A Florentine Tragedy, La Sainte Courtisane (Annotated)

Download or read book A Florentine Tragedy, La Sainte Courtisane (Annotated) written by Oscar Wilde and published by . This book was released on 2021-01-11 with total page 50 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Differentiated book- It has a historical context with research of the time-This book contains a historical context, where past events or the study and narration of these events are examined. The historical context refers to the circumstances and incidents surrounding an event. This context is formed by everything that, in some way, influences the event when it happens. A fact is always tied to its time: that is, to its characteristics. Therefore, when analyzing events that took place tens, hundreds or thousands of years ago, it is essential to know the historical context to understand them. Otherwise, we would be analyzing and judging what happened in a totally different era with a current perspective.To Florentine Tragedy, La Sainte Courtisane by Oscar Wilde.La Sainte Courtisane, is an unfinished work of Oscar Wilde written in 1894. The original draft was left in a taxi by the author, and was never completed. It was first published in 1908 by Wilde's literary executor, Robert Ross. It has never been done, and little has been studied.The work is incomplete. The plot of the existing segment is as follows: Myrrhina is a noble woman from Alexandria who travels to the mountains to tempt Honorius, a Christian hermit, far from goodness with her beauty and wealth. After they speak, he decides to return to sin in Alexandria while she discovers the religion and decides to remain in the desert.