Project Gutenberg 2003-05-01 Public domain in the USA. 54 Hebbel, Friedrich 1813 1863 Hebbel, Christian Friedrich Hebbel, C. F. (Christian Friedrich) Hebbel, F. (Friedrich) Hebbel, Frederic Gyges und sein Ring Michael Pullen "Gyges und sein Ring" by Friedrich Hebbel is a five-act tragedy written in the mid-19th century. The story is set in a prehistorical and mythological context, revolving around the characters Kandaules, the king of Lydia; his wife Rhodope; and Gyges, a Greek who becomes entangled in a web of desire and betrayal. The play explores themes of power, morality, and the human condition through the fable of a ring that grants its wearer invisibility. The opening of the play introduces us to Kandaules and Gyges, as the king prepares for a festival and shows off a new diadem. Kandaules, buoyed by vanity, expresses his contempt for the Greeks and seeks to demonstrate the might of Lydia. He is keen to present Gyges, whom he regards as his favored companion, to his wife Rhodope, hinting at impassioned schemes involving her beauty. Gyges, however, is hesitant, aware of the moral implications of spying on the queen. As the tension builds, Kandaules reveals a magical ring that can make its wearer invisible, setting the stage for a clash between loyalty, desire, and the devastating consequences of unchecked ambition that will unfold in subsequent acts. (This is an automatically generated summary.) de Gyges, King of Lydia, -approximately 648 B.C. -- Drama PT Text DE Drama Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 166249 166250 2024-10-02T11:08:00.999979 2023-10-02T09:40:16.629349 text/html text/html 166242 166243 2024-10-02T11:08:01.283947 2023-10-02T09:40:16.823348 text/html text/html 120169 2024-10-02T11:08:07.794068 application/epub+zip 120849 2024-10-02T11:08:03.255944 application/epub+zip 120849 2024-10-02T11:08:02.014949 application/epub+zip 252772 2024-10-02T11:08:10.334899 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 233326 2024-10-02T11:08:06.999920 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 211302 2022-09-02T13:01:09.876043 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 123920 123948 2024-10-02T11:08:00.483994 2023-10-02T09:40:16.256344 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 123723 2023-05-05T13:01:50 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19258 2024-10-02T11:08:10.467927 application/rdf+xml 13189 2024-10-02T11:08:02.579939 image/jpeg 3453 2024-10-02T11:08:02.294939 image/jpeg 47113 2023-05-05T13:02:29 application/octet-stream application/zip 120624 2024-10-02T11:08:01.298960 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 de.wikipedia