Lorenzaccio
Sign in to savethumb|right|Alphonse Mucha poster for Lorenzaccio starring [[Sarah Bernhardt (1896)]] Lorenzaccio is a French play of the Romantic period written by Alfred de Musset in 1834, set in 16th-century Florence, and depicting Lorenzino de' Medici, who killed Florence's tyrant, Alessandro de' Medici, his cousin. Having engaged in debaucheries to gain the Duke's confidence, he loses the trust of Florence's citizens, thus earning the insulting surname "Lorenzaccio". Though he kills Alessandro, he knows he will never return to his former state. Since opponents to the tyrant's regime fail to use Alessandr
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- Author
- Alfred de Musset
- First published
- 1926
- Editions
- 46
- Subjects
- Drama, History, In literature, Dramatic production, Musset, Alfred de, 1810-1857. Lorenzaccio, Fiction, Literature, Continental european drama (dramatic works by one author)
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thumb|right|Alphonse Mucha poster for Lorenzaccio starring [[Sarah Bernhardt (1896)]] Lorenzaccio is a French play of the Romantic period written by Alfred de Musset in 1834, set in 16th-century Florence, and depicting Lorenzino de' Medici, who killed Florence's tyrant, Alessandro de' Medici, his cousin. Having engaged in debaucheries to gain the Duke's confidence, he loses the trust of Florence's citizens, thus earning the insulting surname "Lorenzaccio". Though he kills Alessandro, he knows he will never return to his former state. Since opponents to the tyrant's regime fail to use Alessandro's death as a way to overthrow the dukedom and establish a republic, Lorenzo's action does not appear to aid the people's welfare.
Written soon after the July revolution of 1830, at the start of the July Monarchy, when King Louis Philippe I overthrew King Charles X of France, the play contains many cynical comments on the lack of true republican sentiments in the face of violent overthrow.