France 18th and 19th century Flashcards
1
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Voltaire
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Francois-Marie Arouet, tragic playwright tried breaking from neoclassicism
2
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Pierre Marivaux
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wrote comedies and tried to break from neoclassicism
Wrote “ The GAme of Love and Chance”
“Marivaudage= eloquent diction and style of Marivaux”
3
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Denis Diderot
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playwright/novelist/dictionary
- Sentimental Comedy- believed normal ppl identified with it
- Domestic Tragedy or Drame Bourgoise-mid class drama, relatable
- 4th wall removal and acting “technique”
4
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Paradox of Acting
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By Diderot- importance on externals and remaining emotionally detached from character. Actor’s technique essay.
5
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Boulevard Theatre
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avante garde theatre, off-broadway.
6
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melodrama
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combo of music, drama, dance at Boulevards. Guildbert De Pixerecourt was foremost writer of melodramas Other characteristics: emphasized strict morality easily understood ending comic relief form servant/friend of lead simple story/action retribution on end high suspense stock characters sensation scenes-episodes with high suspense
7
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Romantic Drama
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glorified melodrama, Hernani (Hugo)
8
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how Ro Drama differs from Melo
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- 5 acts (Ro is only 3)
- Avoids happy endings (Ro)
- More elevated language and diction (Ro)
9
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Preface to Cromwell
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hugo outlines characteristics of what this new drama should be, a “romantic manifesto”
10
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Sturm und Drang
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storm and stress
