French Literature Companion:

La Mort d'Agrippine

Mort d'Agrippine, La. Cyrano de Bergerac's only tragedy (published 1654). When it was staged (1653), a scandal erupted after ‘Frappons, voilà l'Hostie’ (the victim) was misread as blasphemy. The sombre plot, featuring the conspiracy against the emperor Tiberius fuelled by Agrippina's desire to avenge her dead husband, Germanicus, culminates in the assassination of all conspirators.

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