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French classicism and tragedy
Authors: Tampaki, Anna
Altouva, Alexia
Reviewer: Lalagianni, Vasiliki
Subject: HUMANITIES AND ARTS > ARTS AND LETTERS > PERFORMING ARTS > THEATRE AND PERFORMING ARTS > THEATRE
HUMANITIES AND ARTS > ARTS AND LETTERS > PHILOLOGY > LITERARY FORMS AND GENRES > PROSE > SCRIPTS > PLAY SCRIPTS
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Abstract:
In this chapter, we will outline the historical context of the era of the Sun King, the concept of classicism (imitation of nature, verisimilitude, Aristotelian unities), and the Aristotelian normative model that played a crucial role in establishing French tragedy. We will discuss the first permanent theaters in Paris, the types of court entertainment of the time (ballet de cour and fêtes de cour), and the triumph of Italian stage design. We will then analyze the essential concept of the "honest man" of the era and focus on two significant playwrights (Racine and Corneille), their indebtedness to classical tragedy, adherence to Aristotelian unities, and their differences. We will provide characteristic excerpts from "Phèdre" and "Cinna," exercises for deeper understanding, dramaturgical analysis of the acts and main characters, as well as commented excerpts from the preface to "Phèdre."
Linguistic Editors: Ntafos, Vaios
Type: Chapter
Creation Date: 2015
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License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/gr
Handle http://hdl.handle.net/11419/2932
Bibliographic Reference: Tampaki, A., & Altouva, A. (2015). French classicism and tragedy [Chapter]. In Tampaki, A., Spyridopoulou, M., & Altouva, A. 2015. History and Dramaturgy of European Theatre [Undergraduate textbook]. Kallipos, Open Academic Editions. https://hdl.handle.net/11419/2932
Language: Greek
Is Part of: History and Dramaturgy of European Theatre
Publication Origin: Kallipos, Open Academic Editions