Englische Literatur in Reclams Roter Reihe: das ist der englische Originaltext – mit Worterklärungen am Fuß jeder Seite, Nachwort und Literaturhinweisen. »Cat on a Hot Tin Roof« ist die Geschichte einer Familie in den amerikanischen Südstaaten. Krankheit, Alkohol und Eifersucht haben sie zerstört. Liebe und Hass liegen dicht beieinander. An einem schwülen Sommerabend bricht die Verzweiflung aus der Familie heraus, und es kommt zu einem dramatischen Konflikt Englische Lektüre: Niveau B2–C1 (GER) Sprachen: Deutsch, Englisch
Just in time to celebrate Roald Dahl Day in September come three of his beloved classic stories, now with a brand-new look and featuring illustrations by his longtime collaborator, Quentin Blake. Full color.
'If You Are Lucky Enough To Have Lived In Paris As A Young Man, Then Wherever You Go For The Rest Of Your Life, It Stays With You, For Paris Is A Moveable Feast.'Hemingway'S Memories Of His Life As An Unknown Writer Living In Paris In The 1920S Are Deeply Personal, Warmly Affectionate And Full Of Wit. Looking Back Not Only At His Own Much Younger Self, But Also At The Other Writers Who Shared Paris With Him - Literary 'Stars' Like James Joyce, Wyndham Lewis, Scott And Zelda Fitzgerald, Ezra Pound And Gertrude Stein - He Recalls The Time When, Poor, Happy And Writing In Cafes, He Discovered His Vocation.
A fascinating look at the history and grandeur of bullfighting, Death in the Afternoon is also a deeper contemplation on the nature of cowardice and bravery, sport and tragedy, and is enlivened throughout by Hemingway's pungent commentary on life and literature. Seen through his eyes, bullfighting becomes an art, a richly choreographed ballet, with performers who range from awkward amateurs to masters of great grace and cunning.
Green Hills of Africa is Ernest Hemingway's lyrical journal of a month on safari in the great game country of East Africa, where he and his wife Pauline journeyed in December 1933. Hemingway's well-known interest in - and fascination with - big-game hunting is magnificently captured in this evocative account of his trip. It is an examination of the lure of the hunt and an impassioned portrait of the glory of the African landscape and of the beauty of a wilderness that was, even then, being threatened by the incursions of man.
"Seymour 'Swede' Levov - a legendary high school athlete, a devoted family man, a hard worker, the prosperous inheritor of his father's Newark glove factory - comes of age in thriving, triumphant post-war America. But everything he loves is lost when the country begins to run amok in the turbulent 1960s. American Pastoral is the story of a fortunate American's rise and fall - of a strong, confident master of social equilibrium overwhelmed by the forces of social disorder."--Publisher's website.
Radioservis ve spolupráci s Českým rozhlasem vydal v listopadu minulého roku vzpomínkovou knihu herce, zpěváka, skladatele a překladatele Rudolfa Pellara. Paměti, nazvané podle Kainarovy básně, obsahují lakonické vzpomínky na přibližně sto stran, doplněné fotografiemi z osobního archivu a soupisem Pellarovy herecké, autorské a překladatelské činnosti. Memoáry umožňují autorovi tematizovat proces vzpomínání a zachycují jeho rané dětství, které je protkáno místopisnými a historickými prvky, jako je dvojjazyčnost. Vzpomínky plynou chronologicky a odhalují, jak velká historie ovlivnila Pellarovu cestu k divadlu a překládání. Po maturitě, kdy byly univerzity zavřené, se přihlásil na brněnskou konzervatoř a začal svou kariéru v jihlavském Horáckém divadle. Spolu se svou ženou se věnoval překladům americké literatury, včetně Salingerova románu. Kniha také přináší pohled do překladatelské práce Pellarových, jejich metody a zkušenosti s angličtinou v padesátých letech. Fenomén normalizace je rovněž přítomen, neboť Pellar nesměl vystupovat v televizi a jeho překlady byly publikovány pod cizími jmény. Vzpomínková knížka je protkána humorem a laskavostí.
George, a disillusioned academic, and Martha, his caustic wife, have just come home from a faculty party. When a handsome young professor and his mousy wife stop by for a nightcap, an innocent night of fun and games quickly turns dark and dangerous. Long-buried resentment and rage are unleashed as George and Martha turn their rapier-sharp wits against each other, using their guests as pawns in their verbal sparring. By night's end, the secrets of both couples are uncovered and the lies they cling to are exposed. Considered by many to be Albee's masterpiece.
Williams' play about drifter Chance Wayne who returns to his hometown with a
faded movie star hoping to find the girl of his youth is a classic study of
the dream of recapturing youth and finding fame. This edition features an
extensive critical commentary and questions aimed at students of the play.
