Tragic Theory and the Eighteenth-century French Critics

Tragic Theory and the Eighteenth-century French Critics
Title Tragic Theory and the Eighteenth-century French Critics PDF eBook
Author James Herbert Davis (Jr.)
Publisher
Pages 134
Release 1967
Genre Criticism
ISBN

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Tragic Theory and the Eighteenth-century French Critics

Tragic Theory and the Eighteenth-century French Critics
Title Tragic Theory and the Eighteenth-century French Critics PDF eBook
Author James Herbert Davis
Publisher
Pages 818
Release 1967
Genre Criticism
ISBN

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The Cambridge History of Literary Criticism: Volume 4, The Eighteenth Century

The Cambridge History of Literary Criticism: Volume 4, The Eighteenth Century
Title The Cambridge History of Literary Criticism: Volume 4, The Eighteenth Century PDF eBook
Author H. B. Nisbet
Publisher Cambridge University Press
Pages 978
Release 2005-12-08
Genre Literary Criticism
ISBN 9780521317207

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This is a comprehensive 1997 account of the history of literary criticism in Britain and Europe between 1660 and 1800. Unlike previous histories, it is not just a chronological survey of critical writing, but a multidisciplinary investigation of how the understanding of literature and its various genres was transformed, at the start of the modern era, by developments in philosophy, psychology, the natural sciences, linguistics, and other disciplines, as well as in society at large. In the process, modern literary theory - at first often implicit in literary texts themselves - emancipated itself from classical poetics and rhetoric, and literary criticism emerged as a full-time professional activity catering for an expanding literate public. The volume is international both in coverage and in authorship. Extensive bibliographies provide guidance for further specialised study.

The Cambridge History of Literary Criticism: Volume 4, The Eighteenth Century

The Cambridge History of Literary Criticism: Volume 4, The Eighteenth Century
Title The Cambridge History of Literary Criticism: Volume 4, The Eighteenth Century PDF eBook
Author George Alexander Kennedy
Publisher Cambridge University Press
Pages 978
Release 1989
Genre Literary Criticism
ISBN 9780521300094

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This comprehensive 1997 account of eighteenth-century literary criticism is now available in paperback.

Sources of Dramatic Theory: Volume 2, Voltaire to Hugo

Sources of Dramatic Theory: Volume 2, Voltaire to Hugo
Title Sources of Dramatic Theory: Volume 2, Voltaire to Hugo PDF eBook
Author Michael J. Sidnell
Publisher Cambridge University Press
Pages 298
Release 1991
Genre Drama
ISBN 9780521326957

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This is the second volume in the series Sources of Dramatic Theory. This volume includes the major theoretical writing on drama and theatre from the eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries, focusing on issues that are still relevant to our understanding of drama and theatre. Among the writers represented by their own essays or substantial extracts from longer works are: Voltaire, Diderot, Goldoni, Dr Johnson, Lessing, Goethe, Schiller, Hegel, and Coleridge.Many of the texts have been newly translated for this volume and all have been newly annotated and introduced.Recurrent topics and allusions are traced by a system of cross-references.

Tragic Theory and the Eighteenth-century French Critics

Tragic Theory and the Eighteenth-century French Critics
Title Tragic Theory and the Eighteenth-century French Critics PDF eBook
Author James Herbert Davis
Publisher
Pages 0
Release 1967
Genre Criticism
ISBN

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Pierre-Laurent de Belloy, 'Le Siège de Calais'

Pierre-Laurent de Belloy, 'Le Siège de Calais'
Title Pierre-Laurent de Belloy, 'Le Siège de Calais' PDF eBook
Author Logan J. Connors
Publisher MHRA
Pages 246
Release 2014-08-14
Genre Drama
ISBN 1781881308

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Le Siège de Calais, hailed by its author in 1765 as France’s ‘première tragédie nationale’, rolled into Paris like a storm. Pierre-Laurent de Belloy’s play about French bravery during the Hundred Years’ War (1337-1453) appeared on the heels of France’s defeat in the Seven Years’ War (1756-1763). Le Siège de Calais was performed throughout Europe and published numerous times during the second half of the eighteenth century. De Belloy emerged as a national hero, receiving prizes from Louis XV, accolades from the city of Calais, and membership to the prestigious Académie française. Since the French Revolution, however, the popularity of Le Siège de Calais has eclipsed, owing to its overt glorification of France’s royal machine. Several hundred years later, the play warrants a fresh look from a holistic perspective. De Belloy’s tragedy and the varied responses it provoked – many of which are included in this edition – offer complex representations of French political history and patriotic sentiment. Le Siège de Calais reveals conflicting images of gender roles, political debate and family values during the twilight of the Ancien régime; it also constituted one of the last moments when serious drama asserted its role as a popular force.