thesis

Les comédies de Jean Rotrou

Defense date:

Jan. 1, 1994

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Institution:

Paris 4

Disciplines:

Literature

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Abstract EN:

Les pieces comiques de rotrou se situent a une epoque interessante de l'histoire de la comedie. Car au debut du dix-septieme siecle, la comedie se cherchait un statut en tant que genre litteraire. Nous avons etudie en detail ses comedies, en essayant d'en demontrer l'art dramatique. Nous avons considere la conception du comique et de la comedie de rotrou. De meme, nous avons essaye de comprendre l'etablissement du genre de la comedie francaise au debut du dix-septieme siecle. Notre travail se constitue en cinq parties : les adaptations et les influences, la structure, les themes, les personnages et le langage dramatique.

Abstract FR:

The comedy of jean rotrou play an important part in the history of french comedy. Because, in the beginning of seventeenth century, the french comedy was established as one of the genres of litterature. In that point of view, we tried to understand the conception of comic and the comedy of jean rotrou. Also, we tried to clarify the role played by rotrou in the history of french comedy. Our study is constituted by five parts : the adaptation and the influence, the structure, the themes, the characters and the dramatic language.