Project Gutenberg 2006-04-05 Public domain in the USA. 33 Desfontaines, Nicolas-Marc 1652 Mary, Nicolas Desfontaines, Nicolas Mary L'illustre Olympie, ou Le St Alexis: Tragedie Produced by Carlo Traverso, Laurent Vogel and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by the Bibliothèque nationale de France (BnF/Gallica)) "L'illustre Olympie, ou Le St Alexis: Tragédie" by Nicolas-Marc Desfontaines is a dramatic tragedy written in the early 17th century. The narrative centers around the themes of love, virtue, and duty, focusing on the character of Saint Alexis, who is faced with a profound moral choice between his duties to his family and his love for his wife, Olympie. The play intertwines themes of loyalty and sacrifice, as well as the societal pressures of ancient Rome. The opening of the tragedy introduces the character of Alexis, the son of a Roman senator, Euphemien, who is bound by his father's wishes to pursue a marriage with Olympie. However, Alexis is filled with inner turmoil, as divine commands lead him to abandon his marriage for a higher calling. Meanwhile, Olympie displays unwavering fidelity and love toward Alexis despite his absence, showcasing her resilience in the face of societal and personal challenges. The characters are drawn into a web of unfulfilled desires and virtuous obligations, setting the stage for subsequent conflict and emotional depth intrinsic to the story. (This is an automatically generated summary.) fr French drama -- 17th century PQ Text FR Théâtre Browsing: Literature Browsing: Performing Arts/Film Browsing: Fiction 167881 167628 2024-09-08T06:05:52.580999 2023-09-08T08:22:26.556788 text/html text/html 167874 167621 2024-09-08T06:05:52.779027 2023-09-08T08:22:26.714808 text/html text/html 109547 2024-09-08T06:05:58.503499 application/epub+zip 109740 2024-09-08T06:05:54.476996 application/epub+zip 109740 2024-09-08T06:05:53.503042 application/epub+zip 286623 2024-09-08T06:06:00.988483 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 263191 2024-09-08T06:05:57.615511 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 246368 2022-09-08T14:47:33.757011 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 128895 128685 2024-09-08T06:05:52.319102 2023-09-08T08:22:26.329786 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 127999 2006-04-05T16:50:48 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 44060 2006-04-05T16:50:50 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 17836 2024-09-08T06:06:01.224472 application/rdf+xml 18735 2024-09-08T06:05:53.849042 image/jpeg 4481 2024-09-08T06:05:53.677998 image/jpeg 108900 2024-09-08T06:05:52.791072 application/octet-stream application/zip 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