Tale Of The Passions; Or, The Death Of Despina.

In thirteenth-century Florence, Italy, the pro-Papacy Guelphs have re-established supremacy and expelled the pro-imperial Ghibellines following the death of the Ghibelline Manfred, King of Sicily. The triumphant Guelphs await their champion, the French Charles d''Anjou, while their opponents await the arrival of young Corradino from Germany with troops sufficient to restore their power. During the...