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 synthesis offers a history...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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Toronto, Ont. :
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 Lucrèce 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 Théatre en liberté; Return to the romantic drama : Mille Francs de récompense and Torquemada
- Conclusion : the romantic drama after Victor Hugo
- Chronology of Hugo's life and writings.