« Tu me reverras encore une fois sous cette forme » Shakespeare dans les épigraphes du roman français au début du xix^e siècle

The article examines the fashion for Shakespearean epigraphs in twenty-five French novels from the early nineteenth century. Who quotes Shakespeare? Which Shakespeare? How? Why? Familiarity and freedom result in equal parts from a standard that is also an essential source of inspiration, suggestions, emotion, and poetry.