Le Martyre de Saint Sébastien by Gabriele D'Annunzio
Read now or download (free!)
| Choose how to read this book | Url | Size | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Read online (web) | https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/62281.html.images | 406 kB | ||||
| EPUB3 (E-readers incl. Send-to-Kindle) | https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/62281.epub3.images | 224 kB | ||||
| EPUB (older E-readers) | https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/62281.epub.images | 230 kB | ||||
| EPUB (no images, older E-readers) | https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/62281.epub.noimages | 177 kB | ||||
| Kindle | https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/62281.kf8.images | 367 kB | ||||
| older Kindles | https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/62281.kindle.images | 343 kB | ||||
| Plain Text UTF-8 | https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/62281.txt.utf-8 | 263 kB | ||||
| Download HTML (zip) | https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/62281/pg62281-h.zip | 212 kB | ||||
| There may be more files related to this item. | ||||||
Similar Books
About this eBook
| Author | D'Annunzio, Gabriele, 1863-1938 |
|---|---|
| Composer | Debussy, Claude, 1862-1918 |
| LoC No. | 11017841 |
| Title | Le Martyre de Saint Sébastien |
| Note | Without the music. |
| Note | Reading ease score: 84.7 (6th grade). Easy to read. |
| Credits |
Produced by Carlo Traverso, Laurent Vogel and the Distributed Proofreading team at DP-test Italia. (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/Canadian Libraries.) |
| Summary | "Le Martyre de Saint Sébastien" by Gabriele D'Annunzio is a dramatic mystery composed in rhythmic French, likely written in the early 20th century. The work blends poetry and theatre, depicting the story of Saint Sébastien and his trials as a martyr. The piece embodies themes of faith, sacrifice, and the struggles between pagans and Christians, centering around the figures of Saint Sébastien and his fellow martyrs. At the start of the work, the narrative opens with a rich description of the environment, invoking a sense of history and ritual. A messenger introduces the sacred spectacle, foreshadowing the trials the characters will face. The characters, including the saint himself, the twins Marc and Marcellien, and their mother, the "Mère Douloureuse," are portrayed in a state of anguish as they confront their impending persecution. The atmosphere is charged with tension, punctuated by hymns, chants, and dialogues that convey both the emotional depth and the seriousness of their faith amidst threats from authority figures. The intertwining of poetic language with the dramatic setting hints at the profound exploration of martyrdom and spiritual devotion that the work promises. (This is an automatically generated summary.) |
| Language | French |
| LoC Class | PQ: Language and Literatures: Romance literatures: French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese |
| Subject | Sebastian, Saint -- Drama |
| Category | Text |
| EBook-No. | 62281 |
| Release Date | May 30, 2020 |
| Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 139 downloads in the last 30 days. |
| Project Gutenberg eBooks are always free! | |
