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100 1 _aDodsley, Robert,
_d1703-1764
245 1 2 _aA Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 05
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2014
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
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_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2014-05-28
505 0 _aThe Spanish tragedy -- Cornelia -- Soliman and Perseda -- Life and death of Jack Straw.
508 _aProduced by Richard Tonsing, Jonathan Ingram and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net
520 _a"A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 05" by Dodsley and Hazlitt is a compilation of classic theatrical works written in the early 18th century. This volume features various plays, notably "The Spanish Tragedy," which focuses on themes of revenge, love, and the tragic consequences of betrayal. The narrative is rich with character-driven drama, exploring the lives and motivations of figures such as Hieronimo, Horatio, and Bell'-Imperia amidst the backdrop of a tumultuous political landscape. The opening of this volume introduces "The Spanish Tragedy," beginning with the ghost of Andrea and his companion Revenge, who discuss the circumstances of Andrea's death in battle. As the story unfolds, we learn that Andrea is seeking justice for his murder at the hands of Balthazar, the young prince of Portugal. The action builds as we meet Hieronimo, the Marshal of Spain, who learns of his son Horatio's heroic, yet doomed, involvement in a battle against the Portuguese and is soon engulfed in a web of intrigue and tragedy that sets the stage for revenge and a cycle of violence that will intertwine the fates of all characters involved. The themes of love, honor, and revenge permeate this beginning, engaging the reader in a tale that resonates with timeless emotional depth. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aEnglish drama
700 1 _aHazlitt, William Carew,
_d1834-1913
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/45794
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