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Thomas Corneille
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Thomas Corneille (1625-1709)
Thomas Corneille (1625-1709), naguère éternel « cadet » du « grand Corneille », mérite qu’on redécouvre son prolifique théâtre, qui compta parmi les plus grands succès du XVIIe siècle. Touchant à tous les genres dramatiques anciens ou nouveaux et acheminant le théâtre vers le spectacle total, Thomas Corneille veut avant tout éblouir et enchanter un public dont il étudie sans relâche le goût et l’évolution. Sa dramaturgie repose sur l’art de la surprise, mobilise la connivence galante et enjouée, le jeu des dissonances, jusqu’à l’ironisation légère de l’univers tragique. À hauteur d’homme, un regard sans acidité ouvre vers la promotion optimiste et sensible du sujet individuel, accueilli dans sa complexité. Rarement joué, le théâtre de Thomas Corneille nous invite à questionner les hiérarchies littéraires ainsi que la capacité d’une œuvre qui ne fut jamais « classique » à être ré-adressée à notre temps.
French Seventeenth-century Literature
This volume of essays explores influences from Antiquity onwards that shaped the literary and cultural output of the French seventeenth century and the developments to which this period - the so-called 'classical' period - gave rise in later centuries. The thirteen essays in English and French cover three major areas: the continuation in French seventeenth-century literature and cultural events of themes found in previous centuries; internal changes within the body of writings by French seventeenth-century playwrights; the influence of seventeenth-century French writers on later centuries. The collection celebrates the life and scholarly achievements of the eminent dix-septiémiste Christopher J. Gossip, Emeritus Professor of French, University of New England, Australia.
The Chief Rivals of Corneille and Racine
Here are blank verse translations of ten of the best tragedies by French dramatists contemporary with Corneille and Racine, and two by the most noted successors. No great dramatist can be properly understood and appreciated without some knowledge of the lesser playwrights surrounding him. The fact has long been realized as regards to Shakespeare; but the lesser figures of the great age of French drama--men comparable to such Elizabethans as Middleton and Fletcher and Massinger--have been generally neglected. This book makes a selection of their best works available to English readers. French students who do not have access to the frequently rare French texts of these plays will find it valuable. No play by any of these dramatists, except Voltaire, has ever before been translated into English. The faithfulness and literary qualities of Dr. Lockert's translations are avouched by his two previous volumes in this field, The Chief Plays of Corneille and The Best Plays of Racine.
