La Serenade, Le Bourgeois de Falaise, Le Joueur, Le Distrait, Le Carnaval de Venise

by Jean-Francois Regnard and edited by Sabine Chaouche, Marie-Claude Canova-Green, Noemie Courtes, Jerome de La Gorce and Sylvie Requemora-Gros

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Extent: 687 pages

Publisher: Classiques Garnier

Subjects: Literary Studies, Music & Performing Arts

Series: Bibliotheque du theatre francais

Language: French

Paperback (Published)

(October 2015)

ISBN: 9782812433030

Price: $69.00

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This volume gather together the four first comedies by Jean-Francois Regnard (La Serenade, Le Bourgeois de Falaise, Le Joueur, Le Distrait) as well as his only opera, Le Carnaval de Venise. Considered as one of the best comic authors of his day, Regnard was systematically compared to Moliere.


This volume gather together the four first comedies by Jean-Francois Regnard (La Serenade, Le Bourgeois de Falaise, Le Joueur, Le Distrait) as well as his only opera, Le Carnaval de Venise. Considered as one of the best comic authors of his day, Regnard was systematically compared to Moliere.

  • By (author) Jean-François Regnard
  • Edited by Marie-Claude Canova-Green
  • Edited by Sabine Chaouche
  • Edited by Noémie Courtès
  • Edited by Jerome de La Gorce
  • Edited by Sylvie Requemora-Gros

Review - French Ce volume regroupe les quatre premieres comedies de Jean-Francois Regnard,La Serenade,Le Bourgeois de Falaise,Le Joueur,Le Distrait, ainsi que son unique opera,Le Carnaval de Venise. Considere comme l'un des meilleurs auteurs comiques de son temps, populaire aupres du public, Regnard fut systematiquement compare a Moliere. Ses petites comedies inspirees du theatre italien, ainsi que ses grandes comedies fondees sur l'esthetique de la bigarrure, marquerent l'avenement de la comedie dite nouvelle a la fin du XVIIsiecle.
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