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The Trojan War Will Not Take Place

Jean Giraudoux Original title La guerre de Troie n'aura pas lieu (French)

The Trojan War Will Not Take Place is a play written in 1935 by French dramatist Jean Giraudoux. In 1955 it was translated into English by Christopher Fry with the title Tiger at the Gates. The play has two acts and follows the convention of the classical unities.

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“In wartime a man is called a hero. It doesn't make him any braver, and he runs for his life. But at least it's a hero who is running away.”

Jean Giraudoux The Trojan War Will Not Take Place

Tiger at the Gates (1935)

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“Everyone always dies for his country. If you have lived in it, well and wisely and actively, you die for it too.”

Jean Giraudoux The Trojan War Will Not Take Place

Tiger at the Gates (1935)

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“There is no better way of exercising the imagination than the study of law. No poet ever interpreted nature as freely as a lawyer interprets the truth.”

Jean Giraudoux The Trojan War Will Not Take Place

Tiger at the Gates (1935)

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“Born enemies don't fight. Nations you would say were designed to go to war against each other — by their skins, their language, their smell: always jealous of each other, always hating each other — they're not the ones who fight. You will find the real antagonists in nations fate has groomed and made ready for the same war.”

Jean Giraudoux The Trojan War Will Not Take Place

Tiger at the Gates (1935)

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“As soon as war is declared it will be impossible to hold the poets back. Rhyme is still the most effective drum.”

Jean Giraudoux The Trojan War Will Not Take Place

Tiger at the Gates (1935)

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