Pierrot sur scene

Anthologie de pieces et pantomimes francaises du XIXe siecle

by Elena Mazzoleni

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Extent: 832 pages

Publisher: Classiques Garnier

Subjects: Literary Studies

Series: Bibliotheque du XIXe siecle

Series volume number: 43

Language: French

Paperback (Published)

(April 2015)

ISBN: 9782812432880

Price: $69.00

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As the incarnation of the Romantic ideal and then subsequently the fin de siecle imaginary, Pierrot succeeded in charming the majority of modern writers. This volume offers a vast choice of articles dedicated to the character from between 1827 and 1903, bringing to light many which have been forgotten.

  • By (author) Elena Mazzoleni

Review - French En 1825, au Theatre des Funambules, le mime Deburau incarne, pour la premiere fois, un Pierrot ambigu et complexe. Loin de la tradition de la commedia dell'arte, ce masque revele les contradictions humaines et se fait l'expression des inquietudes du XIXsiecle. Incarnation de l'ideal romantique, puis de l'imaginaire fin-de-siecle, Pierrot seduit la plupart des ecrivains modernes : Theodore de Banville, Gustave Flaubert, Theophile Gautier, Paul Verlaine, J.-K. Huysmans, etc. Ce volume offre un vaste choix de pieces consacrees a ce personnage, entre 1827 et 1903, et en tire plusieurs de l'oubli.
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