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Praised by Chekhov as his favorite writer, Nikolai Leskov occupies a unique place in Russian literature. His original stories often seem like folk-tales, their larger-than-life characters including soldiers, Tsars, priests and gypsies. Leskov's storytelling, simple in its style, combines a deep religious spirit with comic absurdity. The Lady Macbeth of the Mtsensk District, Leskov's best-known work, is a realist account of a young woman who escapes from her loveless marriage through adultery, leading to violence and murder

Eça de Queiroz vai aqui muito além da crítica ao poema musical de Verdi, homônimo da peça de Shakespeare. Nesse texto extraído de seu livro Prosas Bárbaras, ele mergulha na inconsciência e na fatalidade dos personagens do bardo inglês, fazendo eco, entre outros, ao poeta Baudelaire das Flores do Mal.

Macbeth als Kurzgeschichte: Die Handlung und ihre Akteure verstehen, Shakespeare-Kenntnisse auffrischen oder ganz einfach die Story genießen...