understand that l..