The Dynasts (Masterplots, Revised Second Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: Thomas Hardy
- First Published: 1910
- Type of Work: Drama
- Type of Plot: Historical
- Time of Work: 1806-1815
- Setting: Europe
- Principal Characters: Napoleon I, Josephine, Marie Louise, King George III of England, Tsar Alexander of Russia, Emperor Francis of Austria, Sir William Pitt, Spirit of Years, Shade of Earth, Spirit of Pities, Spirit Sinister, Spirit Ironic
- Genres: Drama, History play
- Subjects: History, Nineteenth century, Europe or Europeans, Rural or country life, England or English people, Tragedy, Western Europe or western Europeans, Nobility
- Locales: Europe
The Story:
The Spirit of Years, Shade of Earth, Spirit Sinister, Spirit Ironic, Spirit of Pities, and their accompanying choruses, forgathered somewhere above the earth to watch the larger movements of humans in western Europe in 1805. The design of the Immanent Will manifested itself at the time in Napoleon’s preparations for the invasion of England.
In England, Sir William Pitt contended with isolationist members of Parliament to secure proper defense against the invasion, while Napoleon went to Milan to be crowned King of Italy. The spirits made light of the...
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