Théâtre de femmes de l'Ancien Régime

Though the study of Francophone dramaturgy customarily centers around Molière, Corneille, and Racine and the libértins and moralists, Aurore Evain, Perry Gethner, and Henriette Goldwyn have presented a collection of women dramatists' works published at the end of Louis XIV's reign, during...

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Published inSeventeenth-century news Vol. 81; no. 3/4; pp. 77 - 79
Main Author Margolin, Arianne
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published College Station Seventeenth-Century News 01.10.2023
Subjects
Dramatists
Francophones
French literature
Institutionalism
Louis XIV, King of France (1638-1715)
Morality
Philosophers
Social classes
Theater
Women
Writing
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Summary:Though the study of Francophone dramaturgy customarily centers around Molière, Corneille, and Racine and the libértins and moralists, Aurore Evain, Perry Gethner, and Henriette Goldwyn have presented a collection of women dramatists' works published at the end of Louis XIV's reign, during which the previously rigid social class structure, faith in the divine right of kings, and patriotic and religious fervor were beginning to erode in prestige amongst philosophers, writers, and thinkers (7). While men and women playwrights both took part in the criticism of religious and societal hypocrisy, the latter addressed issues specific to women-domestic life and the frequent lack of power and self-determination. There is very little new material or commentary added to this Classiques Garnier edition which, for interested scholars of women's writing and dramatic art, proves both frustrating and disappointing, especially with the recent interest in Madame de Staal-Delaunay's works.