Monna Vanna A Play in Three Acts

Monna Vanna is a play in three acts written by Belgian playwright Maurice Maeterlinck. The play is set in medieval Italy and tells the story of Vanna, a noblewoman who is forced to make a difficult decision to save her city from being conquered by an enemy army. The enemy commander, Guido, demands that Vanna spend the night with him in exchange for sparing the city. Vanna agrees to the deal, but instead of submitting to Guido's advances, she drugs him and steals his plans for the invasion. Vanna's husband, Marco, discovers her plan and is torn between his love for Vanna and his loyalty to his city. The play explores themes of love, sacrifice, and the consequences of war. Maeterlinck's poetic language and vivid imagery make Monna Vanna a captivating and thought-provoking read.1903. Play by the Belgian poet, dramatist, essayist and Winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature, whose literary career began with the publication of two volumes of poetry. Monna Vanna takes place at the end of the fifteenth century in Pisa and the camp outside the walls with the cast made up of nobles, soldiers, peasants, men and women of the city, etc.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.