by Jean Giraudoux · Larousse · tapa blanda · ISBN 9782038717136
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«La guerre de Troie n'aura pas lieu» is the play by Jean Giraudoux, published by Larousse in paperback (240 pages, in French).
On the terraces of Troy, Paris's abduction of Helen keeps the city on the brink of war. While elders, poets and ambassadors fuel warlike fanaticism, Hector and Andromache try to avoid the conflict. Written in 1935, the play makes present the threat of a new world war and the fragility of peace.
Edition from the Petits Classiques collection with the complete text of the two-act play. It premiered on 22 November 1935 at the Théâtre de l'Athénée.
Intended for students of French and readers preparing school readings of French literature.
Hippolyte Jean Giraudoux was a French novelist, essayist, diplomat and playwright. He is considered among the most important French dramatists of the period between World War I and World War II.
