In the moonlit desert, an aging Roman conqueror imparts the lessons of rulership to a young, impulsive Egyptian queen. Their relationship defies the expectations of a tragic...

A visitor from Locri delivers a long, uninterrupted discourse on the nature of the physical universe and the creation of the world soul. The text describes the cosmos as a living...

In the sweltering heat of Verona, the ancestral feud between Capulet and Montague claims the lives of their children. The intensity of Romeo and Juliet's love is depicted as a...

In this sequel to the Timaeus, Plato describes the mighty island nation of Atlantis, a civilization blessed by Poseidon but corrupted by mortal greed. The text details the city's...

A Venetian merchant's bond with a Jewish moneylender becomes the center of a legal and moral crisis when the debt comes due. The play interweaves the fairytale logic of the casket...

Grouping several short investigations, this text explores the essential physiological functions that sustain life, such as breathing and the regulation of body heat. Aristotle...

Kant establishes a pure moral philosophy, arguing that the only thing good without qualification is a "good will." He develops the concept of the Categorical Imperative, a rule...

Proposing that the future can be analyzed with the same rigor as the past, this visionary essay argues for a new science of anticipation. The author challenges the reader to look...

A decadent and aging man-about-town finds his schemes for pleasure collapsing into a series of farcical disasters. This lively stage comedy skewers the moral bankruptcy of the...

The theft of a diamond at a high-society gathering forces a group of friends to choose between the truth and their tribal allegiances. As suspicions fall on an outsider, the...