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100	1		_aSardou, Victorien, _d1831-1908
245	1	4	_aThe Sorceress: A Drama in Five Acts
264		1	_aSalt Lake City, UT : _bProject Gutenberg, _c2017
300			_a1 online resource : _bmultiple file formats
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia
338			_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier
500			_aRelease date is 2017-05-11
508			_aProduced by David Thomas
520			_a"The Sorceress: A Drama in Five Acts" by Victorien Sardou is a theatrical play written in the early 20th century. The drama revolves around themes of love, bigotry, and persecution set against the backdrop of 16th-century Spain after the Reconquista. The primary characters include Zoraya, a Moorish woman accused of sorcery, and Don Enrique, a Castilian officer who grapples with his feelings for her amidst the societal conflicts of their time. At the start of the play, we are introduced to a tense scene involving the arrest of local peasants, accused of stealing the body of a young Moor, Kalem, who was stoned to death for his forbidden love affair with a Christian girl. Don Enrique, the commander of the archers, intervenes to question the captured peasants, displaying both authority and compassion. We learn of the tensions between Christians and Moors, and the prejudices that lead to accusations of witchcraft. The initial clash sets the stage for the unfolding drama, particularly highlighting the relationship between Enrique and Zoraya, which hints at deeper themes of love and societal boundaries as they navigate their dangerous world together. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534			_nOriginal publication data not identified
653			_aFrench drama -- Translations into English
700	1		_aWeissert, Charles A.
856	4	0	_uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/54705
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