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Book SynopsisThis is a new critical edition of an unjustly forgotten drama by Alphonse de Lamartine, written in the early 1840s. It draws a compelling image of Toussaint Louverture, the father of Haitian Independence.
Trade ReviewQuite rightly, Hoffmann has no illusions about the play as viable theatre. Instead he directs us straight to its interest for us today, the remarkable sensitivity with which Lamartine anticipates Césaire, Senghor and Fanon by creating for Toussaint and his Haitians many of the psychological traits of what will be known as negritude a hundred years later. The play deserves to be better known by students of the latter as well as those—let us hope there are some in the year 2000—still studying Romantic idealism; this impeccable edition is what they need.
* French Studies, Volume LIV No. 4, 2000 *
It is good to have this text available in such an authoritative edition.
* Modern Language Review, Volume 95 No. 2, 2000 *
Table of ContentsFRONTISPICE, II; INTRODUCTION, V; TOUSSAINT LOUVERTURE; Preface, 2; Acte Premier, 13; Acte Deuxieme, 29; Acte Troisieme, 59; Acte Quatrieme, 99; Acte Cinquieme, 121; AJOUTS ET SUPPRESSIONS, 149; BIBLIOGRAPHIE, 153.
