Geoffrey Brereton on French Tragic and Comic Drama

ISBN-13: 9781032247465 / Twarda / 2022 / 616 str.

Geoffrey Brereton

Opis

First published in 1973 and 1977 respectively, these two volumes examine the history of French drama. The first traces tragedy, from its origins in the 16th century to the last years of Louis XVI’s reign. The second covers comedy, from the Renaissance, beyond Louis XVI into the 18th century and right up to the eve of the Revolution.

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Geoffrey Brereton (1906–1979) was educated at Shrewsbury School and at the Universities of Oxford and Paris. His early career was divided between teaching and political journalism, and later, both during and after the second world war, he worked for the BBC. He subsequently specialised in books predominantly concerned with French literature, in criticism for various reviews and periodicals, and other literary work, including translation and editing of plays.