French Neoclassical Theatre Project
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FRENCH NEOCLASSICAL BACKGROUND!!
- Modeled theatre on Greek and Roman example
- Disdained English Elizabethan theatre's " messiness" and eclecticism
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FRENCH NEOCLASSICAL RULES
- Plays were based on the 5 act structure
- The three unities: place, time, and action
- purity of dramatic form
- Purpose of drama
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Pierre Corneille
-He was born in 1606-1684
- he was a French Tragedian
-his patron was Cardinal Richelieu
-Le Cid is his best known play, performed in January 1936
-about a medieval Spanish warrior.
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Molière
- His real name was Jean-Baptiste Poquelin
-Born in 1622 and died in 1673
-He was considered to be one of the greatest masters of comedy in western literature
-best known work the school of wives
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Jean Racine
-born in 1639 and died in 1699
- French dramatist
- one of the three playwrights of the 17th century
- Les Plaideurs
- the only comedy that he wrote and it was inspired by The Wasp by Aristophanes
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FACTA ABOUT THE TIME PERIOD!
- FRENCH NEOCLASSICAL theatre often referred to as theater
- It was developed in France in the 16th century
- Had a great impact on writing, scenic design, and production
- It emerged with the study of Latin and Greek
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- Plays judged based on: unity of time, action and place
- Neoclassical music was current in the period between the two world wars
- Women could act during this time period
- Plays were either tragedies or comedies
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- The things they wore were pantaloons, pelisse,spencer, and kid pumps
- Men clothing had lots of volume and gave them a nice shape
- Women completed their outfits with decorated mob caps
ACTORS
- Moliere -
- Thomas coreneille 1625 - 1709
- Phillips Quinault 1635-1688
- Jean Racine 1639- 1699
