Description

Palamon and Arcite is a tragicomedy play written by John Dryden, first performed in 1672. The play is based on the story of two knights, Palamon and Arcite, who are imprisoned in Athens after being captured in a battle. Both knights fall in love with the beautiful Emilia, who is the sister-in-law of Theseus, the Duke of Athens. The play follows the two knights as they compete for Emilia's love, leading to a deadly duel between them. Alongside the main plot, there are also several subplots, including the story of the jailer's daughter, who falls in love with Palamon and helps him escape. The play explores themes of love, jealousy, and the consequences of desire. Dryden's poetic language and use of classical mythology make this play a masterpiece of Restoration drama.While Arcite lives in bliss, the story turns Where hopeless Palamon in prison mourns. For six long years immured, the captive knight Had dragged his chains, and scarcely seen the light: Lost liberty and love at once he bore.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.