Publisher's Synopsis
Gisela: A Tragedy, In Five Acts is a play written by John James Holroyd and originally published in 1839. The story is set in medieval Germany and revolves around the tragic fate of the title character, Gisela. She is a young woman who is forced into a loveless marriage with a cruel and abusive nobleman named Count Rudolph. Gisela finds solace in the arms of a young knight named Herman, but their love is doomed from the start due to the social and political constraints of their time. As the play progresses, Gisela's situation becomes increasingly desperate, and she is eventually driven to take drastic measures to escape her unhappy life. The play is a powerful exploration of themes such as love, duty, and the struggle for personal freedom in a time of strict social hierarchy. With its vivid characters and intense emotional drama, Gisela: A Tragedy, In Five Acts remains a compelling work of literature to this day.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.
