Venice Preserved: A Tragedy in Five Acts by Thomas Otway
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"Venice Preserved: A Tragedy in Five Acts" by Thomas Otway is a Restoration tragedy first staged in 1682. In corrupt Venice, an impoverished nobleman named Jaffeir becomes entangled in a conspiracy against the Senate after his senator father-in-law cuts off his wife's inheritance. Torn between loyalty to his friend Pierre, devotion to his wife Belvidera, and questions of honor, Jaffeir faces impossible choices as betrayal, revenge, and political intrigue spiral toward devastating
consequences for all involved. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Otway, Thomas, 1652-1685 |
|---|---|
| Editor | Boucicault, Dion, 1820-1890 |
| Title | Venice Preserved: A Tragedy in Five Acts |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Venice_Preserv%27d |
| Credits | Produced by David Widger |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 82.7 (6th grade). Easy to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PR: Language and Literatures: English literature |
| Subject | Tragedies (Drama) |
| Subject | Venice (Italy) -- History -- 1508-1797 -- Drama |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 21515 |
| Release Date | May 17, 2007 |
| Last Update | Feb 6, 2013 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 576 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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