The Perjur'd Husband; or, The Adventures of Venice. A Tragedy by Susanna Centlivre
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"The Perjur'd Husband; or, The Adventures of Venice. A Tragedy" by Susanna Centlivre is a tragicomedy first performed and printed in 1700. Set during Venetian Carnival, the play follows Count Bassino, a married rake who pursues the betrothed Aurelia while his friend desperately tries to save his marriage. When Bassino's abandoned wife arrives in disguise to confront her rival, passion and deception spiral into violence. A comic subplot involves marital infidelity and
a clever maid who outwits both her master and mistress through cunning schemes. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Centlivre, Susanna, 1667?-1723 |
|---|---|
| Title | The Perjur'd Husband; or, The Adventures of Venice. A Tragedy |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Perjur%27d_Husband:_or,_The_Adventures_of_Venice |
| Credits |
Produced by Delphine Lettau and the Online Distributed Proofreading Canada Team at www.pgdpcanada.net (This book was produced from scanned images of public domain material from the Google Book Search project.) |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 81.4 (6th grade). Easy to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PR: Language and Literatures: English literature |
| Subject | English drama |
| Subject | Tragedies (Drama) |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 38931 |
| Release Date | Feb 19, 2012 |
| Last Update | Jan 8, 2021 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 265 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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