It has sometimes been assumed that the difficulty of translating
Shakespeare into French has meant that he has had little influence
in France. Shakespeare Goes to Paris proves the opposite. Virtually
unknown in France in his lifetime, and for well over a hundred
years after his death, Shakespeare was discovered in the first half
of the eighteenth century, as part of a growing French interest in
England. Since then, Shakespeare's impact in France has been
enormous. Writers, from Voltaire to Gide, found themsleves baffled,
frustrated, mesmerised but overawed by a playwright who broke all
the rules of French classical theatre and challenged the primacy of
French culture. Attempts to tame and translate him alternated with
uncritical idolisation, such as that of Berlioz and Hugo. Changing
attitudes to Shakespeare have also been an index of French
self-esteem, as John Pemble shows in his sparkingly written book.
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