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050 4 _aPQ
100 1 _aScribe, Eugène,
_d1791-1861
245 1 0 _aBataille de dames
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2004
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aIncludes introduction, notes, and vocabulary in English
500 _aRelease date is 2004-05-01
508 _aProduced by Charles Aldarondo, Keren Vergon, Wilelmina Mallière and PG Distributed Proofreaders
520 _a"Bataille de dames" by Eugène Scribe and Ernest Legouvé is a comedy written in the mid-19th century, specifically around the 1850s. This theatrical work revolves around the lives and romantic entanglements of its characters, particularly focusing on the noblewomen and men entangled in political intrigue and personal affections against a backdrop of post-Napoleonic France. The opening of "Bataille de dames" introduces us to a lavish summer salon in a château where the Countess d’Autreval and her niece Léonie de la Villegontier are engaged in animated dialogue. They discuss letters and news, revealing a tension between social expectations and personal desires. We learn that Léonie is initially annoyed by Charles, the family servant, who surprises her with his apparent intelligence and charm. This scene hints at the complicated dynamics of class and love, setting the tone for the ensuing romantic conflicts, especially as characters such as Henri, a political fugitive, and Gustave de Grignon, a young court official, become involved in their lives, ultimately culminating in personal and social challenges intertwined with the period's political tensions. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aComedy plays
653 _aFrench drama -- 19th century
700 1 _aLegouvé, Ernest,
_d1807-1903
700 1 _aWells, B. W.
_q(Benjamin Willis),
_d1856-1923
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/12472
999 _c53890
_d53890