Ergebnis für "Henry und Leander" in Literatur & Belletristik

While King Henry's England is threatened by rebellion, the king's scapegrace son Hal haunts the taverns of London, his companions a crew of rogues and thieves let by Falstaff. The earl of Northumberland and his fiery son Hotspur scheme to overthrow the crown. Can Hal be brought to a sense of duty as Prince of Wales? Or will the influence of Falstaff prove too strong? The issue is decided when Hal, Hotspur, and Falstaff come together at the climactic battle of Shrewsbury.

Henry V is a study of kingship, patriotism, and heroic determination tempered by tender comedy as Henry courts Katherine, princess of France. Henry, the noble and courageous young king of England, decides to invade France, believing he has a rightful claim to the throne. At Agincourt he leads his army into battle against the powerful French forces and, against all the odds, wins a famous victory.

Rebellion still simmers in England and King Henry's health is failing. Prince Hal has proved his courage but the king still fears that his son's pleasure-loving nature will bring the realm to ruin. Meanwhile, Falstaff and his ribald companions waste the nights in revelry, anticipating the moment when Hal will ascend the throne. Falstaff is in Gloucestershire when news arrives that the king has died. Has the dissolute old knight's hour come at last?

LAUGH NOW. CRY LATER. Two stars keep not their motion in one sphere... It’s London, 2014, and Hal Lancaster, son and heir of Henry, Duke of Lancaster, is in a holding pattern: his mother is dead, his father is dying or remarrying or both, his siblings are fighting, his internship is pointless...

The Yorkists have been temporarily victorious and the Duke of York has assumed the throne, but the Lancastrians, led by Queen Margaret, counter-attack. As the fortunes of war shift, both the innocent and the guilty are swept up in the maelstrom. And increasingly dominant amid the chaos is the sinister figure of the crook-backed Richard, Duke of Gloucester.

Zehn Monate - so lang hat sich Henrys Bewusstsein nach dem brutalen Mord an seiner Frau in einen Zustand der dissoziativen Erstarrung zurückgezogen. Nun ist er wieder da. Erwacht in einer Realität, die anders ist. Der Drogenfahnder ist körperlich geschwächt und verzweifelt. Er erfährt Unterstützung durch enge Freunde, doch seinen Weg muss er alleine gehen. Der Kampf um eine Rückkehr zur DEA, und seine Zerrissenheit zwischen tiefer Trauer und Rachedurst, werden zur Belastungsprobe für Henry und alle, die ihm helfen wollen. Ein Buch über Freundschaft, Verlust und den Weg zurück ins Leben.