Résultats pour "man" dans Littérature antique, classique et médiévale

Fresh off his victory at The Battle of Lodi, Napoleon is planning to enjoy his lunch when a lieutenant arrives with the bad news that the dispatches he had been carrying were stolen. Infuriated, Napoleon threatens him with being court-martialed unless he can recover them. A woman appears who claims to know about the theft. Unconvinced of her story, Napoleon and the woman enter into a battle of wits in true Shaw style. Will the conqueror of worlds end up conquered by a woman?

As the Enlightenment movement was gathering strength in the early 18th century, various challenges to established religious faith were launched. In response, a number of celebrated commentators produced defences of religion and morality, and among these was Alexander Pope, who was inspired to write "some pieces on Human Life and Manners." The result was a collection of poems in rhyming couplets, designated "Epistles", which were published in instalments.

Here are some of Shakespeare's finest speeches performed by one of the greatest Shakespearean actors of this century. It ranges from the youth of Jaques' introduction to life, 'All the world's a stage!' in ""As You Like It"" to the aged Prospero's goodbye to Ariel and Shakespeare's own farewell...

The second part of the award winning stage perfomance of Shakespeare's greatest work by Sir John Gielgud.

Tutta la vivacità e la bonaria ironia di Carlo Goldoni si ritrova in questo “scherzo” teatrale che ci presenta un innamorato, Cardone, in rovina per amore di Livietta, donna che vuole per marito un ricco e nessun altro. Ma quando lo zio di Cardone, sordido e avaro, viene a morire, lascia a suo nipote una consistente eredità e tra i due giovani riprende la commedia dell’amore nei medesimi ruoli di un tempo: lui innamorato pazzo... ma lei?