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Drama General

Pixérécourt and the French Romantic Drama

by (author) Alexander Lacey

Publisher
University of Toronto Press
Initial publish date
Apr 2019
Category
General, History & Criticism, Playwriting
  • eBook

    ISBN
    9781487583187
    Publish Date
    Apr 2019
    List Price
    $20.95

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Description

The purpose of this work is to establish the relationship between the Romantic drama in France of the period 1829-1843 (circa) and the melodrama or "popular tragedy" which flourished in the second-class theatres during the first three decades of the nineteenth century. Since the essence of the melodrama of that period is found in the works of Guilbert de Pixerecourt (a fact which no student of French literature will deny) it has been thought sufficient to concentrate attention on these works and their connection with the Romantic drama, rather than to treat all or a large number of the many authors of melodrama who helped to flood the popular stage at that time.

About the author

ALEXANDER LACEY, M.A. Ph.D., is associate professor of French at Victoria College, Toronto, Ontario.

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