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Macbeth. Tragédie, remise au Théâtre le premier juin 1790

1790 Subjects: Conduct of life, History, Politics and government Forms: Drama Printing and Publishing Status: New edition Translation Status: Adapted, Retranslation French Paris URL

Authors of source text

William Shakespeare

Contributions

Jean-François Ducis
translator
Pierre-Charles-Augustin Gueffier
publisher

Related resources

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Summary (extracted citations)

Re-edition of Ducis' 1784 translation of Macbeth. In 1791, Ducis translated King John, with a clear subtext aimed at contemporary monarchy. See Taylor, The French Revolution and the London Stage, p. 78. This suggests that the re-edition may have had a similar motive.