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HUGO, Victor (1802-1885)

Lot 77
05.07.2023 13:00UTC +02:00
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Lot 77 | HUGO, Victor (1802-1885)
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HUGO, Victor (1802-1885)
Le Roi s'amuse. Paris : Renduel, 1832.
Édition originale de cette pièce représentée pour la première fois le 22 novembre 1832 à la Comédie-Française et interdite dès le lendemain. Victor Hugo intenta un procès à la Comédie-Française devant le tribunal de Commerce, arguant que la censure avait été abolie après la révolution de Juillet et que le théâtre n'avait pas à se soumettre à l'interdiction de la pièce. Il fit lui-même une déclaration au cours de l'audience, dans laquelle il prononça ces mots étrangement prophétiques : « Aujourd'hui on me fait prendre ma liberté de poète par un censeur, demain on me fera prendre ma liberté de citoyen par un gendarme ; aujourd'hui on me bannit du théâtre, demain on me bannira du pays ; aujourd'hui on me bâillonne, demain on me déportera ». L'auteur renonça à faire appel après que le tribunal se soit déclaré incompétent, et la pièce ne fut reprise qu'en 1882. Carteret, I, p. 404 ; Vicaire, col. 274-275 ; Bertin, n° 75.

In-8 (227 x 133 mm). Sans le discours de Victor Hugo publié séparément par l'éditeur que l'on trouve parfois relié après la préface. Illustré d'un frontispice gravé d'après Johannot et tiré sur Chine collé. Reliure de l'époque : bradel cartonage de papier marbré, dos lisse orné de filets dorés, pièce de titre en maroquin vert.
Provenance : Emmanuel Viollet Leduc (1781-1857, bibliothécaire du Palais des Tuileries ; ex-libris) -- Georges Claretie (1875-1936, avocat et homme de lettres ; ex-libris)

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Artist:Victor Hugo (1802 - 1885)
Place of origin:France
Auction house category:Printed books
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