Alexandre Dumas fils

Alexandre Dumas fils was a French dramatist and novelistSmith, C. (1992) 'Dumas, Alexandre (ii)', in Sadie, S. (ed.) The New Grove Dictionary of Opera. London: Macmillan Reference, vol. 1, p. 1273.Wikipedia (2026) Alexandre Dumas fils. (Accessed: 30 September 2026)., the illegitimate son of Alexandre Dumas pèreSmith, C. (1992) 'Dumas, Alexandre (ii)', in Sadie, S. (ed.) The New Grove Dictionary of Opera. London: Macmillan Reference, vol. 1, p. 1273.Wikipedia (2026) Alexandre Dumas fils. (Accessed: 30 September 2026). and the author of La dame aux caméliasSmith, C. (1992) 'Dumas, Alexandre (ii)', in Sadie, S. (ed.) The New Grove Dictionary of Opera. London: Macmillan Reference, vol. 1, p. 1273.Wikipedia (2026) Alexandre Dumas fils. (Accessed: 30 September 2026).. The novel of 1848 grew from his brief liaison with the courtesan Marie DuplessisSmith, C. (1992) 'Dumas, Alexandre (ii)', in Sadie, S. (ed.) The New Grove Dictionary of Opera. London: Macmillan Reference, vol. 1, p. 1273.Wikipedia (2026) Alexandre Dumas fils. (Accessed: 30 September 2026)., and his own stage version, first given at the Théâtre du Vaudeville in February 1852 after trouble with the censor, was a triumphSmith, C. (1992) 'Dumas, Alexandre (ii)', in Sadie, S. (ed.) The New Grove Dictionary of Opera. London: Macmillan Reference, vol. 1, p. 1273. and began his career in the theatreWikipedia (2026) Alexandre Dumas fils. (Accessed: 30 September 2026).. Verdi's La traviata followed in 1853Smith, C. (1992) 'Dumas, Alexandre (ii)', in Sadie, S. (ed.) The New Grove Dictionary of Opera. London: Macmillan Reference, vol. 1, p. 1273.Wikipedia (2026) Alexandre Dumas fils. (Accessed: 30 September 2026).. Dumas went on to write well-made plays increasingly concerned with the ills of societySmith, C. (1992) 'Dumas, Alexandre (ii)', in Sadie, S. (ed.) The New Grove Dictionary of Opera. London: Macmillan Reference, vol. 1, p. 1273., and was elected to the Académie française in 1874Smith, C. (1992) 'Dumas, Alexandre (ii)', in Sadie, S. (ed.) The New Grove Dictionary of Opera. London: Macmillan Reference, vol. 1, p. 1273.Wikipedia (2026) Alexandre Dumas fils. (Accessed: 30 September 2026)..