Challenges to Traditional Authority - Plays by French Women Authors, 1650-1700 (Paperback, 1, Other Voice - Toronto Series Volume 36 ed.)

The second half of the seventeenth century marked the first major breakthrough for women playwrights in France, as some of them succeeded in getting their works staged, published and taken seriously by critics and authority figures. The four works included here, translated into English for the first time, represent the diversity of genres cultivated by these writers, while reflecting both the cultural milieu of the era and a concern for the status of women. Francoise Pascal's Endymion, a tragicomedy with special effects, daringly reexamines a classical myth. Marie-Catherine Desjardins's Nitetis, a historical tragedy, focuses on the plight of a virtuous and astute queen married to an evil tyrant. Antoinette Deshoulieres's Genseric, also a historical tragedy, rejects prevailing models of male heroism and of conventional tragic plots. Catherine Durand's proverb comedies contain a scathing critique of aristocratic mores and give voice to women's desires for emancipation.

General

Imprint:	Arizona Center For Medieval & Renaissance Studies,Us
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	August 2015
Authors:	Francoise Pascal • Mary-Catherine Desjardins • Antoinette Deshoulieres • Catherine Durand • Perry Gethner
Dimensions:	244 x 154 x 19mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	308
Edition:	1, Other Voice - Toronto Series Volume 36 ed.
ISBN-13:	978-0-86698-530-7
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Literature: texts > Collections & anthologies of various literary forms Books > Language & Literature > Literature: texts > Drama texts, plays > General
LSN:	0-86698-530-1
Barcode:	9780866985307

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