Project Gutenberg 2011-01-18 Public domain in the USA. 278 Beaumont, Francis 1584 1616 Beamont, Francis Fletcher, John 1579 1625 Fletcher, Iohn Flecher, John The Mad Lover, a Tragi-Comedy The Works of Francis Beaumont and John Fletcher (3 of 10) Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Mad_Lover Produced by Jonathan Ingram and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "The Mad Lover, a Tragi-Comedy" by Francis Beaumont and John Fletcher is a theatrical play written in the early 17th century. The narrative is set in the kingdom of Paphos and revolves around complex themes of love, honor, and identity. The main character is Memnon, a general who experiences a profound transformation driven by his mad passion for the Princess Calis, leading to a series of humorous and tragic events as he navigates courtly life and the expectations that come with it. At the start of the play, we are introduced to the royal court of Paphos, where the King discusses the valiant General Memnon's recent military victories. Memnon interacts with his peers but struggles with social conventions, particularly while expressing his feelings for Princess Calis, leading to comical misunderstandings. The opening establishes not only the backdrop of war and court intrigue but also hints at Memnon’s inner turmoil as he grapples with his love for Calis, setting the stage for his subsequent actions that blend folly with deep emotion. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 91.4 (5th grade). Very easy to read. en English drama PR Text Category: Plays/Films/Dramas Category: Classics of Literature Category: British Literature 207017 2025-08-14T09:12:37.156895 text/html 212875 2011-01-18T21:10:44 text/html 200412 2025-08-14T09:12:48.892800 application/epub+zip 200314 2025-08-14T09:12:41.781825 application/epub+zip 134174 2025-08-14T09:12:39.715850 application/epub+zip 377860 2025-08-14T09:12:52.266819 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 323663 2025-08-14T09:12:46.819792 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 159731 2022-09-16T06:27:25.320446 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 153426 2025-08-14T09:12:35.731849 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 153378 2011-01-18T21:10:44 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 153368 2011-01-18T21:10:44 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 21072 2025-08-14T09:12:52.425755 application/rdf+xml 13918 2025-08-14T09:12:40.261822 image/jpeg 3527 2025-08-14T09:12:39.991821 image/jpeg 56976 2011-01-18T21:10:44 application/octet-stream application/zip 115505 2011-01-18T21:10:44 application/octet-stream application/zip 56956 2011-01-18T21:10:44 application/octet-stream application/zip 194990 2025-08-14T09:12:37.178860 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