"Tecnicamente, è un romanzo "ben fatto", senza ingorghi e dispersioni. Una tecnica così sicura; un tempo, un ritmo tanto vigilato e costante... a lettura finita, e anche nel ricordo più lontano, i personaggi stanno tutti sullo stesso piano, nella stessa cruda luce, equamente indimenticabili così come equamente necessari ed importanti..." (Leonardo Sciascia)
Luigi Lunari Bücher
Oscar Wilde's renowned social satire features protagonists Algernon, a London dandy, and Jack, a rising gentleman from the countryside, who lead double lives to escape the constraints of their social status. Algernon enjoys country life as "Bunbury," while Jack travels to the city as "Ernest." Jack's love for Gwendolen, the daughter of Lady Bracknell and cousin to Algernon, forces him to abandon his troublesome alibi, which proves to be challenging. Algy visits him in Hertfordshire posing as his brother "Ernest," and Gwendolen, who insists on marrying only an "Ernest," also arrives. Lady Bracknell remains steadfast in her social prejudices. This comedy is one of the brightest in world theater, a precursor to absurdist theater and a masterpiece of aestheticism that exposes the superficiality of morality and social snobbery in the Victorian era while providing stylish entertainment.
London lawyer Jonathan Harker travels to Transylvania at the request of Count Dracula, who has purchased a house in London and wishes to finalize the transaction through his solicitor. During his journey, Harker encounters strange occurrences, including a local woman who gives him a rosary for protection. Upon arriving in Bistritz, he takes a coach and is picked up by a driver at Borgo Pass, who takes him to the Count's residence. The initial days are calm, but Harker is instructed not to enter certain rooms, a request he promises to honor. He soon notices that the Count has no reflection and exhibits a ravenous expression at the sight of blood when Harker accidentally cuts himself while shaving. The Count's unsettling appearance, with long white teeth and strikingly red lips, fills Harker with dread, leading him to fear for his life. The Count compels him to send seemingly innocuous letters to his fiancée and employer, while offering Harker a chance to escape, though he is too terrified to pass by the wolves under the Count's control.
Das burleske Spiel um die Herbergswirtin Mirandolina, die drei Verehrer von Stand mit Witz und Raffinesse an der Nase herumführt, um schließlich dem vierten, ihrem Gehilfen, die Hand zu reichen, ist bis heute das beliebteste Stück Goldonis. Lord Byron bezeichnete es als "eine der besten Komödien, die Europa je hervorgebracht hat".
Die verwitwete Ljubov Andreevna Ranevskaja kehrt nach langem Aufenthalt in Frankreich auf ihr russisches Gut zurück, das von einem riesigen Kirschgarten umgeben ist. Sie ist von der Schönheit der Kirschblüte und von Kindheitserinnerungen überwältigt. Doch das Gut ist tief verschuldet, und die Zwangsversteigerung steht bevor... "