Project Gutenberg 2023-02-05 Public domain in the USA. 145 Kotzebue, August von 1761 1819 Kotzebue, August Friedrich Ferdinand von Von Kotzebue, August Kotzebue, A. von (August) Kotzebue, Augustus von Plumptre, Anne 1760 1818 27011770 Die Sonnenjungfrau. English The virgin of the sun : $b A play, in five acts $aUnited Kingdom :$bR. Phillips, $c1799. Charlene Taylor and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "The Virgin of the Sun: A Play" by August von Kotzebue is a dramatic work written in the late 18th century. This five-act play explores themes of love, duty, and conflict within a mythological context, focusing on the characters' struggles between personal desires and societal expectations. At the center of the narrative is Cora, a virgin priestess of the Sun, and her forbidden love for Alonzo, a Spaniard who disrupts her sacred obligations. The opening of the play introduces Rolla, a key character caught in emotional turmoil due to his unrequited love for Cora while simultaneously being a loyal warrior of his kingdom. As Rolla grapples with his feelings, he is confronted by the High-Priest, who attempts to guide him back to his duties. Cora and Alonzo's love is highlighted as pure yet heavily fraught with the implications of violating sacred temple laws, with dramatic exchanges foreshadowing the tragic consequences that may arise from their union. The interactions between the characters establish a rich emotional landscape, filled with longing and the dangers posed by their intense passions intertwined with a backdrop of divine oversight. (This is an automatically generated summary.) https://archive.org/details/virginofsunplayi00kotz/page/n1/mode/2up 20201125083859vonkotzebu 1799 GB Reading ease score: 75.0 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Tragedies (Drama) German drama -- Translations into English PT Text Category: Plays/Films/Dramas Category: German Literature 241276 2025-06-27T13:12:37.200565 text/html 219147 2024-10-19T04:23:06 text/html 298521 2025-06-27T13:12:42.876503 application/epub+zip 294520 2025-06-27T13:12:38.573519 application/epub+zip 199065 2025-06-27T13:12:37.790554 application/epub+zip 654125 2025-06-27T13:12:45.754493 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 618787 2025-06-27T13:12:42.208548 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 207921 2025-06-27T13:12:36.507563 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 187899 2024-10-19T04:23:06 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17257 2025-06-27T13:12:45.900489 application/rdf+xml 15323 2025-06-27T13:12:38.079506 image/jpeg 2309 2025-06-27T13:12:37.931535 image/jpeg 465264 2025-06-27T13:12:37.223535 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 de.wikipedia