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1597 •
In fair Verona, where we lay our scene, star-crossed lovers from warring families come together for a tragically brief time in this most famous of romances.
The Prince
Niccolò Machiavelli
11 days
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1532 •
An examination of the art of the state: how to attain, retain, and wield political power.
The Faerie Queene
Edmund Spenser
19 days
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1590 •
Book I of an incomplete epic poem and one of the inspirations of modern fantasy. An allegory in praise of Queen Elizabeth I, Spenser weaves together medieval romance and renaissance epic.
On the Bondage of the Will
Martin Luther
42 days
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1525 •
Martin Luther writes about whether human beings are free to choose good or evil in this response to Desiderius Erasmus' attack on Luther's beliefs.
Utopia
Thomas More
13 days
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1516 •
Journey through an island community where vice and violence are absent, all religions are tolerated, there's full employment and goods are community-owned.
Julius Caesar
William Shakespeare
9 days
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1599 •
After a stunning military victory Caesar is the most powerful man in Rome. As the ides of March approach, dark plots are put in motion to protect the empire.
Richard III
William Shakespeare
18 days
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1592 •
When chance comes, the power-hungry Duke of Gloucester begins a murderous drive to seize the throne of England.
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