To Cardenio (1919)

To Cardenio is a play written by August von Platen and published in 1919. The play is a retelling of a lost play by William Shakespeare called Cardenio, which was based on a story from Miguel de Cervantes' Don Quixote. Platen's version follows the story of Cardenio, a young man who is in love with a woman named Luscinda. However, Luscinda's father forces her to marry another man, and Cardenio is heartbroken. He retreats to the mountains and becomes a hermit, but his solitude is interrupted when he meets a group of travelers who are searching for a lost treasure. Cardenio joins them on their quest, and together they face numerous challenges and obstacles. Along the way, Cardenio must confront his feelings for Luscinda and decide whether to continue loving her or move on with his life. To Cardenio is a dramatic and emotional play that explores themes of love, loss, and redemption.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.