Project Gutenberg 2010-11-02 Public domain in the USA. 124 Rice, Cale Young 1872 1943 Porzia Produced by David Garcia and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Kentuckiana Digital Library) "Porzia" by Cale Young Rice is a poetic drama written in the early 20th century, specifically around 1913. This play is intricately set during the era of decadent Humanism in Naples, amidst the rich cultural and philosophical upheaval of the Renaissance. The narrative explores themes of love, heresy, and the complex intersections of personal and societal struggles within the context of the Inquisition. The story unfolds on the wedding day of Rizzio di Rossi and Porzia, where undercurrents of passion and betrayal emerge. Rizzio, a leader of the Literati, faces accusations of heresy, leading to his arrest and subsequent turmoil in his relationships. Porzia, caught in this web, grapples with her emotions toward Rizzio and his brother Osio, who seeks to protect her but bears his own obsessive love for her. As the plot progresses, tragedy unfolds with the loss of Porzia's child and dark revelations of infidelity, pushing the characters toward their inevitable fates. The play is a compelling exploration of human desires, societal constraints, and the quest for truth, ultimately leading to a dramatic turn that intersects with the moral dilemmas of its time. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 85.7 (6th grade). Easy to read. en American drama PS Text Category: Historical Novels Category: Plays/Films/Dramas 138963 2025-08-14T05:25:06.444913 text/html 137903 2021-01-07T03:41:08 text/html 105767 2025-08-14T05:25:12.377913 application/epub+zip 105750 2025-08-14T05:25:08.304908 application/epub+zip 105750 2025-08-14T05:25:07.168923 application/epub+zip 188926 2025-08-14T05:25:14.787861 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 274892 2025-08-14T05:25:11.638889 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 257206 2022-09-15T14:12:30.592506 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 102650 2025-08-14T05:25:05.653931 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 102510 2021-01-07T03:41:08 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 102502 2021-01-07T03:41:08 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19977 2025-08-14T05:25:14.919862 application/rdf+xml 8632 2025-08-14T05:25:07.670923 image/jpeg 2446 2025-08-14T05:25:07.417915 image/jpeg 38730 2021-01-07T03:41:08 application/octet-stream application/zip 42355 2021-01-07T03:41:08 application/octet-stream application/zip 38707 2021-01-07T03:41:08 application/octet-stream application/zip 103857 2025-08-14T05:25:06.455919 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