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 Project Gutenberg 2020-01-31 Public domain in the USA. 120 Mencken, H. L. (Henry Louis) 1880 1956 Mencken, Henry Louis Hatteras, Owen Mencken, Henry L. Nathan, George Jean 1882 1958 20013988 Heliogabalus: A Buffoonery in Three Acts Produced by MFR, Karin Spence and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "Heliogabalus: A Buffoonery in Three Acts" by H. L. Mencken and George Jean Nathan is a satirical play written in the early 20th century. It depicts the decadent and chaotic court life of Emperor Heliogabalus, exploring themes of excess, power, and absurdity. The central character, Heliogabalus, is portrayed as a whimsical ruler whose erratic behavior leads to comedic confrontations, especially in relation to his many wives and his personal health crises. The opening of the play sets the stage in the imperial palace, introducing Heliogabalus and his court through a humorous exchange between his physicians, Piso and Polorus, discussing the emperor's ailments amid the backdrop of a New Year’s Eve banquet. As the physicians await the Emperor's entrance, comedic elements arise from their banter and the contrasting characters of the empress, Paula, who laments about her husband's state and their young wife, Lucia, who enters the scene. This blend of historical context, witty dialogue, and over-the-top characters establishes a lively tone that promises to explore the absurdities of imperial rule and human folly as the narrative unfolds. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 78.2 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Comedy plays Elagabalus, Emperor of Rome, 204-222 -- Drama PS Text Category: Humour Category: Plays/Films/Dramas 247203 2025-06-24T10:09:32.970471 text/html 231506 2024-10-17T16:06:45 text/html 281110 2025-06-24T10:09:40.377423 application/epub+zip 282966 2025-06-24T10:09:34.162414 application/epub+zip 154525 2025-06-24T10:09:33.543404 application/epub+zip 377799 2025-06-24T10:09:44.117360 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 338082 2025-06-24T10:09:39.805392 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 209938 2022-09-27T17:09:38.509262 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 212218 2023-09-26T08:32:09.974291 text/plain 192162 2024-10-17T16:06:45 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16715 2025-06-24T10:09:44.277338 application/rdf+xml 6801 2025-06-24T10:09:33.706406 image/jpeg 1384 2025-06-24T10:09:33.623402 image/jpeg 314733 2025-06-24T10:09:32.997393 application/octet-stream application/zip en.wikipedia en.wikipedia