Project Gutenberg 2002-10-01 Public domain in the USA. 92 Shaw, Bernard 1856 1950 Shaw, George Bernard Shaw, Bernhard Shaw, G. Bernard (George Bernard) Bassetto, Corno di Shaw, G. B. (George Bernard) The Inca of Perusalem: An Almost Historical Comedietta Produced by Eve Sobol, and David Widger "The Inca of Perusalem: An Almost Historical Comedietta" by George Bernard Shaw is a comedic play written in the early 20th century during the World War I era. The work satirizes the political climate of the time, using the character of the Inca as a foil to explore themes of power, war, and identity. Shaw's clever dialogue and character interactions provide a humorous take on serious subjects, particularly the absurdities inherent in the socio-political landscape of wartime. The plot revolves around Ermyntrude, the daughter of an archdeacon, who finds herself entangled in a web of royal expectations when she becomes embroiled in the affairs of the Inca of Perusalem. As she navigates the bizarre circumstances of potentially marrying one of the Inca's sons, humorous exchanges unfold between her and the Inca himself, who is revealed to be more man than myth. The play highlights Ermyntrude's strong personality as she subverts traditional roles expected of women and critiques the nature of aristocracy and authority. Ultimately, Shaw crafts a narrative that entertains while simultaneously provoking thought about the true nature of power and the human condition amidst chaos. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en English drama (Comedy) Princesses -- Drama Widows -- Drama London (England) -- Drama PR Text One Act Plays Browsing: Humour Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 86467 86468 2024-10-02T08:47:54.968553 2023-10-02T07:56:19.535755 text/html text/html 82398 2012-12-14T10:11:56 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 27903 2012-12-14T10:12:44 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 116750 2024-10-02T08:48:01.659513 application/epub+zip 115516 2024-10-02T08:47:58.772545 application/epub+zip 96587 2024-10-02T08:47:57.351553 application/epub+zip 287057 2024-10-02T08:48:03.549526 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 296174 2024-10-02T08:48:00.761556 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 189338 2022-09-02T10:24:05.248782 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 67908 67886 2024-10-02T08:47:54.539547 2023-10-02T07:56:19.225760 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 67587 2009-02-05T07:45:10 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 26141 2009-02-05T07:46:24 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 67578 2009-02-05T07:44:58 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 26125 2009-02-05T07:46:24 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 22616 2024-10-02T08:48:03.677509 application/rdf+xml 19771 2024-10-02T08:47:57.930540 image/jpeg 4212 2024-10-02T08:47:57.646533 image/jpeg 116637 2024-10-02T08:47:54.977553 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