Project Gutenberg 2007-03-24 Public domain in the USA. 201 Chapman, George 1634 Boas, Frederick S. (Frederick Samuel) 1862 1957 Boas, F. S. (Frederick Samuel) Boas, Frederick Samuel 05013526 Bussy D'Ambois and The Revenge of Bussy D'Ambois Reading ease score: 78.5 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Produced by Melissa Er-Raqabi, Ted Garvin, Lisa Reigel, Michael Zeug, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Bussy D'Ambois and The Revenge of Bussy D'Ambois" by George Chapman is a pair of historical tragedies written in the early 17th century. The plays revolve around the ambitious and passionate figure of Bussy D'Ambois, a character embroiled in the turbulent intrigues of the French court, exploring themes of honor, betrayal, and revenge against the backdrop of political machinations. At the start of "Bussy D'Ambois," we are introduced to Bussy, who reflects on the hollowness of power and wealth while feeling like an outsider at court. He meets Monsieur, who seeks to recruit Bussy, highlighting the tension between ambition and integrity. The act sets off a chain of events involving duels, jealousy, and the complex dynamics at play as Bussy navigates the treacherous world of noble politics, revealing both the lure and danger of seeking greatness. The narrative establishes the themes of ambition and identity, setting the stage for the drama to unfold. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Tragedies Revenge -- Drama English drama -- 17th century Bussy d'Amboise, 1549?-1579 -- Drama PR Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 807411 807412 2024-10-09T08:00:40.535963 2023-09-09T10:01:01.292285 text/html text/html 816475 2013-03-16T13:07:02 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 241054 2013-03-16T13:07:32 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 369288 2024-10-09T08:01:07.739307 application/epub+zip 379109 2024-10-09T08:00:47.674426 application/epub+zip 342033 2024-10-09T08:00:44.682454 application/epub+zip 878465 2024-10-09T08:01:18.638246 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1066902 2024-10-09T08:01:04.749346 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 856518 2022-09-10T04:44:01.078444 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 541499 2024-10-09T08:00:35.425037 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 541658 2007-03-24T12:04:48 text/plain; charset=utf-8 206332 2007-03-24T12:05:48 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 541194 2007-03-24T12:05:34 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 205813 2007-03-24T12:05:48 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 541254 2007-03-24T12:05:34 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 205611 2007-03-24T12:05:48 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 23570 2024-10-09T08:01:18.834259 application/rdf+xml 23184 2024-10-09T08:00:45.444442 image/jpeg 4646 2024-10-09T08:00:45.063681 image/jpeg 341265 2024-10-09T08:00:40.589956 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