Corneille, Classicism and the Ruses of Symmetry
(Part of the Cambridge Studies in French Series)
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Professor Greenberg's lucid study examines the themes of authority, power and sexuality in Corneille's major plays, drawing on the work of Foucault, and Freudian and feminist critics. He begins by considering the question of myth and of a 'pre-historical' cultural memory in M d e, and proceeds to a detailed analysis of each of the four best-known tragedies: Le Cid, Horace, Cinna, and Polyeucte. A concluding chapter discusses two middle-period plays...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0521123429
ISBN13:9780521123426
Release Date:November 2009
Publisher:Cambridge University Press
Length:208 Pages
Weight:0.59 lbs.
Dimensions:0.5" x 5.5" x 8.5"
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