Abstract EN:

The thesis deals with monologue in pierre corneille's plays. It is divided into two parts. In the first one, as an introduction to the investigation of corneille's plays, we have studied the building up of the tradition of monologue, t the practice of soliloquy from the greek tragic poets to alexandre hardy, corneille's nearest predecessor and also several writings on monologue in the seventeenth century (written by chapelain, d'aubignac, lamy and corneille himself). In the second part, we have examined how corneille first followed the tradition of monologue. In his comedies, the monologues are numerous and nearly play the same part as in hardy's pastorals. Later the number of monologues in corneille's dramas gradually diminishes until the monologue completely disappears in the last plays. We have studied how corneille replaces the monologue as greater importance is taken by the scenes with the confident. We have also tried to explain the meaning of this important change that was probably voluntarily made by corneille as well as the relation between the evolution of corneille's hero and the disappearance of monologue in his drama.