Victor Hugo and the Romantic Drama /

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"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...

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Détails bibliographiques
Auteur principal: Halsall, A. W. (Albert W.)
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: Toronto, Ont. : University of Toronto Press, 1998.
Collection:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Sujets:
Hugo, Victor, > 1802-1885.
Hugo, Victor, > 1802-1885 > Oeuvres dramatiques.
Hugo, Victor, > 1802-1885 > Dramatic works.
Toneelstukken.
Criticism and interpretation.
LITERARY CRITICISM > European > French.
DRAMA > Continental European.
Livres numeriques.
e-books.
Electronic books.
Accès en ligne:Texto completo
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Résumé:"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, plot summary, and detailed analysis of all the dramas, from Cromwell and Torquemada to the juvenilia and the epic melodrama Les Burgraves. Particular attention is given to Hugo's practical experiments in staging his own plays, which he nearly always directed himself in the 1830s. Also documented are the receptions accorded to Hugo's dramas, from the battle that greeted Hernani in 1830 to Richard Eyre's 1996 production of Le Roi s'amuse at London's Royal National Theatre, which pointed to the sexual high jinks among the royals of the period."--Jacket.
Description matérielle:1 online resource (256 pages): portraits.
ISBN:9781442683068

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