Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/64190
Title: Isaac de Benserade. Théâtre complet
English Title: Isaac de Benserade. Complete Dramatic Works
Contributor(s): Bourque, Bernard J  (author)orcid 
Publication Date: 2024-11
Handle Link: https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/64190
Abstract: 

Ce travail est la première édition critique du théâtre complet d'Isaac de Benserade. Connu principalement aujourd'hui comme compositeur de livrets de ballets de cour sous le règne de Louis XIV, Benserade est également l'auteur de six pièces de théâtre, dont quatre tragédies, une tragi-comédie et une comédie. Cette dernière œuvre, Iphis et Iante, fait encore l'objet d'une attention particulière en raison de son thème de l'homosexualité féminine. L'édition critique cherche à rendre les pièces de Benserade plus facilement accessibles et à proposer des explications et des commentaires pour faciliter leur lecture. En plus d'une introduction, le volume comporte une analyse critique, en des Observations, qui tente de mettre en lumière la richesse et la complexité de ces ouvrages dramatiques. Bien qu'elles n'aient jamais été considérées comme des chefs-d'œuvre, les pièces de Benserade n'en sont pas moins importantes du point de vue littéraire et historique.

Publication Type: Book
Publisher: Narr Francke Attempto
Place of Publication: Tübingen, Germany
ISBN: 9783381132614
Fields of Research (FOR) 2008: 200511 Literature in French
Fields of Research (FoR) 2020: 470516 Literature in French
Socio-Economic Objective (SEO) 2008: 950203 Languages and Literature
Socio-Economic Objective (SEO) 2020: 130203 Literature
HERDC Category Description: A1 Authored Book - Scholarly
Publisher/associated links: https://www.narr.de/isaac-de-benserade-th%C3%A9%C3%A2tre-complet-1326-1/
Extent of Pages: 534
Series Name: Biblio 17
Series Number : 231
English Abstract: 

This book is the first critical edition of Isaac de Benserade's complete theatrical works. Known today primarily as the composer of librettos for court ballets during the reign of Louis XIV, Benserade is also the author of six plays, including four tragedies, a tragicomedy and a comedy. The latter work, Iphis and Iante, is still the subject of considerable attention, owing to its treatment of the theme of female homosexuality. The critical edition seeks to make Benserade's plays more easily accessible and to provide explanations and comments to facilitate their reading. In addition to an introduction, the volume includes a critical analysis, in the form of Observations, which attempts to shed light on the richness and complexity of these dramatic works. Although they were never considered masterpieces, Benserade's plays are no less important from both a literary and a historical perspective.

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