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Lorenzaccio is a French play of the Romantic period written by Alfred de Musset in 1834, set in 16th-century Florence, and depicting Lorenzino de' Medici, who killed Florence's tyrant, Alessandro de' Medici, his cousin. [1]
Lorenzino de' Medici (22 March 1514 – 26 February 1548), also known as Lorenzaccio, was an Italian politician, writer, and dramatist, and a member of the Medici family. He became famous for assassinating his cousin, Alessandro de' Medici, Duke of Florence in 1537.
Lorenzaccio) is the one indisputable masterpiece of Romantic theatre. A drama set in Renaissance Florence but with clear links to the disillusionment of post-1830 France is combined with a brilliant psychological study of a once pure but now debauched hero almost paralyzed by doubt.
Lorenzaccio is untypical of French theatre, which helps to explain why it took over 60 years to reach the stage, when it was premiered in a shortened version with Sarah Bernhardt in the title role. Written in prose in a multiplicity of short scenes, it introduces characters as much to provide historical colouring as for their significance in ...
Oct 14, 2023 · Lorenzaccio was a French play written by Alfred de Musset and became the inspiration for this poster by Alphonse Mucha. It was to advertise a performance of the play in Paris at around the 1890s.
Lorenzaccio est un drame romantique aussi car l’action est située en Italie (pays qui fascine tous les écrivains de la génération de Musset) et dans le passé. Il y a cependant de nombreux parallèles entre la Florence de 1537 et la France de 1834.
Premièred on December 3, 1896, Lorenzaccio was a revival of the play written by Alfred de Musset (1810–57) in 1834. Set in 16th century Florence, Bernhardt played the male hero,...
