This is a critical edition, or "edition 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 premiere, as well as a study of the manuscript and of all other original related documents. It also features a history of the premiere, the critical reaction, and an analysis of various nineteenth-century editions of the work. The...