Project Gutenberg 2003-11-01 Public domain in the USA. 293 Dodsley, Robert 1703 1764 Dodsley, R. (Robert) Saddi, Nathan ben A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 07 Tancred and Gismunda -- Wounds of civil war -- Mucedorus -- The two angry women of Abington -- Look about you. E-text prepared by Jonathan Ingram, Tapio Riikonen, and Project Gutenberg Distributed Proofreaders "A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 07" by Robert Dodsley is a compilation of classical English dramatic works dated from the early 18th century. This volume specifically includes several plays, most notably "Tancred and Gismunda," along with other titles such as "The Wounds of Civil War" and "Mucedorus." The contents reflect themes of love, tragedy, and socio-political conflict, revealing the cultural and artistic landscape of earlier English theater. The opening of this collection introduces "Tancred and Gismunda," a tragic tale of forbidden love and familial strife. In the early scenes, the character Gismunda mourns her deceased husband, struggling with her father's intense love and the pressure to remain widowed. Meanwhile, scenes depict the father, King Tancred, grappling with his emotions as he confronts the reality of Gismunda's hidden affections for the Count of Palurin. The interplay of longing and despair is artfully presented, foreshadowing the tragic collapse that lies in wait, as each character’s fate becomes entwined with the destructive forces of love and revenge. These opening exchanges set the tone for an exploration of the depths of human emotion, hinging on love's power to evoke both joy and sorrow. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 89.9 (6th grade). Easy to read. en English drama PR Text Category: Plays/Films/Dramas Category: British Literature 909932 2025-07-04T11:24:28.663659 text/html 909925 909793 2024-11-05T04:28:49.134047 2023-10-05T05:27:07.720480 text/html text/html 394834 2025-07-04T11:24:52.723578 application/epub+zip 407565 2025-07-04T11:24:35.695703 application/epub+zip 400234 2025-07-04T11:24:32.544733 application/epub+zip 805747 2025-07-04T11:25:00.701523 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 709948 2025-07-04T11:24:48.197584 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 670958 2022-09-05T07:34:25.032749 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 723280 2025-07-04T11:24:27.738688 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 703352 2025-01-29T11:39:36 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16961 2025-07-04T11:25:00.859511 application/rdf+xml 17335 2025-07-04T11:24:33.053643 image/jpeg 3712 2025-07-04T11:24:32.800665 image/jpeg 384761 2025-07-04T11:24:28.726716 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia