Orientalism in French Classical Drama |
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| Author:
| Longino, Michèle |
| Contribution by:
| Sheringham, Michael |
| Series title: | Cambridge Studies in French Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-521-80721-0 |
| Publication Date: | Nov 2001 |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $138.00 |
Book Description:
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Michèle Longino examines the ways in which Mediterranean exoticism inflects the themes represented in French classical drama. Longino explores plays by Corneille, Molière and Racine; Le Cid, Médée, and Le bourgeois gentilhomme among others. She offers a consideration of the role the staging of the near Orient played in shaping a sense of French colonial identity. Drawing on histories, travel journals, memoirs and correspondence, and bringing together literary and historical concerns,...
More DescriptionMichèle Longino examines the ways in which Mediterranean exoticism inflects the themes represented in French classical drama. Longino explores plays by Corneille, Molière and Racine; Le Cid, Médée, and Le bourgeois gentilhomme among others. She offers a consideration of the role the staging of the near Orient played in shaping a sense of French colonial identity. Drawing on histories, travel journals, memoirs and correspondence, and bringing together literary and historical concerns, Longino considers these dramatisations in the context of French-Ottoman relations at the time of their production.