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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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Halsall, A. W. (Albert W.)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Toronto, Ont. : University of Toronto Press, 1998.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
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.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • 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.

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