This is a critical edition, or "édition critique," of Victor Hugo's play
Marion de Lorme. A critical edition is much more than a typical
scholarly publication of a literary work that only contains a brief
introduction, the text, and endnotes. The in-depth introduction in this
critical edition details the history and genesis of the play from its
inception through its première, as well as a study of the manuscript and
of all other original related documents. It also features a history of
the première, the critical reaction, and an analysis of various
nineteenth-century editions of the work. The actual text of the play
contains a critical apparatus that indicates all modifications of the
text made by the author during its composition. Following the play,
there are literary, historical, linguistic, and critical notes, indexes
of all words and proper names, and a bibliography of works related to
the play in question. (Text in French)