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Judith by Marko Marulić is an epic poem about a brave widow who, through her beauty, faith, and wisdom, saves her people by seducing and killing the Assyrian military leader Holofernes.
Pastoral drama (comedy) in five acts, written in double-rhymed twelve-line stanzas (with eight-line stanzas in the lyrical parts), the oldest preserved play by Držić (premiered in 1548 in Dubrovnik, printed in 1551 in Venice).
The story takes place on a country estate where a group of characters from different social classes gather, faced with boredom, unfulfilled ambitions, and emotional voids.
"Alcestis" is a modern reworking of the ancient myth about Queen Alcestis who willingly sacrifices her own life to save her husband Admetus. A drama about love, sacrifice and human moral responsibility.
Since the play Three Sisters was written in the second half of the 19th century, it rightly carries with it certain motifs and an atmosphere that runs through most literary works of that period.
Lermontov's Masquerade is a powerful romantic drama about jealousy, honor, deceit, and deadly suspicion, set in the elegant world of balls, intrigue, and social masks.