CHÉNIER (Marie-Joseph de). Charles IX, ou l'école des rois, tragedy. Paris, Boss…

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CHÉNIER (Marie-Joseph de). Charles IX, ou l'école des rois, tragedy. Paris, Bossange ; Nantes, Louis, 1790. In-8, speckled half-calf, red parts, red speckled edges (contemporary binding). First edition, with 3 figures by Borel, of this landmark play. The preliminary speech can be seen as a first manifesto for the renewal of the tragic stage. Talma played the lead role. Danton declared: Si Figaro a tué la noblesse, Charles IX tuera la royauté.

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CHÉNIER (Marie-Joseph de). Charles IX, ou l'école des rois,

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