Project Gutenberg 2003-12-01 Copyrighted. Read the copyright notice inside this book for details. 52 Dufresny, Charles Rivière 1657 1724 Dufresny, Charles, sieur de La Rivière Fresny, Charles Rivière Du Rivière Du Frény, Monsieur (Charles) Riviere Du Freny, Monsieur (Charles) La Rivière, Charles Dufresny, sieur de Morlock, Frank J. L'esprit de contradiction. English The Spirit of Contradiction Produced by Dagny and Frank J. Morlock "The Spirit of Contradiction" by Charles Rivière Dufresny is a comedic play written during the early 18th century. The story unfolds in a garden in London, revolving around the complexities of relationships and the theme of contradiction, particularly exemplified in the character of Mrs. Townly. The play highlights the humorous chaos that ensues from the conflicting desires of the characters as they navigate marriage proposals and family dynamics. The narrative centers around Mr. Townly's desire to marry off his daughter Angelica to a suitable suitor, Mr. Nelson, while his wife, Mrs. Townly, has her own contradictory opinions about whom Angelica should wed. Lucas, the gardener, observes the farcical entanglements and plans to use the spirit of contradiction to his advantage. As the characters engage in witty banter and scheming, Mrs. Townly's obstinate nature leads to misunderstandings and comedic situations. The play culminates in a frenzy of confusion as efforts to control the marriage decisions backfire, ultimately revealing the folly of trying to manipulate personal desires and relationships. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en French drama -- 18th century -- Translations into English PQ Text Browsing: Literature 78221 78149 2024-10-02T13:55:03.021405 2023-10-02T11:40:00.069787 text/html text/html 78214 78142 2024-10-02T13:55:03.266403 2023-10-02T11:40:00.227717 text/html text/html 101404 2024-10-02T13:55:08.969366 application/epub+zip 100307 2024-10-02T13:55:06.163415 application/epub+zip 89579 2024-10-02T13:55:05.000385 application/epub+zip 209042 2024-10-02T13:55:10.865380 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 198843 2024-10-02T13:55:08.291380 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 157022 2022-09-03T04:10:20.738094 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 58832 58811 2024-10-02T13:55:02.751394 2023-10-02T11:39:59.885718 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 58573 2012-08-03T21:23:04 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 21414 2012-08-03T21:33:08 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 58563 2012-08-03T21:22:56 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 21396 2012-08-03T21:33:08 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21132 2024-10-02T13:55:10.999350 application/rdf+xml 13354 2024-10-02T13:55:05.549375 image/jpeg 3529 2024-10-02T13:55:05.267404 image/jpeg 100521 2024-10-02T13:55:03.273439 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 fr.wikipedia en.wikipedia