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La Sainte Courtisane
Unfinished play by Oscar Wilde
| La Sainte Courtisane | |
|---|---|
| Written by | Oscar Wilde |
| Original language | English |
| Genre | religious, historical, Symbolist |
La Sainte Courtisane (pronounced[lasɛ̃tkuʁ.ti.zan], French for "The Holy Courtesan") is an unfinished play by Oscar Wilde written in 1894.[1] The original draft was left in a taxi cab by the author, and was never completed.
It was first published in 1908 by Wilde's literary executor, Robert Ross.[2] It has never been performed, and has been little studied.
Summary
Dramatis Personae
- Myrrhina, a rich temptress and the "Courtisane" of the title
- Honorius, a hermit of the desert who will not look at women
- First and Second Man, who talk to Myrrhina, provide exposition about Honorius and talk of the gods they have seen.
Synopsis
The play is incomplete.
The plot of the existing segment is as follows: Myrrhina is an Alexandrian noblewoman who travels to the moun