Project Gutenberg 2011-11-14 Public domain in the USA. 57 Alfieri, Vittorio 1749 1803 Bruscoli, Nicola 1903 1957 Ottavia Produced by Carlo Traverso, Claudio Paganelli, Barbara Magni and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Ottavia" by Vittorio Alfieri is a tragic play written in the late 18th century. The play explores themes of love, power, and betrayal in the context of Ancient Rome, focusing on the turbulent relationship between Emperor Nero and his wife Ottavia, as well as the political intrigues surrounding their lives. The narrative unfolds in the regality of Nero's court, revealing a story laden with emotional turmoil and dark machinations. Ottavia, the estranged wife of Nero, returns to Rome after being exiled, igniting the tensions between her and Poppea, Nero's new lover. Amidst a backdrop of political unrest and public opinion, Nero grapples with his feelings for both women while Seneca, his advisor, warns him of the potential consequences of his actions. As the civil unrest grows, Nero's tyrannical and impulsive nature leads to tragic consequences, culminating in a fierce culmination of betrayal and sacrifice. The play ultimately examines themes of innocence lost and the ruthless pursuit of power, highlighting Alfieri's deep understanding of human emotions and the complexities of moral dilemmas in political power struggles. (This is an automatically generated summary.) it Tragedies PQ Text IT Teatro in versi Browsing: Literature Browsing: Poetry Browsing: Fiction 156793 156802 2024-09-16T06:12:48.975420 2023-09-16T12:27:51.596944 text/html text/html 155697 2011-11-14T15:59:52 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 46197 2011-11-14T15:59:52 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 85848 2024-09-16T06:12:55.752389 application/epub+zip 87426 2024-09-16T06:12:50.661439 application/epub+zip 79934 2024-09-16T06:12:49.658430 application/epub+zip 187547 2024-09-16T06:12:58.804403 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 268322 2024-09-16T06:12:54.953391 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 261855 2022-09-17T11:20:10.030921 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 100038 99909 2024-09-16T06:12:47.815458 2023-09-16T12:27:50.472941 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 99473 2011-11-14T15:59:48 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 35301 2011-11-14T15:59:52 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 18928 2024-09-16T06:12:58.954369 application/rdf+xml 8551 2024-09-16T06:12:50.027445 image/jpeg 2405 2024-09-16T06:12:49.842429 image/jpeg 83981 2024-09-16T06:12:48.988431 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 pt.wikipedia en.wikipedia