A Critical Edition of La Route de Thebes by Alexandre Dumas Fils |
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| Editor:
| Lewis, H. D. |
| Author:
| Dumas, Alexandre |
| Series title: | Studies in French Literature |
| ISBN: | 978-0-7734-8241-8 |
| Publication Date: | Jan 1998 |
| Publisher: | Edwin Mellen Press, The
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $119.95 |
Book Description:
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This book offers the reader a unique insight into the French theatre at the end of the 19th century. La Route de Thebes has never been published. The study includes an outline of Dumas' life, and examines the whole of his dramatic output and the various stages of its thematic and formal development. Finally, the extant manuscripts allow a review of the play's development during composition and a suggested ending put forward based upon both internal and external evidence.
This book offers the reader a unique insight into the French theatre at the end of the 19th century. La Route de Thebes has never been published. The study includes an outline of Dumas' life, and examines the whole of his dramatic output and the various stages of its thematic and formal development. Finally, the extant manuscripts allow a review of the play's development during composition and a suggested ending put forward based upon both internal and external evidence.