Three French Dramatists
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Three French Dramatists
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Author : Arthur Augustus Tilley
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2016-10-06
Three French Dramatists written by Arthur Augustus Tilley 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 2016-10-06 with Literary Criticism categories.
Originally published in 1933, this book presents a concise study regarding the works of Racine, Marivaux and Musset, focusing on their pioneering psychological insights and literary realism. The text was written by the renowned Cambridge Classical scholar and critic Arthur Augustus Tilley (1851-1942). This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in dramatic criticism and French literature.
Three Modern Plays From The French
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Author : Henri Lavedon
language : en
Publisher: CreateSpace
Release Date : 2014-01-26
Three Modern Plays From The French written by Henri Lavedon and has been published by CreateSpace this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-01-26 with Drama categories.
An excerpt from the beginning of the PREFACE: THE label "Made in France" may nearly always be accepted as a guarantee of good play-making; for, ever since the inception of the modern drama, the French have been the masters and the teachers of the craft. In these opening years of the twentieth century, fewer French plays have been presented in the theaters of America and England than were presented in the closing years of the nineteenth century; but this fact, instead of indicating a deterioration in the contemporary product, may be accepted, rather, as an indication that the French drama has made a definite advance along a certain line. The dominant spirit of the French drama in the last three generations has been realistic. As realism advances, the tendency is to narrow the segment of life that is submitted to observation and to deepen the observation of the segment that has been selected for analysis. As realism has progressed in France, the drama has become more French—more local in its themes and in its characters— and has sacrificed the breadth of cosmopolitan appeal to gain the depth of national importance. Three or four generations ago, the most popular dramatist in France was Eugene Scribe. It was this facile and prolific craftsman who gave to the modern theater the formula of the well-made play [la pièce bien faite], a formula that, with several modifications and amplifications, has subsisted to the present day. Since the excellence of Scribe was mainly structural, it was very easy to transplant his plays from one country to another. His dialogue was devoid of literary merit, and was therefore just as pertinent in a translation as in the original. His characters were merely puppets, and were therefore just as interesting to foreigners as they could ever be to Frenchmen. And, since there was no note of nationality in his dexterous and clever plots, these plots could easily be adapted to serve as the theatric fare of a public overseas. A simple play of plot is much more cosmopolitan in its appeal than a study of national characters or local situations. The broad and cosmopolitan appeal of Scribe was continued by his immediate disciple and successor, Victorien Sardou. A typical Sardou melodrama, like Fedora or La Tosca, was fully as enjoyable to foreign audiences as to the public of Paris. The logical successor of Sardou in the contemporary French theater is M. Henry Bernstein; and it is not surprising that his plays have been more successful in America than those of any other French playwright of the present time. No less than five of his works — The Whirlwind, The Thief, Samson, Israel, and The Secret — have been profitably acted in this country. M. Bernstein is a more important dramatist than Sardou or Scribe, for he has forced the formula of the well-made play to sustain an analysis of character that is unusually searching; but his merit is, in the main, a matter of mechanics, and his emphasis on mechanism may be accepted as accounting for the comparative ease with which his plays may be transported from one country to another. In France itself, while Scribe was still alive, his reputation was overridden by two dramatists of more profound intention,—Emile Augier and Alexandre Dumas, fils; but neither of these writers attained the cosmopolitan currency of their more mechanical and artificial rival. Augier—the greatest French dramatist of the nineteenth century—devoted himself to the study of social conditions which were peculiarly French; and it was impossible to make his plays seem applicable to the social conditions of any other country. Just as M. Bernstein has been singled out as the logical successor of Sardou and Scribe, M. Eugene Brieux may be selected as the logical successor of Augier in the contemporary theater....
French Dramatists Of The 19th Century
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Author : Brander Matthews
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1881
French Dramatists Of The 19th Century written by Brander Matthews and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1881 with Dramatists, French categories.
The Contemporary Drama Of France
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Author : Frank Wadleigh Chandler
language : en
Publisher: Forgotten Books
Release Date : 2015-06-13
The Contemporary Drama Of France written by Frank Wadleigh Chandler and has been published by Forgotten Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-06-13 with Drama categories.
Excerpt from The Contemporary Drama of France This volume offers a survey and an interpretation of the French drama for three decades, from the opening of the Theatre-Libre of Antoine to the conclusion of the World War. It attempts the classification, analysis, and criticism of a thousand plays by two hundred and thirty authors. Among these are included a few Belgians whose pieces, written in French, have been as familiar to Paris as to Brussels. Although the productions of the period be less striking than those of the Romantic era, and less likely than those of the Classic to endure, they are more numerous and more vitally interesting to the generation whose failures, foibles, and aspirations they depict. Thus far, only one book in English has been exclusively devoted to this subject - the succinct and suggestive Contemporary French Dramatists (1915) of Barrett H. Clark, which considers a dozen major playwrights, yet essays no history of current French drama as a whole. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
The School For Husbands
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Author : Molière
language : en
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
Release Date : 1992
The School For Husbands written by Molière and has been published by Houghton Mifflin this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1992 with Drama categories.
A story of young lovers balked by elders and aided by clever servants with a taste for intrigue.
French Dramatists Of The Nineteenth Century
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Author : Brander Matthews
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1901
French Dramatists Of The Nineteenth Century written by Brander Matthews and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1901 with Dramatists, French categories.
The Works Of Moliere
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Author : Moliere
language : en
Publisher: Palala Press
Release Date : 2016-05-20
The Works Of Moliere written by Moliere and has been published by Palala Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-05-20 with categories.
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Doctor Love
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Author : Moliere
language : en
Publisher: Sagwan Press
Release Date : 2015-08-23
Doctor Love written by Moliere and has been published by Sagwan Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-08-23 with categories.
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
French Dramatists Of The 19th Century
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Author : Brander Matthews
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1901
French Dramatists Of The 19th Century written by Brander Matthews and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1901 with Dramatists, French categories.
Plays Of Moliere In French
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Author : 1622-1673 Moliere
language : en
Publisher: Wentworth Press
Release Date : 2016-08-27
Plays Of Moliere In French written by 1622-1673 Moliere and has been published by Wentworth Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-08-27 with History categories.
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.