Gerhard Ulrich Boeken

Emma Woodhouse imagines that she dominates those around her in the small town of Highbury, but her inept matchmaking creates problems for herself and others.

In hun mythen en sagen hebben de oude Grieken hun gedachten en gevoelens weergegeven over het ontstaan en voortbestaan van de wereld, over de aard en de geschiedenis van hun volk.In deze inmiddels klassieke bundel van Gustav Schwab zijn maar liefst 131 verhalen bijeengebracht, waaronder heel beroemde: die over Prometheus, Heracles, de Argonauten, Oedipus, de Trojaanse oorlog en Odysseus. Goden, halfgoden en eenvoudige stervelingen beleven vaak wonderbaarlijke avonturen in deze voorhistorische mythen en heldensagen.Wie literaire thema's of kunsthistorische motieven wil doorgronden, vindt het antwoord in deze schitterende navertelde verhalen.

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"Be on your guard … and take care not to fall in love!" In a charming German village, Werther, a sensitive and romantic young man, meets Lotte and falls deeply in love with her. Despite knowing she is engaged to Albert, Werther's passion for Lotte consumes him, leading to profound despair. This groundbreaking ‘confessional’ novel draws from Goethe’s own unrequited love for Charlotte Buff and the death of his friend Karl Wilhelm Jerusalem. It achieved immediate success, sparking a cult following, numerous imitations, and even criticism for its perceived endorsement of suicide. Goethe's poignant exploration of a young artist struggling against societal norms and his inability to navigate life is regarded as the first significant tragic novel in European literature. This edition features notes and an introduction by Michael Hulse, who delves into the novel's origins in Goethe's life and its influence on European culture. For over seventy years, Penguin has been a leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world, offering a diverse collection of over 1,700 titles that represent the finest works throughout history, enhanced by scholarly introductions and contemporary translations.

Unworldly young Effi Briest is married off to Baron von Innstetten, an austere and ambitious civil servant twice her age, who has little time for his new wife. Isolated and bored, Effi finds comfort and distraction in a brief liaison with Major Crampas, a married man with a dangerous reputation.

Barcelona. 1974. Círculo de Lectores. 20x13. 447p.