La Reine Margot - Couverture souple

Dumas, Alexandre

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Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 2070364119 ISBN 13 : 9782070364114

Editeur : Gallimard, 1973

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704pages. poche. broch�.

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`Dear sister!' said Charles IX, `there is blood on your sleeve!' `And what consequence is that, Sire,' said Marguerite, `if I have a smile upon my lips?' Saint Bartholomew's Day 1572. Paris is awash with the blood of Huguenots slaughtered by order of Charles IX. Or perhaps of Catherine de Medicis, one of history's great monsters? Or the ambitious Duke de Guise? Or the Duke d'Anjou, soon to be the reluctant King of Poland? The answer will be found in the secret passageways of the Louvre and the torture chamber of the fortress of Vincennes. It takes an iron nerve and a cool head to survive. Young Henry of Navarre has both in abundance, but he has more: he has his Queen, the beautiful, cultured Margot. Staking all on love and losing, she remains defiant in defeat. La Reine Margot (1845) is a novel of suspense and drama which recreates the violent world of intrigue, murder and duplicity of the French Renaissance. Dumas fills his canvas with a gallery of unforgettable characters, unremitting action and the engaging generosity of spirit which has made him one of the world's greatest and best-loved story-tellers. This revised edition of the classic translation of 1846 is richly annotated. An introduction sets Dumas and his work in their literary, historical and cultural context. ABOUT THE SERIES: For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, helpful notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more.

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On s'�tripe, on s'�gorge, on se massacre avec une volupt� sans pr�c�dent. Corps transperc�s, martyris�s viennent �clabousser un sein nu de leur sang. Les beaux duels des mousquetaires n'ont plus cours � l'heure de la Saint-Barth�lemy. On s'assassine avec rage, les hommes sont des chiens, les h�ros des sangliers bless�s. Dumas s�me les cadavres au fil des pages de ce livre de chasse, tremp� dans le poison de Catherine de M�dicis. La fi�vre �rotique tient lieu d'amour, la ruse, l'int�r�t et la peur dictent les intrigues. Vague noire et rouge, la violence balaye et emporte tout. Dans les cris, les hal�tements, les plaintes d�sesp�r�es, Dumas enfi�vre ses dialogues � coups de rapi�re ou d'arquebuse, avec une �nergie morbide. Les vengeances succ�dent aux trahisons, et la mort � la folie, dans ce monde de bruit et de fureur, livr� au chaos, que seule l'amiti� fid�le de La Mole et Coconas transcende. --Scarbo

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