Project Gutenberg 2006-10-14 Public domain in the USA. 112 Sardou, Victorien 1831 1908 Sardou, V. (Victorien) La Tosca: Drame en cinq actes Reading ease score: 78.8 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Produced by Chuck Greif "La Tosca: Drame en cinq actes" by Victorien Sardou is a play written in the late 19th century. It is set against the backdrop of Rome and centers around the tragic character Floria Tosca, a renowned singer, and the tumultuous events surrounding her lover Mario Cavaradossi and the politically charged atmosphere of the time. The setting reveals themes of love, jealousy, political intrigue, and betrayal. At the start of this dramatic piece, the stage is set within the church of Saint-Andréa, where Mario, a painter, is working on a canvas while conversing with his assistant Gennarino and the sacristan Eusèbe. During their dialogue, they discuss Mario's love for the beautiful Floria Tosca and reveal details about the political unrest in Rome, including the recent military victories over the French. Additionally, the introduction of Cesare Angelotti, a fugitive on the run from the authorities, sets the tone for a clash between personal relationships and political conflict. The tension builds as Mario and Angelotti conspire, and Mario's concern grows over Floria’s potential involvement, indicating the complex intertwining of their fates. (This is an automatically generated summary.) fr French drama -- 19th century Tragedies PQ Text Opera FR Théâtre Browsing: Literature Browsing: Performing Arts/Film 253346 253347 2024-10-08T13:54:05.761550 2023-09-09T04:53:35.837659 text/html text/html 277214 2006-10-14T07:58:20 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 75143 2006-10-14T07:58:22 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 154150 2024-10-08T13:54:14.889431 application/epub+zip 155838 2024-10-08T13:54:09.254479 application/epub+zip 143095 2024-10-08T13:54:07.894469 application/epub+zip 313623 2024-10-08T13:54:18.202960 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 295003 2024-10-08T13:54:14.020439 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 225582 2022-09-09T10:00:26.823230 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 185956 185950 2024-10-08T13:54:04.294499 2023-09-09T04:53:34.660617 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 182413 2006-10-14T07:58:18 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 68082 2006-10-14T07:58:20 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 20202 2024-10-08T13:54:18.344926 application/rdf+xml 12588 2024-10-08T13:54:08.479464 image/jpeg 3102 2024-10-08T13:54:08.181469 image/jpeg 151570 2024-10-08T13:54:05.780695 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 en.wikipedia fr.wikipedia