William Shakespeare

ISBN-10
2213596239
ISBN-13
9782213596235
Series
William Shakespeare
Category
Dramatists, English
Pages
821
Language
French
Published
1996-01-01
Authors
Jean-Marie Maguin, Angela Maguin

Description

Qui est William SHAKESPEARE, devenu synonyme du plus célèbre poète de la culture occidentale, voire du monde entier ? Par quel chemin le fils du bailli ruiné de Stratford-upon-Avon, forcé à dix-huit ans d'épouser une femme de huit ans son aînée, devint-il le dramaturge admiré et ambitieux révélé, dix années plus tard, par les théâtres londoniens ? Que faisait-il pendant les dix années où l'on perd sa trace entre Stratford et Londres ? Quelle est l'origine de sa fortune ? Le livre suit, selon le fil chronologique, l'homme et son œuvre. Ainsi sont évoqués les mois de peste meublés par la composition d'un des plus grands poèmes érotiques jamais écrits, VENUS & ADONIS, alors que les autorités forcent les théâtres à faire relâche. Puis il nous emmène sur la trace du poète à travers sa passion pour un jeune homme et pour une femme qui le trahissent ensemble, à travers les rivalités poétiques, les dissensions religieuses et les complots politiques qui marquent la période, les convulsions et les angoisses de l'imagination créatrice jusqu'à la thérapie obstinée des dernières œuvres qui affirment leur foi dans le temps guérisseur des blessures de la passion. Le portrait qui émerge est celui d'un homme bienveillant, génial, discret, contradictoire autant que réaliste et averti en affaires. A quatre siècles de distance, le visage de cet homme et l'image de son œuvre tendent à se confondre. Nous avons tenté de les distinguer, tant, parfois, ils nous paraissent différents . Cette distinction nous semble constitutive de la personnalité du dramaturge.

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