Project Gutenberg 2014-05-27 Public domain in the USA. 161 Beaumont, Francis 1584 1616 Beamont, Francis Fletcher, John 1579 1625 Fletcher, Iohn Flecher, John Waller, A. R. (Alfred Rayney) 1867 1922 Waller, Alfred Rayney Beaumont and Fletcher's Works, Vol. 06 of 10 Reading ease score: 88.8 (6th grade). Easy to read. The Queen of Corinth -- Bonduca -- The Knight of the Burning Pestle -- Loves Pilgrimage -- The Double Marriage Produced by Richard Tonsing, Jonathan Ingram and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Beaumont and Fletcher's Works, Vol. 06 of 10" by Francis Beaumont and John Fletcher is a collection of dramatic works written in the early 17th century. This volume includes several plays, including "The Queen of Corinth," "Bonduca," and "The Knight of the Burning Pestle," showcasing the authors' signature blend of tragedy and comedy. The central plot of the opening play revolves around themes of love, honor, and the complexities of human relationships, particularly focusing on characters such as Agenor and Merione, along with a backdrop of political alliances in Corinth. At the start of the "The Queen of Corinth," characters Neanthes and Sosicles discuss the successful return of General Leonidas from battle and the favorable peace treaty he negotiated with Agenor, the Prince of Argos. The narrative quickly reveals underlying tensions as Prince Theanor, son of the Queen, is smitten with Merione, an esteemed lady caught in a complex web of rivalries and political machinations. The introduction of these characters sets the stage for a blend of dramatic intrigue, romantic entanglements, and the exploration of personal motives against the backdrop of societal expectations and familial duty. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/45781/45781-h/images/cover.jpg en English drama PR Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Performing Arts/Film Browsing: Fiction 1354440 1354448 2024-10-19T08:24:50.906689 2023-09-20T04:29:21.994265 text/html text/html 1385598 2014-05-27T08:49:04 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 378992 2014-05-27T08:49:52 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 405121 2024-10-19T08:25:41.530452 application/epub+zip 427148 2024-10-19T08:25:04.086622 application/epub+zip 412242 2024-10-19T08:24:57.227653 application/epub+zip 961033 2024-10-19T08:25:57.116402 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 764066 2024-10-19T08:25:30.724503 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 748063 2022-09-20T20:18:26.257912 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 779720 779616 2024-10-19T08:24:40.363734 2023-09-20T04:29:12.306210 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 779887 2014-05-27T08:49:22 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 282060 2014-05-27T08:49:50 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 779958 2014-05-27T08:49:36 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 282031 2014-05-27T08:49:50 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 23280 2024-10-19T08:25:57.403495 application/rdf+xml 11252 2024-10-19T08:24:57.742659 image/jpeg 1979 2024-10-19T08:24:57.479663 image/jpeg 378799 2024-10-19T08:24:50.996709 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 en.wikipedia en.wikipedia