Victor Hugo and the Romantic Drama / / Albert W. Halsall.
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 sum...
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| Superior document: | Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter University of Toronto Press eBook-Package Archive 1933-1999 |
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| Place / Publishing House: | Toronto : : University of Toronto Press, , [2016] ©1998 |
| Year of Publication: | 2016 |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | University of Toronto Romance Series
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (256 p.) |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Introduction
- A Note on Sources and Abbreviations
- 1. Youth and Dramatic Juvenilia
- 2. Theatre in France 1800-1830
- 3. Hugo's Aesthetic Revolt (1), 1820 - 1827: Inez de Castro, Amy Robsart, Cromwell, and Its Preface
- 4. Aesthetic Revolt (2), 1828 - 1831: Hernani and Marion de Lorme
- 5. The Worst... and the Best of Times, 1832: Le Roi s’amuse and Lucréce Borgia
- 6. Hugo's Campagin against Social Injustice, 1833-1835: Marie Tudor and Angela, tyran de Padoue
- 7. Social Justice as Erotic Aspiration; 'An Earthworm in Love with a Star': Ruy Bias
- 8. Hugo Abandons the Romantic Drama: La Esmeralda, Les Jumeaux, and Les Burgraves
- 9. Hugo's Theatre after 1843: Le Théâtre en liberté; Return to the Romantic Drama: Mille Francs de récompense and Torquemada
- 10. Conclusion: The Romantic Drama after Victor Hugo
- Chronology of Hugo's Life and Writings
- Notes
- Works Consulted
- Index