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