Project Gutenberg 2015-09-21 Public domain in the USA. 71 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. 04 of 10 The Tragedy of Valentinian -- Monsieur Thomas -- The Chances -- The Bloody Brother; Or, Rollo -- The Wild-Goose Chase Produced by Richard Tonsing, Jonathan Ingram and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Beaumont and Fletcher's Works, Vol. 04 of 10" by Francis Beaumont and John Fletcher is a collection of dramatic works likely written in the early 17th century. This volume includes several plays, such as "The Tragedy of Valentinian," "Monsieur Thomas," "The Chances," and "The Bloody Brother." The primary theme revolves around issues of honor, virtue, and the moral complexities of human desires, particularly in the context of power dynamics in ancient Rome." "The opening of "The Tragedy of Valentinian" introduces a world rife with intrigue and tension, emphasizing the struggles of characters like Valentinian, the emperor, and the noble warriors Æcius and Maximus. It sets the stage for a story deeply concerned with virtue, as seen through the eyes of Lucina, who is torn between her loyalty to her husband and the emperor's corrupting desires. The dialogue hints at her steadfast commitment to honor while reacting to the emperor's advances and manipulation, setting the foundation for the ensuing drama that questions the morality of officials and the impact of ambition on personal integrity." (This is an automatically generated summary.) en English drama PR Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 1374330 1374338 2024-09-21T03:40:11.452283 2023-09-21T13:33:12.160069 text/html text/html 1405005 2015-09-21T18:38:16 text/html; charset=utf-8 400944 2015-09-21T18:38:18 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 455543 2024-09-21T03:41:10.822466 application/epub+zip 463226 2024-09-21T03:40:27.813746 application/epub+zip 437879 2024-09-21T03:40:19.455268 application/epub+zip 1013145 2024-09-21T03:41:28.210387 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 808287 2024-09-21T03:40:56.329535 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 780691 2022-09-22T15:50:04.705393 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 772235 772131 2024-09-21T03:40:00.403327 2023-09-21T13:33:01.853978 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 772281 2015-09-21T18:38:14 text/plain; charset=utf-8 276429 2015-09-21T18:38:16 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 19723 2024-09-21T03:41:28.445338 application/rdf+xml 11207 2024-09-21T03:40:19.946237 image/jpeg 2026 2024-09-21T03:40:19.706240 image/jpeg 398923 2024-09-21T03:40:11.543245 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