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 2007-12-02 Public domain in the USA. 48 Shakespeare, William 1564 1616 Shakspeare, William Shakspere, William Burgersdijk, L. A. J. (Leendert Alexander Johannes) 1828 1900 Burgersdijk, Leendert Alexander Johannes Burgersdijk, Dr. L.A.J. Burgersdijk, Dr. L. A. J. Titus Andronicus Produced by Jeroen Hellingman and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net/ "Titus Andronicus" by William Shakespeare is a tragedy written in the late 16th century. The play explores themes of revenge, power, and the brutality of war through the story of Titus Andronicus, a Roman general who returns home from battle with captives, only to face betrayal and the destruction of his family. The narrative unfolds amidst political turmoil, highlighting the tensions between different factions in Rome and the devastating consequences of violence. At the start of the play, a political conflict is introduced as Saturninus and Bassianus, the sons of the deceased emperor, vie for the throne of Rome. Titus Andronicus, honored for his military prowess, is drawn into this power struggle as he returns to Rome with the body of his son and the captured Queen Tamora along with her children. The tension escalates quickly as familial loyalty clashes with political ambition, leading to betrayal and the potential for violence. The introduction of key characters and their relationships lays the groundwork for the horrific events that follow, setting a tone of impending tragedy. (This is an automatically generated summary.) nl Tragedies Andronicus, Titus (Legendary character) -- Drama Goths -- Drama Generals -- Drama Rome -- History -- Germanic invasions, 3rd-6th centuries -- Drama Historical drama PR Text Browsing: History - General Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 386238 385274 2024-09-10T08:44:03.688553 2023-09-10T11:50:01.091757 text/html text/html 383209 2007-12-02T13:14:34 text/html 89944 2007-12-02T13:14:34 text/html application/zip 146074 2024-09-10T08:44:16.341942 application/epub+zip 150306 2024-09-10T08:44:06.399511 application/epub+zip 150306 2024-09-10T08:44:04.864487 application/epub+zip 367306 2024-09-10T08:44:21.583897 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 315645 2024-09-10T08:44:15.138925 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 315822 2022-09-11T06:42:34.451917 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 188143 188053 2024-09-10T08:44:01.560501 2023-09-10T11:49:58.672720 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 187946 2007-12-02T13:14:30 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 74742 2007-12-02T13:14:34 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 20596 2024-09-10T08:44:21.750913 application/rdf+xml 14774 2024-09-10T08:44:05.300502 image/jpeg 3687 2024-09-10T08:44:05.083517 image/jpeg 144073 2024-09-10T08:44:03.713483 application/octet-stream application/zip en.wikipedia nl.wikipedia