THAR 281 1st Edition Lecture 9 Outline of Last Lecture I General Information on the Spanish Golden Age II Forms of Theater That Emerged a Autos Sacramentable b Comedias III Lope de Vega IV Pedro Calder n Outline of Current Lecture I General Information on French Neoclassicism II The Cid III Jean Racine IV Moliere V Ballet A New Form VI Fading of French Neoclassicism Current Lecture I General Information on French Neoclassicism a More like medieval drama b Alexander Hardy first major playwright c No general structure on how plays should be written or produced d In 1500 s the major conflict in France was between the Huguenot and the Catholics i Italy Catholics influenced on what goes on in France ii Madicel family plays roles in this e Cardinal Rochelieus had enormous amount of power i He created the French academy ii The first test of the academy involved the cid II The Cid a Written by Corneille based on Spanish play of same name b People love the play but the academy still attacked it i Said way too many things happening in 24 hours ii Shamanis behavior was inappropriate iii There is violence iv Not one set place with one action III Jean Racine a Grew up in strict household b Very rigid in following neoclassical rules c Plays are very structured he was classical and it shows in his writing d Most famous play Phaedra i Mom falls in love with son when her husband dies and son is disgusted IV Moliere a Master of neoclassical comedy b Playwright and actor c Uses rhyming couplets in plays d Uses wit bander i Wit an intelligent form of humor usually clever containing word play e Wrote comedies to show hypocrisy immorality around him f His plays reflected world around him g Did not believe people could change h Famous works Misanthrope Miser and Tartuffe V Ballet A New Form a Involved posing with an elegant costume on b Like a fashion show c Louie the 14th began this VI Fading of French Neoclassicism a 1685 Edict of Nontes repealed which would have granted some people freedom i Since repealed they were expelled from France ii This decreased the size of people who were involved in theater b Theater becomes more expensive c Louie the 14th stops attending theater i Also decreases number of people who attend since people only want to go where the king goes d Adherence to neoclassical ideals keep theater very structured so it begins to sound repetitive e Opera replaces theater in popularity
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