Lecture 9 Outline of Last Lecture I. General Information on the Spanish Golden AgeII. Forms of Theater That Emergeda. Autos Sacramentableb. ComediasIII. Lope de VegaIV. Pedro Calderόn Outline of Current Lecture I. General Information on French NeoclassicismII. The CidIII. Jean RacineIV. MoliereV. Ballet: A New FormVI. Fading of French Neoclassicism Current LectureI. General Information on French Neoclassicisma. More like medieval dramab. Alexander Hardy = first major playwright c. No general structure on how plays should be written or producedd. In 1500’s, the major conflict in France was between the Huguenot and the Catholicsi. Italy (Catholics) influenced on what goes on in Franceii. Madicel family plays roles in thise. Cardinal Rochelieus had enormous amount of poweri. He created the French academy ii. The first test of the academy involved the cidII. The Cida. Written by Corneille based on Spanish play of same nameb. People love the play, but the academy still attacked it:i. Said way too many things happening in 24 hoursii. Shamanis behavior was inappropriateiii. There is violenceiv. Not one set place with one action THAR 281 1st EditionIII. Jean Racinea. Grew up in strict household b. Very rigid in following neoclassical rulesc. Plays are very structured; he was classical and it shows in his writingd. Most famous play: Phaedrai. Mom falls in love with son when her husband dies and son is disgustedIV. Molierea. Master of neoclassical comedyb. Playwright and actorc. Uses rhyming couplets in playsd. Uses wit/banderi. Wit = an intelligent form of humor, usually clever, containing word play e. Wrote comedies to show hypocrisy/immorality around himf. His plays reflected world around himg. Did not believe people could changeh. Famous works: Misanthrope; Miser; and Tartuffe V. Ballet: A New Forma. Involved posing with an elegant costume onb. Like a fashion showc. Louie the 14th began thisVI. Fading of French Neoclassicism a. 1685 = Edict of Nontes repealed which would have granted some people freedomi. Since repealed, they were expelled from Franceii. This decreased the size of people who were involved in theaterb. Theater becomes more expensivec. Louie the 14th stops attending theateri. Also decreases number of people who attend since people only want to go where the king goesd. Adherence to neoclassical ideals keep theater very structured so it begins to sound repetitivee. Opera replaces theater in
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