03126oam 22006495 450 991046152630332120211005031620.01-4725-9985-31-283-20190-997866132019040-8264-3626-910.5040/9781472599858(CKB)2670000000107045(EBL)743056(OCoLC)745866705(SSID)ssj0000525633(PQKBManifestationID)12183578(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000525633(PQKBWorkID)10507811(PQKB)10657269(MiAaPQ)EBC5309417(Au-PeEL)EBL5309417(CaPaEBR)ebr11518390(OCoLC)1027150279(OCoLC)1154980970(UtOrBLW)bpp09257619(MiAaPQ)EBC743056(Au-PeEL)EBL743056(CaONFJC)MIL320190(EXLCZ)99267000000010704520050620d2005 ky 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrShakespeare goes to Paris how the bard conquered France /John PembleLondon ;New York :Hambledon and London :Distributed by Palgrave Macmillan,2005.1 online resource (270 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-85285-452-9 Includes bibliographical references and index.Contents; Illustrations; Preface; Introduction; 1 Farewell the Tranquil Mind; 2 A Genius in the Kingdom of Taste; 3 Stranger within the Gates; 4 A Story without an Ending; 5 Desdemona's Handkerchief; 6 His Hour upon the Stage; 7 The Trumpets of Fortinbras; 8 Waiting for Shakespeare; 9 The Metamorphosis of Envy; Notes; IndexIt has sometimes been assumed that the difficulty of translating Shakespeare into French has meant that he has had little influence in France. Shakespeare Goes to Paris proves the opposite. Virtually unknown in France in his lifetime, and for well over a hundred years after his death, Shakespeare was discovered in the first half of the eighteenth century, as part of a growing French interest in England. Since then, Shakespeare's impact in France has been enormous. Writers, from Voltaire to Gide, found themsleves baffled, frustrated, mesmerised but overawed by a playwright who broke all the rules of French classical theatre and challenged the primacy of French culture. Attempts to tame and translate him alternated with uncritical idolisation, such as that of Berlioz and Hugo. Changing attitudes to Shakespeare have also been an index of French self-esteem, as John Pemble shows in his sparkingly written book TheaterFranceHistoryTheatre studiesElectronic books.TheaterHistory.822.33Pemble John141333UtOrBLWUtOrBLWUkLoBPBOOK9910461526303321Shakespeare goes to Paris2480128UNINA