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In this five-act play, Berenice, who had been forced to leave Rome during Vespasian's lifetime, returned in disguise, pretending to be Cleobule, an obscure young prince of Iberia, whom Titus made his companion and confidant. Having Titus refused to marry the Roman girl chosen for him by his mother, the jilted girl incited the Romans to rebel. While Titus remained helpless in his palace, Cleobule bravely went out to the mob, and revealed himself as Berenice. In the face of so much courage and loyalty the mob was won over and authorized her marriage to Titus. | In this five-act play, Berenice, who had been forced to leave Rome during Vespasian's lifetime, returned in disguise, pretending to be Cleobule, an obscure young prince of Iberia, whom Titus made his companion and confidant. Having Titus refused to marry the Roman girl chosen for him by his mother, the jilted girl incited the Romans to rebel. While Titus remained helpless in his palace, Cleobule bravely went out to the mob, and revealed himself as Berenice. In the face of so much courage and loyalty the mob was won over and authorized her marriage to Titus. | ||
==Editions, performances | ==Editions, performances== | ||
==External links== | ==External links== | ||
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[[Category:Fiction--French|1660 Magnon]] | [[Category:Fiction--French|1660 Magnon]] | ||
[[Category:Literature--1600s|1660 Magnon]] | [[Category:Literature--1600s|1660 Magnon]] | ||
[[Category:Plays|1660 Magnon]] | [[Category:Plays|1660 Magnon]] | ||
Revision as of 18:55, 16 November 2015
Tite <French> / Titus (1660) is a play by Jean Magnon.
Abstract
In this five-act play, Berenice, who had been forced to leave Rome during Vespasian's lifetime, returned in disguise, pretending to be Cleobule, an obscure young prince of Iberia, whom Titus made his companion and confidant. Having Titus refused to marry the Roman girl chosen for him by his mother, the jilted girl incited the Romans to rebel. While Titus remained helpless in his palace, Cleobule bravely went out to the mob, and revealed himself as Berenice. In the face of so much courage and loyalty the mob was won over and authorized her marriage to Titus.
Editions, performances
External links
Categories:
- 1660
- Fiction--1600s
- Fiction--French
- Literature--1600s
- Plays
- French language--1600s
- Made in the 1660s
- Second Temple Studies--1600s
- Second Temple Studies--French
- Second Temple Studies--Fiction
- Titus & Berenice (event)
- Titus (subject)
- Titus--fiction (subject)
- Titus--theatre (subject)
- Berenice (subject)
- Berenice--fiction (subject)
- Berenice--theatre (subject)