"A Florentine Tragedy; La Sainte Courtisane" by Oscar Wilde is a compilation of two plays showcasing dramatic narratives and Wilde's artistic touch. "A Florentine Tragedy" tells the tale of Simone, a merchant, his wife Bianca, and a nobleman named Guido Bardi, whose interest in Bianca sparks a violent clash, exploring themes of honor and desperate passion. The play dives into how jealousy and hidden desires can lead to destruction. In contrast, the incomplete "La Sainte Courtisane" presents the meeting between Myrrhina, a captivating courtesan, and Honorius, a young hermit, capturing emotional complexity and the conflict between worldly allure and spiritual longing through allegorical dialogues about finding redemption.
A Florentine Tragedy; La Sainte Courtisane
By Oscar Wilde
In a world of hidden desires, a merchant confronts a nobleman for his wife’s affection, while elsewhere, a courtesan tempts a hermit, revealing the struggle between earthly pleasures and spiritual devotion.
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About the AuthorOscar Fingal O'Fflahertie Wills Wilde was an Irish poet and playwright. After writing in different forms throughout the 1880s, he became one of the most popular playwrights in London in the early 1890s. He is best remembered for his epigrams and plays, his novel The Picture of Dorian Gray, and his criminal conviction for gross indecency for homosexual acts.
Oscar Fingal O'Fflahertie Wills Wilde was an Irish poet and playwright. After writing in different forms throughout the 1880s, he became one of the most popular playwrights in London in the early 1890s. He is best remembered for his epigrams and plays, his novel The Picture of Dorian Gray, and his criminal conviction for gross indecency for homosexual acts.
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