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1、1835SCENESFROM“POLITIAN”EdgarAllanPoePoe,EdgarAllan(1809-49)-Americanpoet,short-storywriter,andcriticwhoisbestknownforhistalesofratiocination,hisfantasticalhorrorstories,andhisgenre-foundingdetectivestories.Poe,whosecloudypersonallifeisavirtuallegend,consideredhimselfprimarilyapoet.Sc
2、enesfromPolitian(1835)-OneofPoe’spoems.“ScenesfromPolitian”isanunpublishedpoeticdrama.ItmarksPoe’sonlyattempttowriteforthestage.DRAMATISPERSONAEPOLITIAN,EarlofLeicester.AMONK.DIBROGLIO,aRomanDuke.LALAGECOUNTCASTIGLIONE,hisson.ALESSANDRA,betrothedtoBALDAZZAR,DukeofSurrey,Castiglione.Fr
3、iendtoPolitian.JACINTA,maidtoLalage.-TheSceneliesinRomeIROME-AHallinaPalaceALESSANDRAandCASTIGLIONE.ALESSANDRAThouartsad,Castiglione.CASTIGLIONESad!-notI.Oh,I’mthehappiest,happiestmaninRome!Afewdaysmore,thouknowest,myAlessandra,Willmaketheemine.Oh,Iamveryhappy!ALESSANDRA.Methinksthouh
4、astasingularwayofshowingThyhappiness!-whatailsthee,cousinofmine?Whydidstthousighsodeeply?CASTIGLIONEIwasnotconsciousofit.Itisafashion,Asilly-amostsillyfashionIhaveWhenIamveryhappy.DidIsigh?(Sighing)ALESSANDRAThoudidst.Thouartnotwell.ThouhastindulgedToomuchoflate,andIamvexedtoseeit.Lat
5、ehoursandwine,Castiglione,-theseWillruinthee!thouartalreadyalteredThylooksarehaggard-nothingsowearsawayTheconstitutionaslatehoursandwine.CASTIGLIONE(musing)Nothing,faircousin,nothing-notevendeepsorrowWearsitawaylikeevilhoursandwine.Iwillamend.ALESSANDRADoit!IwouldhavetheedropThyriotou
6、scompany,too-fellowslowbornIllsuitthelikewitholdDiBroglio’sheirAndAlessandra’shusband.CASTIGLIONEIwilldropthem.ALESSANDRAThouwilt-thoumust.AttendthoualsomoreTothydressandequippage-theyareoverplainForthyloftyrankandfashion-muchdependsUponappearances.CASTIGLIONEI’llseetoit.-ALESSANDRATh
7、enseetoit!-paymoreattention,sir,Toabecomingcarriage-muchthouwantestIndignity.CASTIGLIONEMuch,much,oh!muchIwantInproperdignity.ALESSANDRA(haughtily)Thoumockestme,sir.CASTIGLIONE(abstractedly)Sweet,gentleLalage!-ALESSANDRAHeardIaright?speaktohim-hespeaksofLalage!SirCount!(placesherhando
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