Le Roi s'amuse
Author | : Victor Hugo |
Publisher | : Jazzybee Verlag |
Total Pages | : 290 |
Release | : 2018 |
ISBN-10 | : 9783849651077 |
ISBN-13 | : 384965107X |
Rating | : 4/5 (07X Downloads) |
Download or read book Le Roi s'amuse written by Victor Hugo and published by Jazzybee Verlag. This book was released on 2018 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Le roi s'amuse, best translated as 'The King Amuses Himself', is a play in five acts. It is set in Paris in the 1520s and the plot was used for Verdi's 1851 opera Rigoletto. The main person of the play is Triboulet, a witty court jester, through whose words Hugo frequently attacks contemporary society.