Angelo,_Tyrant_of_Padua

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Angelo, Tyrant of Padua

Play by Victor Hugo

Angelo, Tyrant of Padua (French: Angelo, tyran de Padoue) is an 1835 play by the French writer Victor Hugo.[1] It is a historical work on podestà Angelo, set in Padua in northern Italy. It was a return to the theatre for Hugo, whose previous work Marie Tudor had been a failure.[2]

Theatrical poster

Adaptations

The play has been adapted into a number of different works including:

References

  1. [1]
    Berlanstein p.97
  2. [2]
    Stanton & Barnham p.175

Bibliography

  • Berlanstein, Lenard R. Daughters of Eve: A Cultural History of French Theater Women from the Old Regime to the Fin de Siècle. Harvard University Press, 2009.
  • Stanton, Sarah & Barnham, Marting. The Cambridge Paperback Guide to Theatre. Cambridge University Press, 1996.
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