Project Gutenberg 2008-11-16 Public domain in the USA. 117 Mairet, Jean de 1604 1686 De Mairet, Jean Mayret, Jean de L'illustre corsaire: tragicomedie Produced by 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) at http://gallica.bnf.fr) "L'illustre corsaire: tragicomedie" by Jean de Mairet is a dramatic work likely written in the early 17th century. The play unfolds in Marseille and introduces a variety of characters involved in the themes of love, identity, and social intrigue. The central characters include Lepante, a prince believed to be dead; Ismenie, a princess caught in a challenging situation; and a host of other nobles and comedic figures as they navigate between romance and rivalry. The opening of the play features the character of Lepante, who returns to reclaim his place after being presumed dead for a decade. Through a conversation with his confidant Evandre, we learn about the deception surrounding his apparent demise and the turmoil that has ensued since his absence. We also discover that Ismenie has been mourning him while being pressured into a marriage with the tyrannical Lypas. As Lepante plots to regain Ismenie's heart and face his rivals, the stage is set for an exploration of love’s complexities amidst the backdrop of mistaken identities and the challenges of nobility. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 72.2 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. fr French drama -- 17th century PQ Text FR Théâtre Category: Plays/Films/Dramas Category: French Literature 260169 2025-08-11T08:25:57.486818 text/html 254598 2008-11-16T15:17:54 text/html 190314 2025-08-11T08:26:07.750805 application/epub+zip 193789 2025-08-11T08:26:01.314822 application/epub+zip 118069 2025-08-11T08:25:59.770806 application/epub+zip 428337 2025-08-11T08:26:11.420757 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 462558 2025-08-11T08:26:06.455767 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 322512 2022-09-12T13:44:35.978505 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 137295 2025-08-11T08:25:55.613850 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 136150 2008-11-16T15:17:52 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18514 2025-08-11T08:26:11.573727 application/rdf+xml 12327 2025-08-11T08:26:00.308808 image/jpeg 2974 2025-08-11T08:26:00.042805 image/jpeg 48504 2008-11-16T15:17:56 application/octet-stream application/zip 114037 2008-11-16T15:17:56 application/octet-stream application/zip 185122 2025-08-11T08:25:57.507788 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