Project Gutenberg 2014-01-10 Public domain in the USA. 413 Mee, Arthur 1875 1943 Hammerton, J. A. (John Alexander) 1871 1949 Hammerton, Sir John Alexander Hammerton, John Alexander, Sir The World's Greatest Books — Volume 17 — Poetry and Drama Goethe (Continued): Goetz von Berlichingen. Iphigenia in Tauris -- Nicolai Gogol: The inspector-general -- Oliver Goldsmith: She stoops to conquer -- Heinrich Heine: Atta Troll -- Homer: The Iliad. The Odyssey -- Horace: Poems -- Victor Hugo: Hernani. Marion de Lorme. Ruy Blas. The king amuses himself. The legend of the Alps -- Henrik Ibsen: The master builder. The pillars of society -- Ben Jonson: Every man in his humour -- Juvenal: Satires -- Friedrich Gottlieb Klopstock: The Messiah -- Gotthold Ephraim Lessing: Nathan the Wise -- Longfellow: Evangeline. Hiawatha -- Lucretius: On the nature of things -- James Macpherson: Ossian -- Christopher Marlowe: Dr. Faustus -- Martial: Epigrams, epitaphs, and poems -- Philip Massinger: A new way to pay old debts -- Milton: Paradise lost. Paradise regained. Samson Agonistes -- Molière: The doctor in spite of himself. Produced by Kevin Handy, Matthias Grammel and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "The World's Greatest Books — Volume 17 — Poetry and Drama," edited by Arthur Mee and J.A. Hammerton, is a collection of significant poetic and dramatic works. This volume likely spans various time periods, reflecting the evolution of poetry and drama through diverse literary styles and themes. The likely topic covers essential plays and poems from renowned authors, focusing on their contributions to poetry and drama, including notable figures like Goethe, Heine, and Goldsmith. The opening of this volume sets the stage for an eclectic assortment of dramatic works and poetry, starting with Goethe's "Goetz von Berlichingen," which unfolds a tale of an adventurous knight. The drama portrays Goetz navigating challenges and personal ambitions against a backdrop of political intrigue and conflict. It introduces readers to characters such as Goetz himself, his faithful companion George, and the aristocratic Weislingen, evoking themes of loyalty and freedom. The text illustrates Goethe’s character-driven storytelling, marking a significant representation of German literature's vivid landscape. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/44640/44640-h/images/coverpage.jpg Reading ease score: 82.7 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Poetry Drama PN Text Category: Poetry Category: Plays/Films/Dramas Category: German Literature 927903 2025-07-18T06:38:54.752046 text/html 930141 2024-10-23T22:10:26 text/html 540372 2025-07-18T06:39:27.240348 application/epub+zip 546800 2025-07-18T06:39:03.349477 application/epub+zip 460125 2025-07-18T06:38:59.069535 application/epub+zip 889637 2025-07-18T06:39:36.982300 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1045285 2025-07-18T06:39:20.253420 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 960468 2022-09-20T11:25:01.282096 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 635138 2025-07-18T06:38:51.458040 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 615245 2024-10-23T22:10:26 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18851 2025-07-18T06:39:37.172297 application/rdf+xml 25202 2025-07-18T06:38:59.289496 image/jpeg 3631 2025-07-18T06:38:59.184483 image/jpeg 496999 2025-07-18T06:38:54.818011 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia en.wikipedia