Project Gutenberg 2006-04-05 Public domain in the USA. 65 Desfontaines, Nicolas-Marc 1652 Mary, Nicolas Desfontaines, Nicolas Mary L'illustre Olympie, ou Le St Alexis: Tragedie Produced by Carlo Traverso, Laurent Vogel and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by the Bibliothèque nationale de France (BnF/Gallica)) "L'illustre Olympie, ou Le St Alexis: Tragédie" by Nicolas-Marc Desfontaines is a dramatic tragedy written in the early 17th century. The narrative centers around the themes of love, virtue, and duty, focusing on the character of Saint Alexis, who is faced with a profound moral choice between his duties to his family and his love for his wife, Olympie. The play intertwines themes of loyalty and sacrifice, as well as the societal pressures of ancient Rome. The opening of the tragedy introduces the character of Alexis, the son of a Roman senator, Euphemien, who is bound by his father's wishes to pursue a marriage with Olympie. However, Alexis is filled with inner turmoil, as divine commands lead him to abandon his marriage for a higher calling. Meanwhile, Olympie displays unwavering fidelity and love toward Alexis despite his absence, showcasing her resilience in the face of societal and personal challenges. The characters are drawn into a web of unfulfilled desires and virtuous obligations, setting the stage for subsequent conflict and emotional depth intrinsic to the story. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 71.1 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. fr French drama -- 17th century PQ Text FR Théâtre Category: Plays/Films/Dramas Category: French Literature 168061 2025-07-07T14:08:47.581762 text/html 167882 2025-01-17T17:16:37.633368 text/html 133104 2025-07-07T14:08:55.032718 application/epub+zip 133056 2025-07-07T14:08:51.158752 application/epub+zip 113586 2025-07-07T14:08:49.637769 application/epub+zip 323168 2025-07-07T14:08:57.445717 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 299750 2025-07-07T14:08:54.048710 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 246368 2022-09-08T14:47:33.757011 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 128895 2025-07-07T14:08:47.285755 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 127999 2006-04-05T16:50:48 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18238 2025-07-07T14:08:57.568687 application/rdf+xml 18705 2025-07-07T14:08:50.125739 image/jpeg 4474 2025-07-07T14:08:49.878765 image/jpeg 44060 2006-04-05T16:50:50 application/octet-stream application/zip 130186 2025-07-07T14:08:47.598748 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