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First published in 1951, as part of the Cambridge Plain Texts series, this volume contains the complete text of Kalkstein, a story by Austrian writer Adalbert Stifter (1805-68). The material is presented in the original German with an editorial introduction in English.
Originally published in 1922, this volume contains the full preface for Of the Laws of Ecclesiastical Polity, the seminal work by Anglican theologian Richard Hooker (1554-1600). An editorial introduction is also included. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in Hooker and the development of Anglicanism.
Originally published in 1925, this volume contains the full text of Calderon's La cena de Baltasar. The play is presented in Spanish with a short editorial introduction in English. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in Calderon and Spanish literature.
Originally published in 1920, this volume contains the complete text of Menagerie intime by renowned French literary figure Theophile Gautier (1811-72). The text is presented in French with an introduction in English. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in nineteenth-century French literature.
First published in 1923, this volume contains Descartes' Discours de la methode in the original French. A short editorial introduction in English is also included. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in the works of Descartes and the development of rationalism.
Originally published in 1937, this volume contains the complete text of Les bourgeoises a la mode by French dramatist Florent Carton Dancourt (1661-1725). The play is presented in French with a short editorial introduction in English. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in Dancourt and his works.
First published in 1951, this volume presents E. T. A. Hoffmann's novella Meister Martin der Kufner und seine Gesellen in the original German. A short editorial introduction and bibliography are also included. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in Hoffmann and German literature.
This volume contains a selection from Les caracteres by French essayist Jean de La Bruyere (1645-96). The text is presented in the original French with a short English introduction. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in La Bruyere and French literature.
Originally published in 1924, as part of the Cambridge Plain Texts series, this volume contains the full text of El abencerraje by Spanish writer Antonio de Villegas (c.1522-c.1551). The story is presented in the original Spanish, with some modernisation of spelling and grammar.
Originally published in 1922, this volume contains two comedies by Moliere, L'amour medecin and Le sicilien ou l'amour peintre. Both texts are presented in French with a short editorial introduction in English. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in Moliere and French literature.
Originally published in 1921, as part of the Cambridge Plain Texts series, this volume contains twenty pieces of prose writing by Italian critic and dramatist Gasparo Gozzi (1713-86). The pieces are all taken from the Gazzetta veneta, a bi-weekly commercial and literary paper created by Gozzi.
First published in 1947, as part of the Cambridge Plain Texts series, this volume contains the full text of Pascal's Entretien avec M. de Saci sur Epictete et Montaigne in the original French. A short editorial introduction in English is also included.
This volume contains material from three medieval Spanish treatises on linguistics: El arte de trobar by Enrique de Villena (1384-1434); the second book of Gramatica castellana by Antonio de Lebrija (1444-1522); and the Arte de la poesia castellana by Juan del Encina (1469-1529).
Originally published in 1930, as part of the Cambridge Plain Texts series, this volume contains the text of Ronsard's Abrege de l'art poetique francais, together with a selection of prefaces from editions of his works. The material is presented in French with a short editorial introduction in English.
First published in 1921, as part of the Cambridge Plain Texts series, this volume contains the full text of Mazzini's Fede e avvenire in the original Italian. A short editorial introduction in English is also provided. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in Mazzini and his writings.
First published in 1926, as part of the Cambridge Plain Texts series, this volume contains a selection of essays from Die Hamburgische Dramaturgie by key German Enlightenment figure Gotthold Ephraim Lessing (1729-81). The essays were originally written as part of Lessing's role as advisor at the Hamburg National Theatre.
Originally published in 1952, as part of the Cambridge Plain Texts series, this volume contains the full text of Penthesilea by German Romantic writer Heinrich von Kleist (1777-1811). The play is presented in German with a short editorial introduction in English.
Originally published in 1922, as part of the Cambridge Plain Texts series, this volume contains the text of De l'avenir politique de l'Angleterre by French writer Charles Forbes Rene de Montalembert (1810-70). The material is presented in French with a short editorial introduction in English.
Originally published in 1936, as part of the Cambridge Plain Texts series, this volume contains Reflexions et maximes and Reflexions critiques by French writer Luc de Clapiers, Marquis de Vauvenargues (1715-47). The texts are presented in French with a short editorial introduction in English. A short bibliography is also included.
Originally published in 1922, as part of the Cambridge Plain Texts series, this volume contains two pieces from Hugo's epic collection La legende des siecles. The fifth and seventh poems, Eviradnus and Ratbert, are presented in French, with a short editorial introduction in English.
Originally published in 1950, as part of the Cambridge Plain Texts series, this volume contains the full text of Die Soldaten by eighteenth-century German writer Jakob Michael Reinhold Lenz (1751-92). The play is presented in German, with a short editorial introduction and bibliography.
Originally published in 1922, in the Cambridge Plain Texts series, this volume contains a concise study of Saint Louis by Michelet. The text is presented in French with a short editorial introduction in English. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in Michelet and French history.
Originally published in 1926, as part of the Cambridge Plain Texts series, this volume contains the complete French texts of two comedies by Moliere, La critique de l'ecole des femmes and L'impromptu de Versailles. A short editorial introduction in English is also included. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in Moliere and French literature.
First published in 1923, as part of the Cambridge Plain Texts series, this volume contains a selection of Pascal's Lettres ecrites a un provincial. The first, fourth, fifth and thirteenth letters are presented in French, with some modernisation of spelling. A short English editorial introduction is also included.
First published in 1926, as part of the Cambridge Plain Texts series, this volume contains a selection of essays from Die Hamburgische Dramaturgie by key German Enlightenment figure Gotthold Ephraim Lessing (1729-81). The essays were originally written as part of Lessing's role as advisor at the Hamburg National Theatre.
Originally published in 1926, this volume contains the complete text of E. T. A. Hoffmann's Der Kampf der Sanger. The story is presented in German with a short editorial introduction in English. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in Hoffmann and German literature.
First published in 1921, as part of the Cambridge Plain Texts series, this volume presents the complete text of Leopardi's Pensieri in the original Italian. A short editorial introduction in English is also included. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in Leopardi and his works.
Originally published in 1923, as part of the Cambridge Plain Texts series, this volume contains the complete text of Simon Bolivar's address before the Venezuelan Congress at Angostura on February 15, 1819. The address is presented in Spanish with a short editorial introduction in English.
Originally published in 1954, in the Cambridge Plain Texts series, this volume contains a selection of Heinrich Heine's late poems. The text is presented in German with a short editorial introduction and bibliography in English. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in Heine and nineteenth-century German literature.
Originally published in 1951, as part of the Cambridge Plain Texts series, this volume contains the complete text of Die Weber by German dramatist Gerhart Hauptmann (1862-1946). The play is presented in German with a short editorial introduction. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in German literature.
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