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Robert Nye

    15 de marzo de 1939 – 2 de julio de 2016

    Robert Nye fue un escritor, dramaturgo y poeta inglés cuya obra tendió un puente entre la literatura infantil y los profundos temas adultos. Poseía un talento único para reinterpretar narrativas clásicas, especialmente en su celebrada versión de Beowulf. La poesía de Nye es aclamada por su voz distintiva, lo que le valió el reconocimiento como uno de los poetas más interesantes de su generación, capaz de cautivar a los lectores con un estilo único entre sus contemporáneos.

    Beowulf
    The Late Mr Shakespeare
    Trópico de Cáncer
    Falstaff
    Faust
    The Punch Book of Short Stories
    • The Late Mr Shakespeare

      • 576 páginas
      • 21 horas de lectura

      Shakespeare comes alive through the pen of a writer hailed by Peter Ackroyd as "one of our best living novelists." This rich and wonderful work is celebrated as the most original and provocative novel about the playwright since Anthony Burgess's classic. The story is narrated by Robert Reynolds, known as Pickleherring, who claims to have been an original member of Shakespeare's acting troupe and played iconic female roles. Now, in an attic above a brothel in Restoration England, Pickleherring, an elderly man, sits down to recount the life of his friend and mentor. Despite his age, he recalls every detail and aims to set the record straight using both firsthand and imaginative sources. Readers will uncover theories surrounding Shakespeare that have emerged over the centuries: Did he write his own plays? Who was the Dark Lady of the sonnets? Did he die a Catholic? What happened during his so-called lost years? What were his last words? Was he ever in love? Each chapter reveals a blend of speculation and fact, bringing us closer to the complex and vibrant man behind the legend. Robert Nye delivers a bawdy, language-rich exploration of the life and times of the greatest writer, showcasing how alive Shakespeare truly was.

      The Late Mr Shakespeare2000
      3,2
    • Der preisgekrönte Autor von "Der späte Mr. Shakespeare" porträtiert den Bard, wie man ihn noch nie gesehen hat - durch die Augen seiner Frau, Anne Hathaway, die sieben Jahre nach seinem Tod an ihr Leben mit ihm zurückdenkt und Einblicke in Wills geheime Leben bietet.

      Mrs Shakespeares gesammelte Werke1999
    • Trópico de Cáncer

      • 362 páginas
      • 13 horas de lectura

      Motivado por los diarios de Anaïs Nin, entonces inéditos, Henry Miller escribe su primera novela, que sería publicada en París en 1934, y en 1961 en los Estados Unidos, con más de sesenta juicios a propósito de su legalización. Trópico de Cáncer embiste contra el puritanismo y la moral burguesa y estremece desde la primera página: "Aquí estamos todos solos y muertos".

      Trópico de Cáncer1993
      3,7
    • Beowulf

      • 112 páginas
      • 4 horas de lectura

      He comes out of the darkness, moving in on his victims in deadly silence. When he leaves, a trail of blood is all that remains. He is a monster, Grendel, and all who know of him live in fear. Hrothgar, the king of the Danes, knows something must be done to stop Grendel. But who will guard the great hall he has built, where so many men have lost their lives to the monster while keeping watch? Only one man dares to stand up to Grendel's fury --Beowulf.

      Beowulf1982
      3,5
    • Faust

      • 277 páginas
      • 10 horas de lectura

      In gezelschap van een vriend, twaalf meisjes en een aantal dieren trekt Dr. Faust over de Alpen naar Rome om te proberen zijn lot te keren.

      Faust1980
      4,0
    • Falstaff

      • 464 páginas
      • 17 horas de lectura

      In this raucous, rollicking romp, the most beloved comic figure in English literature tells his own unbuttoned story to set the record straight.

      Falstaff1978
      3,3