Amphitryon 38

Jean Giraudoux

Amphitryon 38
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Prodinnova
Published
5 December 2020
Pages
136
ISBN
9783967878288

Amphitryon 38

Jean Giraudoux

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La ravissante Alcmene, reine de Thebes, epouse d'Amphitryon, est l'objet du desir de Jupiter qui souhaite l'enfanter d'Hercule. Jupiter aime en Alcmene l'amour humain que celle-ci porte a son epoux et son infaillible fidelite le trouble. Avec Mercure il fomente une diversion pour tromper Alcmene en envoyant Amphitryon a la guerre et en prenant sa forme humaine, sachant qu'il s'agit du seul stratageme possible pour parvenir a ses fins. Mercure, incarne sous la forme de Sosie, annonce a la reine que son mari, reviendra secretement le soir meme du champ de bataille pour passer la nuit aupres d'elle. Alcmene le croit et l'attend dans la penombre au balcon. Jupiter, sous la forme d'Amphitryon, passe une divine nuit avec Alcmene qui ne se doute de rien…

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