In what year was La Dame aux Camélias published?
1848
1850
1852
1855
Answer
The play was published in 1848, a year after the French Revolution of 1847, and explores themes of love, sacrifice, and social class. It tells the story of a courtesan named Marguerite Gautier who falls in love with a young man from a wealthy family. Their relationship is forbidden by society due to Marguerite's profession, and the play ends tragically with her death from consumption.
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