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L'Aiglon
Paperback
ISBN13: 9781025775296
Publisher: Tradd Street Press
Published: Feb 14 2026
Pages: 286
Weight: 0.89
Height: 0.60 Width: 6.14 Depth: 9.21
Language: French
L'Aiglon est une Åuvre dramatique magistrale écrite en vers par Edmond Rostand, l'illustre auteur de Cyrano de Bergerac. Cette pièce en six actes dépeint le destin tragique et mélancolique du duc de Reichstadt, fils de Napoléon Ier, que l'on surnommait affectueusement  l'Aiglon Â. Prisonnier doré à la cour d'Autriche sous la surveillance étroite de Metternich, le jeune prince est déchiré entre son héritage impérial glorieux et sa condition de captif politique.
À travers une langue sublime et une intensité émotionnelle rare, Rostand explore les thèmes de l'identité, de l'ambition étouffée et du poids accablant de l'histoire. Le protagoniste incarne la figure du héros romantique par excellence, cherchant désespérément à s'envoler vers la France pour restaurer l'Empire de son père, tout en étant affaibli par la maladie et les intrigues diplomatiques de son entourage. L'Aiglon s'impose comme un sommet du théâtre français, offrant une réflexion poignante sur la gloire passée, la légitimité et les rÃaves inaccessibles d'une lignée brisée.
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