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Cato a Tragedy

Cato a Tragedy

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ISBN10: 1417947128
ISBN13: 9781417947126
Publisher: Kessinger Pub Llc
Published: Sep 20 2004
Pages: 80
Weight: 0.28
Height: 0.19 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
Cato a Tragedy is a play written by Joseph Addison in 1712. It tells the story of Cato, a Roman statesman and philosopher, who struggles to maintain his values and principles in the face of political corruption and personal tragedy. The play is set during the final days of the Roman Republic and explores themes of honor, duty, and the conflict between personal and public morality. Cato's unwavering commitment to his ideals ultimately leads to his tragic demise. The play was highly influential in its time and is considered a classic of English literature. It is noted for its poetic language, philosophical depth, and political relevance.1730. A neoclassical tragedy by Addison, English essayist, poet, and statesman, Cato had an immense success in its own time. See other titles by this author available from Kessinger Publishing.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.

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