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The “burgraves” were medieval princes who inhabited the fortified castles of the Rhine and ranked second only to kings. They mostly led a lawless life, harrying the country and stopping at no crime. Through four generations of burgraves evil and corruption are shown driving out the rough ideas of honor which had hitherto existed side by side with ferocity. The complete failure of this play when produced on March 7, 1843 at the Coméédie-Franççaise was the end of Hugo's career as a dramatist.
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Keiji Sugiyama
reviewed The Burgraves on February 10, 2014
The Burgraves
It's very much like reading the story of Verdi's Trovatore but written in that wonderfully dignified French blank verse, featuring old Emperor Frederick I and the German robbing barons and with a couple of extra *gasp* (alternatively *moan*) moments as the story unfolds and everybody turns out to be the lost son/brother/girlfriend/father/ emperor, etc. Poor Victor Hugo intended it as a dramatic reflection on the corruption and decadence of power through the generations, but though not on purpose it is actually terrific fun to read as a product of the Romantic Age. It's a shame nobody put music to it.
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