Voltaire’s "la mort de césar": a play "entirely in the english taste"
Auteur :
Agarez Medeiros, Helena
Éditeur :
Peter Lang AG, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften
ISBN :
9782875740434
Date de publication :
6 nov. 2013
Dimensions :
22,0 x 15,0 cm
Poids :
480 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Suisse
This book examines Voltaire’s claim that La Mort de César is «in the English taste». It presents the results of an inquiry into the formation of the stereotype «English taste» and an analysis of the play that determines the pertinence of such a label. It also scrutinizes the English adaptation of Voltaire’s play: Aaron Hill’s The Roman Revenge.