Originally published in 1922 as part of the Cambridge Plain Texts series, this volume contains five of John Florio's renowned English translations of Montaigne's essays. The text was largely derived from the third edition of Florio's 1603 translation, which was published in 1632. A short editorial introduction is also included. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in Montaigne and Florio.
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. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in Kleist and German literature.
Originally published in 1929 as part of the Cambridge Plain Texts series, this volume contains Ben Jonson's incomplete play The Sad Shepherd, or A Tale of Robin Hood. The play first appeared in the second volume of Jonson's works in 1641 and the text for this edition was largely based on that version, with some modernisation of spelling and punctuation. A short editorial introduction is also included. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in Jonson and early-modern drama.
Originally published in 1921 as part of the Cambridge Plain Texts series, this volume contains fifteen papers by Samuel Johnson taken from The Idler, a series of 103 essays largely written by Johnson and published in London weekly The Universal Chronicle between 1758 and 1760. A short editorial introduction is also included. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in the works of Johnson.
Originally published in 1926 as part of the Cambridge Plain Texts series, this volume contains the full text of Lord Byron's satirical poem on the fate of George III's soul, The Vision of Judgement. An editorial introduction is also included. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in Byron and his works.
Originally published in 1921 as part of the Cambridge Plain Texts series, this volume contains the full version of The Good-Natur'd Man, a comedic play by Anglo-Irish writer Oliver Goldsmith (1728–74). A short editorial introduction is also included. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in eighteenth-century literature and the works of Goldsmith.
Originally published in 1922 as part of the Cambridge Plain Texts series, this volume contains the full text of Lope de Vega's El mejor alcalde, el rey. 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 Lope and Spanish literature.
First published in 1954 as part of the Cambridge Plain Texts series, this volume contains the original Spanish version of El burlador de Sevilla y convidado de piedra by the renowned dramatist and Roman Catholic monk Tirso de Molina (1579–1648). An English editorial introduction and short bibliography are also included. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in Tirso and Spanish literature.
Originally published in 1923 as part of the Cambridge Plain Texts series, this volume contains the complete text of Spenser's major early work The Shepheardes Calender. A short editorial introduction is also included. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in Spenser and English Renaissance literature.
Originally published in 1926 as part of the Cambridge Plain Texts series, this volume contains the full text of The Testament of Cresseid by fifteenth-century Scottish poet Robert Henryson. A short editorial introduction is also included. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in Henryson and Scottish poetry.
Originally published in 1926, as part of the Cambridge Plain Texts series, this volume contains the complete French texts of two comedies by Molière, 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 Molière and French literature.
First published in 1923 as part of the Cambridge Plain Texts series, this volume contains Descartes' Discours de la méthode 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.
