French Tragic Drama In The Sixteenth And Seventeenth Centuries
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French Tragic Drama In The Sixteenth And Seventeenth Centuries
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Author : Geoffrey Brereton
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2022-04-24
French Tragic Drama In The Sixteenth And Seventeenth Centuries written by Geoffrey Brereton and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-04-24 with Literary Criticism categories.
Originally published in 1973, the history of French tragedy and tragicomedy from their origins in the sixteenth century to the last years of Louis XIV’s reign is here surveyed in a single volume. Beginning with a brief account of the development of drama from the Middle Ages to the Renaissance, Dr Brereton examines the plays as types of drama, the circumstances in which they were produced and their reception by contemporaries. The traditionally great figures of Corneille and Racine are treated at some length, but their work is seen in perspective against the plays of their predecessors and of their own time. Garnier and Montchrestien are discussed, among others, as notable writers of Renaissance humanist tragedy. Sections are devoted to secondary but still important dramatists such as Mairet, Rotrou, Du Ryer, Tristan L’Hermite, Thomas Corneille and Quinault. A long chapter on Alexandre Hardy reviews the work of this neglected author and stresses his interest as a transitional link between the two centuries and as a vigorous pioneer of a type of drama which flourished for several decades after him concurrently with French ‘classical’ tragedy. The main currents of critical theory, social attitudes and stage history are described in their relation to the development of the drama. Well over a hundred plays are discussed or summarized; and the author has constantly referred back to the original material and has avoided an over-simplification of a vast subject which contains more exceptions and anomalies than has generally been recognized in the past. Chronological tables of the works of major dramatists, summaries of numerous plays and a bibliography containing modern editions of plays are included.
French Renaissance Tragedy
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Author : Gillian Jondorf
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 1990-10-25
French Renaissance Tragedy written by Gillian Jondorf and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1990-10-25 with Literary Criticism categories.
Gillian Jondorf challenges the traditional critical approaches to French Renaissance theater, reevaluating its literary merit and originality. She shows how playwrights of the sixteenth century actually achieved an originality by introducing classical themes, breaking with the medieval tradition of religious and morality plays. Whereas many critics have considered writers of French Renaissance drama as mere forerunners of the more famous seventeenth-century writers such as Molière or Racine, Jondorf argues that these plays should be seen as competent and skillfully-composed in their own right. This book will appeal to students of Renaissance literature and European drama, as well as those interested in questions of originality and literary influence.
French Comic Drama From The Sixteenth To The Eighteenth Century
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Author : Geoffrey Brereton
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2022-04-24
French Comic Drama From The Sixteenth To The Eighteenth Century written by Geoffrey Brereton and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-04-24 with Literary Criticism categories.
In tracing the course of French comedy from the Renaissance, through the age of Louis XIV and the eighteenth century, to the eve of the Revolution, originally published in 1977, Geoffrey Brereton shows how it evolved from the crude farces and experimental plays of the sixteenth century to become a rich and highly sophisticated dramatic genre. The main emphasis is on the work of the principal dramatists, notably Molière (whose plays and career are given a detailed and enlightening treatment), Corneille, Scarron, Marivaux and Beaumarchais, with some space devoted to the more neglected writers, such as the ‘cynical generation’ of Dancourt, Regnard, Lesage and others; and all the plays are seen in the context of the theatrical conventions that helped to shape them. Different types of comedy are analysed, including comedy of character and of manners, as well as the romantic, burlesque and bourgeois forms and the development of the opéra-comique. At the same time Dr Brereton examines the influences on French comedy – influences as varied as those of the farce, the Italian commedia dell’arte, the Spanish comedia and the eighteenth century drame – and the way in which these were absorbed and exploited by French comic dramatists. Since comedy, more than any other kind of drama, reflects the contemporary social scene, attention is drawn to social conditions and attitudes, and some of the more striking parallels with modern social preoccupations are pointed out. Written in a very lively and readable style, and containing much stimulating and original comment, as well as providing the basic facts, it gives a considerable insight into the nature of French comedy during its most formative and fruitful period. A substantial bibliography and other reference material increase the usefulness of this book to the student of French drama.
Introduction To French Classical Tragedy
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Author : C.J. Gossip
language : en
Publisher: Springer
Release Date : 1981-06-18
Introduction To French Classical Tragedy written by C.J. Gossip and has been published by Springer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1981-06-18 with Literary Criticism categories.
Onstage Violence In Sixteenth Century French Tragedy
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Author : Michael Meere
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 2022-01-13
Onstage Violence In Sixteenth Century French Tragedy written by Michael Meere and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-01-13 with Drama categories.
Studies the representation of violence in tragedies written for the French stage during the sixteenth century, and explores its connection with issues such as politics, religion, gender, and militantism to place the plays within their historical, cultural, and theatrical contexts.
A Critical Bibliography Of French Literature
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Author : H. Gaston Hall
language : en
Publisher: Syracuse University Press
Release Date : 1983-02-01
A Critical Bibliography Of French Literature written by H. Gaston Hall and has been published by Syracuse University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1983-02-01 with Reference categories.
Richard A. Brooks, general editor, v.
The Classical Heritage In France
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Author : Gerald N. Sandy
language : en
Publisher: BRILL
Release Date : 2002
The Classical Heritage In France written by Gerald N. Sandy and has been published by BRILL this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002 with History categories.
A study of the reception of Greek and Latin culture in France in the 16th and 17th centuries. There are surveys on topics as diverse as the role of French travellers to classical lands in transforming perceptible reality into narrative textuality, and the influence of ancient law in France.
Robert Garnier And The Themes Of Political Tragedy In The Sixteenth Century
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Author : Gillian Jondorf
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 1969-06
Robert Garnier And The Themes Of Political Tragedy In The Sixteenth Century written by Gillian Jondorf and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1969-06 with Drama categories.
In this 1969 text Mrs Jondorf studies Robert Garnier as a sixteenth-century writer, attuned to the thought and art of his own time.
Racine Ph Dre
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Author : Edward D. James
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 1994-10-06
Racine Ph Dre written by Edward D. James and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1994-10-06 with Drama categories.
This introductory study presents Phèdre as an example of the culmination of French classical tragedy--taking into consideration the play's historical, literary and theatrical context, its relationship to other tragedies of Racine, and its influence on later European literature.
A History Of French Dramatic Literature In The Seventeenth Century
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Author : Henry Carrington Lancaster
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1929
A History Of French Dramatic Literature In The Seventeenth Century written by Henry Carrington Lancaster and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1929 with French drama categories.