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TABLEAUX
PERSONNAGES - (DANS L'ORDRE DE LEUR ENTRÉE EN SCÈNE)
LES FIANÇAILLES - par - MAURICE MAETERLINCK - FÉERIE EN CINQ ACTES ET ONZE TABLEAUX - Représentée pour la première fois, sous le titre - «THE BETROTHAL», à New-York, le 18 novembre 1918, - sur la scène du «Schubert Theatre». - PARIS - EUGÈNE FASQUELLE, ÉDITEUR - 1922
ACTE PREMIER
PREMIER TABLEAU - LA CABANE DU BÛCHERON
ACTE DEUXIÈME
DEUXIÈME TABLEAU - DEVANT UNE PORTE
TROISIÈME TABLEAU - LA CAVE DE L'AVARE
QUATRIÈME TABLEAU - UN CABINET DANS LE PALAIS DE LA FÉE
CINQUIÈME TABLEAU - UNE SALLE DE BAL DANS LE PALAIS DE LA FÉE
A modest log cabin, the home of the young Tyltyl, becomes the stage for an unexpected reunion when the enigmatic Fairy Bérylune appears at his door. The fairy, now disguised as an elderly woman, recognizes the boy‑grown‑teen and instantly stirs memories of an adventure they once shared. Their uneasy dialogue hints at a deeper bond and a lingering promise, while the surrounding forest and the humble furnishings echo a world where the ordinary meets the magical.
Beyond the cabin, a host of vivid characters—farm girls, an avaricious spirit, ancestral presences, and even celestial lights—populate a series of fantastical tableaux. Each scene unfolds like a painted vignette, inviting listeners to wander through moon‑lit rooms, enchanted palaces, and star‑strewn horizons. The play’s lyrical rhythm and whimsical humor promise a journey that balances wonder with the bittersweet nostalgia of growing up, all set against a backdrop of timeless fairy‑tale charm.
Language
fr
Duration
~2 hours (121K characters)
Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
Credits
Produced by Annemie Arnst and Marc D'Hooghe (Images generously made available by the Internet Archive.)
Release date
2012-05-06
Rights
Public domain in the USA.
Subjects

1862–1949
A quiet, dreamlike voice in European literature, this Belgian writer helped shape Symbolist drama and won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1911. His plays and essays often turn simple images—silence, fate, light, bees, blue birds—into something haunting and memorable.
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