Amphitryon 38: ComÃ(c)die en Trois Actes [French]

By Jean Giraudoux

"Amphitryon 38" est une pi ce de th tre magistrale en trois actes de Jean Giraudoux, offrant une r interpr tation spirituelle et po tique du mythe antique d'Amphitryon et d'Alcm ne. Le titre malicieux sugg re qu'il s'agit de la trente-huiti me adaptation th trale de cette l gende, soulignant ainsi l'approche singuli re et moderniste de l'auteur. L'intrigue suit le dieu Jupiter qui, pris de la mortelle Alcm ne, choisit de prendre l'apparence de son poux, le g n ral Amphitryon, afin de contourner la fid lit l gendaire de la jeune femme.

Au-del de la farce mythologique, cette "uvre explore avec une grande finesse psychologique la nature de l'amour, de l'identit et du bonheur terrestre. Alcm ne, par son refus de l'immortalit et sa pr f rence pour la condition humaine malgr ses limites, devient une figure de r sistance douce face aux caprices divins. Les dialogues, caract ris s par l' l gance et l'ironie propres au style de Giraudoux, font de cette com die une r flexion profonde sur le couple et l'humanit . "Amphitryon 38" s'impose comme un pilier du th tre fran ais du XXe si cle, m alant le merveilleux, la philosophie et un humour sophistiqu pour interroger la place de l'homme face au sacr .

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: French
• ISBN: 1025275659
• ISBN13: 9781025275659
• Release Date: February 2026
• Publisher: Tradd Street Press
• Length: 196 Pages
• Weight: 0.62 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.1" x 9.2"