Bøger af F Storr

Maria Wuz and Lorenz Stark: Or English Prints of Two German Originals is a book written by F. Storr and published in 1881. The book tells the story of two German characters, Maria Wuz and Lorenz Stark, who are portrayed in a series of English prints. The prints depict various scenes from the lives of Maria and Lorenz, including their childhood, their travels, and their adventures. The book provides a detailed description of each print, along with a brief history of the characters and their significance in German culture. Overall, Maria Wuz and Lorenz Stark: Or English Prints of Two German Originals is a fascinating exploration of German folklore and art, and a must-read for anyone interested in the intersection of culture and history.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

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The Theban Trilogy consists of Oedipus the King, Oedipus at Colonus, and Antigone - together these tell the tragic story of Oedipus the king of Thebes, and his daughter Antigone.Oedipus the King (in Latin Oedipus Rex) sees the youthful Oedipus consults the Oracle at Delphi, wherein it predicts that he will ""Mate with [his] own mother, and shed/With [his] own hands the blood of [his] own sire"".Oedipus at Colonus has the elderly Oedipus, by now ostracised and distrusted by society at large for his earlier, unintended wrongdoing. Blind after gouging out his own eyes in reaction to the revelations of the first play, it is his daughter/sister Antigone who escorts him to King Theseus.The final play in the Trilogy is Antigone - this title sees Oedipus offspring navigate the drama of a Civil War in Thebes.All three compositions are superb examples of Greek drama; owing to their revelatory contents and narrative twists, Sophocles' Theban plays remain popular to this day.