Power and its double Dramaturgy of political disenchantment in the theater of Nerval

The motif of the double runs through Nerval's theater, which emphasizes the duplicity of the representatives of power and the places they occupy. Contradictory and oppositional figures, occult spaces that hollow out the stage, reveal a deeply pessimistic vision of the social and political game and challenge two received ideas: Nerval's theater appears both preoccupied with the political issues of the century and the scenographic issues of the scene.