Project Gutenberg 1998-05-01 Public domain in the USA. 147 Wilde, Oscar 1854 1900 Wilde, Oscar Fingal O'Flahertie Wills Ross, Robert Baldwin 1869 1918 Ross, Robbie A Florentine Tragedy; La Sainte Courtisane Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Florentine_Tragedy A Florentine tragedy: a fragment -- La sainte courtisane: a fragment. Transcribed from the 1917 Methuen and Co. edition of Salomé etc. by David Price "A Florentine Tragedy; La Sainte Courtisane" by Oscar Wilde is a collection of dramatic works likely composed during the late 19th century. This book contains two plays: "A Florentine Tragedy," which reflects themes of desire, betrayal, and fatalism, and "La Sainte Courtisane," which explores concepts of love and repentance. Both pieces are richly poetic and reflect Wilde's signature wit and artistic sensibilities. In "A Florentine Tragedy," the narrative revolves around Simone, a merchant, and his wife Bianca, who becomes the object of desire for a nobleman, Guido Bardi. The tension escalates into a violent confrontation when Simone discovers Guido's intentions toward Bianca. The play explores themes of possession, honor, and the despair that comes with unbridled passion. In contrast, "La Sainte Courtisane" is a fragmented work that recounts the encounter between Myrrhina, a courtesan, and a young hermit named Honorius, highlighting a struggle between earthly beauty and spiritual desire. The dialogues are laden with allegorical significance and evoke the complexities of human emotions and the search for redemption. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 83.2 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Drama PR Text Category: Plays/Films/Dramas Category: British Literature 106973 2025-07-01T09:03:33.959991 text/html 104901 2015-04-08T16:07:35 text/html 35444 2015-04-08T16:10:58 text/html application/zip 116457 2025-07-01T09:03:40.159973 application/epub+zip 116035 2025-07-01T09:03:37.056958 application/epub+zip 95975 2025-07-01T09:03:35.874980 application/epub+zip 280094 2025-07-01T09:03:42.090963 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 268590 2025-07-01T09:03:39.399050 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 236105 2022-09-01T10:25:23.243842 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 86542 2025-07-01T09:03:33.435011 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 86583 2015-04-08T16:09:56 text/plain; charset=utf-8 33085 2015-04-08T16:10:58 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 19083 2025-07-01T09:03:42.219940 application/rdf+xml 18322 2025-07-01T09:03:36.369957 image/jpeg 4064 2025-07-01T09:03:36.120948 image/jpeg 113761 2025-07-01T09:03:33.968981 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 en.wikipedia fr.wikipedia