Product Description
The serious plays which Corneille wrote under Louis XIII reflect the disquiet of a poet whose local allegiances as a Norman magistrate were often uncomfortably at odds with government policies over which Cardinal Richelieu, his own literary patron, presided in Paris. David Clarke outlines the ideological and institutional crisis which characterised Corneille's times and explores the difficulties which Normandy experienced as a result of Richelieu's 'politique de gloire'. He goes on to examine the principles and originality of Corneille's poetics in a period when literary activity became increasingly subject to central government pressures and considers the significance of the serious plays written between 1630 and 1643, establishing a link between their reflection of contemporary ideological tensions and the 'collective mind' of their intended audience.
Book Description
In this three-part study of the serious plays that Corneille wrote between 1630 and 1643, David Clarke first explores the Norman experience and identity of the dramatist himself.
