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4113-13.—Corbeil. Imprimerie Crété.
An impoverished provincial noble takes refuge with a troupe of traveling actors and adopts a flamboyant stage persona, which propels him into a series of romantic entanglements, duels, and adventures. The narrative alternates vivid performance scenes and travel episodes with richly descriptive passages of landscapes and decaying houses, blending comedy and pathos. Themes of honor, social decline, disguise, and the consoling power of theater run through tightly plotted encounters and episodic set pieces that emphasize action, character interaction, and picturesque detail.
4113-13.—Corbeil. Imprimerie Crété.