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Hérode et Mariamne or Mariamne is a 1724 tragedy by Voltaire. Adapted from the writings of the historian Josephus, it is set in ancient Jerusalem, and portrays the tragic death of Mariamne at the hands of her jealous husband, Herod the Great, king of Judea, who suspects her of an intrigue with Varus, the Roman governor of Syria.

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  • Hérode et Mariamne ist eine Tragödie in fünf Aufzügen von Voltaire. Das Stück wurde 1725 nach Umarbeitungen unter diesem Titel gedruckt. Ein Jahr zuvor wurde es am 6. März 1724 unter dem Titel Mariamne in Paris uraufgeführt. (de)
  • Hérode et Mariamne or Mariamne is a 1724 tragedy by Voltaire. Adapted from the writings of the historian Josephus, it is set in ancient Jerusalem, and portrays the tragic death of Mariamne at the hands of her jealous husband, Herod the Great, king of Judea, who suspects her of an intrigue with Varus, the Roman governor of Syria. The play premiered with Adrienne Lecouvreur as Mariamne, Baron as Hérode and Duclos as Salome, but it was withdrawn after just one performance when the audience gave it a critical reception. This failure encouraged Augustin Nadal to produce his Mariamne in February 1725, but that was also hostilely received, with calls for the return of Voltaire's version of the story. Nadal accused Voltaire of ensuring Nadal's play's failure by filling the audience with his supporters, and this led to a bitter war of words between them. Within months of Nadal's play, Voltaire managed to revise his play (responding to criticisms in the characterisation, he made Herod a more self-doubting and introspective rather than monolithic figure, for example, and moved Mariamne's suicide off-stage) and his cast (changing Hérode from Baron to Dufresne). It re-premiered at the Comédie-Française as Hérode et Mariamne on 25 April 1725. In this form, it proved a success, with two-thirds of all boxes at the theatre pre-booked and crowds besieging the theatre, and thus brought Voltaire back into France's upper cultural echelons. It even proved the subject of the 1725 parody le Mauvais ménage de Voltaire, by Dominique and Legrand. (en)
  • Hérode et Mariamne est une tragédie en cinq actes et en vers de Voltaire écrite en 1724. La pièce compte 1 386 alexandrins. Elle reprend en grande partie l'intrigue de La Mariane de Tristan L'Hermite, créée en 1636 au théâtre du Marais, avec des emprunts aux tragédies de Racine. (fr)
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  • Hérode et Mariamne ist eine Tragödie in fünf Aufzügen von Voltaire. Das Stück wurde 1725 nach Umarbeitungen unter diesem Titel gedruckt. Ein Jahr zuvor wurde es am 6. März 1724 unter dem Titel Mariamne in Paris uraufgeführt. (de)
  • Hérode et Mariamne est une tragédie en cinq actes et en vers de Voltaire écrite en 1724. La pièce compte 1 386 alexandrins. Elle reprend en grande partie l'intrigue de La Mariane de Tristan L'Hermite, créée en 1636 au théâtre du Marais, avec des emprunts aux tragédies de Racine. (fr)
  • Hérode et Mariamne or Mariamne is a 1724 tragedy by Voltaire. Adapted from the writings of the historian Josephus, it is set in ancient Jerusalem, and portrays the tragic death of Mariamne at the hands of her jealous husband, Herod the Great, king of Judea, who suspects her of an intrigue with Varus, the Roman governor of Syria. (en)
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  • Hérode et Mariamne (de)
  • Hérode et Mariamne (fr)
  • Hérode et Mariamne (en)
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