Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog Project Gutenberg 2005-05-07 Public domain in the USA. 148 Racine, Jean 1639 1699 Racine, Jean Baptiste Spiers, I. H. B. (Isidore Henry Bowles) Spiers, Isidore Henry Bowles Esther Introduction, notes and appendices in English Reading ease score: 77.4 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Produced by Al Haines "Esther" by Jean Racine is a tragic play written in the late 17th century. The story is based on the biblical tale of Esther, a Jewish queen who must risk her life to save her people from destruction. This work exemplifies the height of French classical tragedy, showcasing themes of courage, identity, and divine providence. At the start of the play, Esther expresses her deep sorrow for the plight of her people and reflects on her rise to become queen after the banishment of Vashti. As she interacts with her confidante, Elise, we learn about the impending doom faced by the Jewish people due to a royal decree orchestrated by the villainous Aman, who seeks to annihilate them. Mardochée, Esther's uncle, implores her to reveal her true identity to the king and plead for the lives of their people, setting the stage for the ensuing tension, moral dilemmas, and the exploration of Esther's intimate connection to her homeland and faith. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en fr Esther, Queen of Persia -- Drama PQ Text FR Théâtre Browsing: Literature Browsing: Performing Arts/Film Browsing: Fiction 257935 257880 2024-10-07T07:20:42.202246 2023-09-07T08:36:11.129614 text/html text/html 257928 257873 2024-10-07T07:20:42.606211 2023-09-07T08:36:11.308616 text/html text/html 158196 2024-10-07T07:20:52.451185 application/epub+zip 158365 2024-10-07T07:20:45.743211 application/epub+zip 158366 2024-10-07T07:20:43.865216 application/epub+zip 286405 2024-10-07T07:20:56.489157 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 255872 2024-10-07T07:20:50.420194 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 234529 2022-09-07T23:44:43.584372 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 204413 204409 2024-10-07T07:20:41.817208 2023-09-07T08:36:10.758599 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 202218 2020-12-14T11:55:23 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 78484 2020-12-14T11:55:23 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 19766 2024-10-07T07:20:56.709172 application/rdf+xml 9759 2024-10-07T07:20:44.422194 image/jpeg 2523 2024-10-07T07:20:44.137194 image/jpeg 148546 2024-10-07T07:20:42.626229 application/octet-stream application/zip fr.wikipedia en.wikipedia