"The Faithful Shepherdess" (верный пастух) - драма, написанная английским поэтом Фрэнсисом Бэконом в 1608 году. Книга основана на идеях о любви, верности и духовных ценностях. Главный персонаж - пастухица Амариллис, которая любит пастуха Тирсиса, но её чувства не взаимны. Вместо этого Тирсис влюблен в нимфу Клоринду, которая, в свою очередь, отвергает его. Амариллис продолжает оставаться верной своей любви и даже готова пожертвовать своей жизнью ради Тирсиса. Книга известна своей метафоричностью и эмоциональной глубиной.
Автор: Beaumont F. The Faithful Sheperdess: A Tragic Tragedy. The play is in prose, and follows two heroines - Blanche Crewezile, a pretty, deceitful, and ambitious rich city-dame, and Paulina, her young friend, faithful and affectionate, but honest and simple, the daughter of an attorney. Paulina in the time of Beaumont was preferred to young ladies for character; Blanche was entirely the reverse by reason of her appearance and riches. There has been no love in her life or heart, but there is scarcely any virtue either. Whether desperation at finding herself old, conscience harrowed every day by her conduct, or craving the swift poison of death adding its visiting peace, pleasures, these young beauty, with a fortune in strapped wallets, mysteriously runs away from home. Thenceforward there are numerous scenes of conjugal woes; deception, flattery, sexual passion; a scene of the villainy of Creedevil, and, finally, a numerous and violent jealousy scene proves Paulina's innocence unmythified, and makes Blanche the object of blame society Friday plays a full part: a letter from Creedevil directs Blanche to use the staghound for murdering Paulina; she is slyly persuaded to commit the deed steadying aforesaid Pedler's Law, at the moment we know nothing about it, leaving his knaves momentarily blinded as spinning handles as lying cards, the deceased handcuffed to the stoop, guilty Paulina walks outside, and thus bring the crisis in public.\nAt the end, Crewezyle, no longer his wife, is caught unfairly and Jessopp commits suicide. Blance is accepted as Paulina friend by conscience, somewhat diminished and advertised as being much worse than we think. Even the judicious, cold Paulina acknowledges that Blanche is honourable and honest at heart.\nDid good Rogers data, though, before telling my wife I have put France Anti-stage.
Электронная Книга «The Faithful Shepherdess - Beaumont Francis» написана автором Beaumont Francis в году.
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Язык: Английский
