TY - BOOK AU - Beaumont,Francis AU - Fletcher,John TI - Philaster; Or, Love Lies a Bleeding AV - PR PY - 2004/// CY - Salt Lake City, UT PB - Project Gutenberg KW - Love -- Drama KW - Sicily (Italy) -- Drama KW - English drama KW - Kings and rulers -- Succession -- Drama KW - Tragicomedy N1 - Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philaster_(play); Release date is 2004-01-01; Produced by Jonathan Ingram, Jayam Subramanian and PG Distributed Proofreaders; Original publication data not identified N2 - "Philaster; Or, Love Lies a Bleeding" by Francis Beaumont and John Fletcher is a tragicomedy written between 1608-1610. Set in a conquered Sicily, the rightful heir Philaster lives as a nobleman while a usurper king plots to secure his throne by marrying his daughter Arethusa to a Spanish prince. But Arethusa loves Philaster, and their romance becomes entangled in court intrigue, false accusations, and a disguised page whose secret could change everything. Political rebellion and personal passion collide in this influential early Stuart drama. (This is an automatically generated summary.) UR - https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/10850 ER -