Without question the most influential, brilliant and beloved writer in the English language, William Shakespeare began as a simple poet and would-be actor, but after joining the Lord Chamberlain's Men acting company in London (later, the King's Men), he began writing plays and his works would go on to become the most performed theatrical pieces on the planet. It is difficult to encapsulate the scope and impact of Shakespeare's writings. Entire...

"The first female translator of the epic into English in over sixty years, Stephanie McCarter addresses accuracy in translation and its representation of women, gendered dynamics of power, and sexual violence in Ovid's classic. Ovid's Metamorphoses is an epic poem, but one that upturns almost every convention. There is no main hero, no central conflict, and no sustained objective. What it is about (power, defiance, art, love, abuse, grief, rape, war,...

This Very Short Introduction to Classics links a haunting temple on a lonely mountainside to the glory of ancient Greece and the grandeur of Rome, and to Classics within modern culture-from Jefferson and Byron to Asterix and Ben-Hur. We are all Classicists - we come into touch with the Classics daily: in our culture, politics, medicine, architecture, language, and literature. What are the true roots of these influences, however, and how do our interpretations...

"Life Is a Dream is a work many hold to be the supreme example of Spanish Golden Age drama. Imbued with highly poetic language and humanist ideals, it is an allegory that considers contending themes of free will and predestination, illusion and reality, played out against the backdrop of court intrigue and the restoration of personal honor." "In the mountainous barrens of Poland, the rightful heir to the kingdom has been imprisoned since birth in...

Inspired by the legendary violinists whose dazzling showpieces and heart-melting melodies David Garrett fell in love with as a child, this includes more than twenty tracks featuring music by Bach, Dvorak, Gluck, Kreisler, Mendelssohn and Schumann, among many others.

A program which bridges Debussy's first work for piano (the 'Danse bohémienne', from 1880) and his last ('Les soirs illuminés par l'ardeur du charbon', from 1917). Steven Osborne is equally responsive to the very different musical moods of both.

Yuja Wang is the brilliant soloist in a piano concerto by a longtime friend of hers: Teddy Abrams, the music director of the Louisville Orchestra. The work is inspired by the strengths of American culture.

El alcalde de Zalamea relata la historia de unos soldados españoles en guerra con Portugal que se detienen en Zalamea. El noble capitán don Álvaro de Ataide, al mando de los soldados, es alojado en la casa del labrador rico, Pedro Crespo, a cuya hija seduce y ultraja. Pedro intenta remediar el deshonor y ofrece bienes a don Álvaro para que se case con Isabel. El rechazo de Álvaro ofende el honor de Pedro, quien entonces es elegido alcalde de...