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French Enlightenment drama - II Comedy from Marivaux to Beaumarchais |
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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 focus on Rococo theater, highlighting the leading figure of Marivaux and his role in the renewal of the comic genre with subtle humor and the emergence of romantic psychology. We will emphasize the originality of his work (marivaudage and the fusion of psychological truth and imaginative freedom, conversation as a comic element, etc.). We will conduct a dramaturgical analysis of his plays: "The Game of Love and Chance," "The Island of Slaves," and "The False Confessions." Subsequently, we will turn our attention to Beaumarchais. As already noted, by giving the traditional servant (valet) character unlimited freedom and verbal "power," comedy subjects all layers of a society that begins to question its values to sharp criticism. The servant in comedy not only contributes to the plot but also denounces societal wrongs. In this way, the liberties Beaumarchais takes are the result and culmination of the social and historical currents he experienced. We will perform a dramaturgical analysis of "The Barber of Seville" and "The Marriage of Figaro."
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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/11419/2936 |
Bibliographic Reference: | Tampaki, A., & Altouva, A. (2015). French Enlightenment drama - II Comedy from Marivaux to Beaumarchais [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/11419/2936 |
Language: |
Greek |
Is Part of: |
History and Dramaturgy of European Theatre |
Publication Origin: |
Kallipos, Open Academic Editions |