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Victor Hugo and the romantic drama /
Esteemed in France as the leading writer of Romantic dramas, Victor Hugo created a body of work that revolutionized the dramatic canon of his time. In this book, Albert W. Halsall presents the first complete treatment in English of Hugo's plays. This valuable synthesis offers a history, plot su...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Toronto ; London :
University of Toronto Press,
1998.
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| Colección: | University of Toronto romance series.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Youth and dramatic juvenilia
- Theatre in France, 1800-1830
- Hugo's aesthetic revolt (1), 1820-1827 : Inez de Castro, Amy Robsart, Cromwell, and its preface
- Aesthetic revolt (2), 1828-1831 : Hernani and Marion de Lorme
- The worst ... and the best of times, 1832 : Le Roi s'amuse amd Lucrece Borgia
- Hugo's campaign against social injustice, 1833-1855 : Marie Tudor and Angelo, tyran de Padoue
- Social justice as erotic aspiration; 'An earthworm in love with a star' : Ruy Blas
- Hugo abandons the romantic drama : La Esmeralda, Les Jumeaux, and Les Burgraves
- Hugo's theatre after 1843 : Le Theatre en liberte; Return to the romantic drama : Mille Francs de recompense and Torquemada
- Conclusion : the romantic drama after Victor Hugo
- Chronology of Hugo's life and writings.