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Author names not noted above: Jean Racine, Molire, Gotthold Ephraim
Lessing, Friedrich von Schiller Originally published between 1909
and 1917 under the name "Harvard Classics," this stupendous
51-volume set-a collection of the greatest writings from
literature, philosophy, history, and mythology-was assembled by
American academic CHARLES WILLIAM ELIOT (1834-1926), Harvard
University's longest-serving president. Also known as "Dr. Eliot's
Five Foot Shelf," it represented Eliot's belief that a basic
liberal education could be gleaned by reading from an anthology of
works that could fit on five feet of bookshelf. Volume XXVI
features the six 17th- and 18th-century plays that have most
influenced Western European literature and culture: Life Is a
Dream, by Spanish dramatist PEDRO CALDERN DE LA BARCA (1600-1681),
his 1635 allegory debating free will and fate Polyeucte, by French
playwright and father of French tragedy PIERRE CORNEILLE
(1606-1684), his 1642 drama based on the life of the martyr Saint
Polyeuctus Phdre, by French dramatist JEAN RACINE (1639-1699), his
1677 tragedy from Greek mythology Tartuffe, by the French comic
master Jean-Baptiste Poquelin (1622-1673), aka MOLIRE, his 1664
masterpiece about hypocrisy Minna von Barnhelm, by German
playwright GOTTHOLD EPHRAIM LESSING (1729-1781), a groundbreaking
comedy Wilhelm Tell, by German author FRIEDRICH VON SCHILLER
(1759-1805), a tragedy of the Swiss fight for independence in the
14th century.
This book is part of the TREDITION CLASSICS series. The creators of
this series are united by passion for literature and driven by the
intention of making all public domain books available in printed
format again - worldwide. At tredition we believe that a great book
never goes out of style. Several mostly non-profit literature
projects provide content to tredition. To support their good work,
tredition donates a portion of the proceeds from each sold copy. As
a reader of a TREDITION CLASSICS book, you support our mission to
save many of the amazing works of world literature from oblivion.
This book is part of the TREDITION CLASSICS series. The creators of
this series are united by passion for literature and driven by the
intention of making all public domain books available in printed
format again - worldwide. At tredition we believe that a great book
never goes out of style. Several mostly non-profit literature
projects provide content to tredition. To support their good work,
tredition donates a portion of the proceeds from each sold copy. As
a reader of a TREDITION CLASSICS book, you support our mission to
save many of the amazing works of world literature from oblivion.
Author names not noted above: Jean Racine, Molire, Gotthold Ephraim
Lessing, Friedrich von Schiller Originally published between 1909
and 1917 under the name "Harvard Classics," this stupendous
51-volume set-a collection of the greatest writings from
literature, philosophy, history, and mythology-was assembled by
American academic CHARLES WILLIAM ELIOT (1834-1926), Harvard
University's longest-serving president. Also known as "Dr. Eliot's
Five Foot Shelf," it represented Eliot's belief that a basic
liberal education could be gleaned by reading from an anthology of
works that could fit on five feet of bookshelf. Volume XXVI
features the six 17th- and 18th-century plays that have most
influenced Western European literature and culture: Life Is a
Dream, by Spanish dramatist PEDRO CALDERN DE LA BARCA (1600-1681),
his 1635 allegory debating free will and fate Polyeucte, by French
playwright and father of French tragedy PIERRE CORNEILLE
(1606-1684), his 1642 drama based on the life of the martyr Saint
Polyeuctus Phdre, by French dramatist JEAN RACINE (1639-1699), his
1677 tragedy from Greek mythology Tartuffe, by the French comic
master Jean-Baptiste Poquelin (1622-1673), aka MOLIRE, his 1664
masterpiece about hypocrisy Minna von Barnhelm, by German
playwright GOTTHOLD EPHRAIM LESSING (1729-1781), a groundbreaking
comedy Wilhelm Tell, by German author FRIEDRICH VON SCHILLER
(1759-1805), a tragedy of the Swiss fight for independence in the
14th century.
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