Les Tragiques
Les Tragiques is a poetic work by Agrippa d'Aubigné published in 1616. Under the original title: " Les Tragiques, given to the public by larceny Prometheus. Au Dezert, by LBDD". This work consists of seven songs or books recounting the wars of religion between the Catholics and the Protestants.
At the end of his life, d'Aubigné the Protestant evokes in this text the Wars of Religion and testifies with anger to the persecutions of which his people were victims.
Les Tragiques remains his best known work today. This vast epic and satirical poem in seven books ( Miseries , Princes , Golden Chamber , Fires , Irons , Revenge , Judgment ) recounts the misfortunes of France during the wars of religion, and calls for the judgment of God to decide between the Righteous and the villains. The writing of the poems began on an uncertain date, but probably around 1572. The Tragics were not published until 1615 , then in a version deeply revised by d'Aubigné in 1623. This work had little success when it was published: indeed, around thirty years between writing and publication, the poetic aesthetic had therefore had time to change significantly. It was rediscovered in the xix the century.
By its composition, the work refers to the seven seals of the Apocalypse; the last book tells of the Last Judgment where Catholics and apostates will be damned, while Protestants who have remained faithful to their faith will take their place alongside God.
Born during the time of the wars of religion, Les Tragiques has a market value. Indeed, the biblical references sown through the poem urge the faithful to obtain the Bible.
