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https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/10598| Title: | Thomas Corneille, précurseur de Racine | English Title: | Thomas Corneille, precursor of Racine | Contributor(s): | Gossip, Christopher J (author) | Publication Date: | 2012 | Handle Link: | https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/10598 | Publication Type: | Book Chapter | Source of Publication: | Changing Perspectives: Studies on Racine in Honor of John Campbell, p. 100-109 | Publisher: | Rookwood Press | Place of Publication: | Charlottesville, United States of America | ISBN: | 9781886365308 188636530X |
Fields of Research (FoR) 2008: | 190404 Drama, Theatre and Performance Studies 200511 Literature in French |
Fields of Research (FoR) 2020: | 360401 Applied theatre 360403 Drama, theatre and performance studies 470516 Literature in French |
Socio-Economic Objective (SEO) 2008: | 950504 Understanding Europes Past | Socio-Economic Objective (SEO) 2020: | 130704 Understanding Europe’s past | HERDC Category Description: | B1 Chapter in a Scholarly Book | Series Name: | EMF Critiques | English Abstract: | After at least ten years of writing for the stage, Thomas Corneille (1625-1709) changed direction around 1660, abandoning romanesque plays for historical tragedies. His 'Persée et Démétrius' (1663), with its theme of two enemy brothers, may have inspired Racine (1639-99) in his initial work, La Thébadïe (1664), while 'La Mort de l'empereur Commode' (1658) and 'Camma' (1661) contain structural parallels to 'Andromaque' (1667). Thomas's 'Ariane' (1672) has similarities of characterisation with 'Phèdre' five years later. Thus the older playwright, like Boyer and Quinault, may well have supplied ideas, situations, character traits and even verses which Racine incorporated into his masterpieces. | Editor: | Editor(s): Ronald W Tobin, Angus J Kennedy |
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