Pierre Corneille
poetics and political drama under Louis XIII
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Author
Publication
1992 - Cambridge University Press, Cambridge [England], England
Language
English
Word Count
79,000 words, Guess
Page Count
316 pages
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL1536009M
- ISBN-100521404347
- OCLC Control Number23693386
- Library of Congress Control Number91014037
- Goodreads169312
Classifications
- DDC842/.4
- LCCPQ1785.P6 C57 1992
Description
"In this three-part study of the serious plays that Corneille wrote between 1630 and 1643, David Clarke first explores the Norman experience and identity of the dramatist himself. A second section reviews the principles and distinctiveness of his poetics in a period when literary activity, and particularly historical drama, became increasingly subject to central government pressures. The third and final section discusses the political and tragic significance of Corneille's plays and seeks to re-establish a link between their reflection of contemporary ideological tensions and the 'collective mind' of their intended audience with reference to popular, but now little-read, contemporary moralists and political theorists." -- Publisher's description.
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