Voltaire contre Shakespeare

By (author) Mara Fazio Translated by Jérôme Nicolas Series edited by Marco Consolini Series edited by Tiphaine Karsenti Series edited by Florence Naugrette

Book cover: Voltaire contre Shakespeare

Extent: 192 pages

Publisher: Classiques Garnier

Subjects: Literary Studies

Series: Etudes sur le theatre et les arts de la scene

Series volume number: 45

Language: French

Paperback (Published)

(July 2026)

ISBN: 9782406205753

5.94 x 8.66 inches

Price: $35.00

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Hardback (Published)

(July 2026)

ISBN: 9782406205760

5.94 x 8.66 inches

Price: $108.00

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In Voltaire’s view, Shakespeare appears as an excessive genius, capable of overturning classical rules and of challenging French cultural primacy. The book situates this opposition within a broader European context shaped by the rise of Shakespearean theatre, a development that would ultimately lead to romanticism.


In Voltaire’s view, Shakespeare appears as an excessive genius, capable of overturning classical rules and of challenging French cultural primacy. The book situates this opposition within a broader European context shaped by the rise of Shakespearean theatre, a development that would ultimately lead to romanticism.

  • By (author) Mara Fazio
  • Translated by Jérôme Nicolas
  • Series edited by Marco Consolini
  • Series edited by Tiphaine Karsenti
  • Series edited by Florence Naugrette