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Moliere

French Neoclassic Theatre. Moliere. French Neoclassic Period. 1550-1680 Influence started in France and spread throughout Europe and then the Globe. The French Neoclassic Period was both tragic and comedic. The period was the first time women were allowed on stage.

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Moliere

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  1. French Neoclassic Theatre Moliere

  2. French Neoclassic Period • 1550-1680 • Influence started in France and spread throughout Europe and then the Globe. • The French Neoclassic Period was both tragic and comedic. • The period was the first time women were allowed on stage. • It consisted of farces, heroic tragedy , and comedy of manners.

  3. French Neoclassic Period • 1547-59: Reign of Henry II1562-98: The Wars of Religion1572: Massacre of Protestants on St. Bartholomew's Eve in Paris   1589-1593: Henry IV becomes 1st Bourbon King and converts to Catholicism, ending Wars of Religion 1608: Founding of Quebec1617: Louis XIII crowned at the age of 17   1624: Cardinal Richelieu becomes principal minister  1631: A French newspaper carries classified ads  1642:Blaise Pascal invents the Pascaline - an automatic calculator  1643-1715: Louis XIV becomes king with Mazarin as principal minister  1682: Royal court moves to Versailles

  4. Playwrights (1639-1699) The peak of French neoclassical tragedy Phaedra-1677 usually considred to be the best of french neoclassical tragedies. Based on Greek. Jean Racine

  5. Real name- Jean Baptiste Poquelin (1622-1673) Was an actor and a playwright Headedf his own theatrical troupe by 1660 Influenced commedia and by Roman Comedies and French farces -School for Wives; Tartuffe; The Miser; The Misanthrope Moliere

  6. Wrote ‘Le Cid’ in 1636 - not a great example of neoclassical writing He was born 1606 and died 1684 Academy went through a battle to declare if Le Cid was a traditional neoclassical comedy or not Pierre Corneille

  7. Costumes • Women - Ruffles (Lace) - Cloaks - Head Coverings • Men - Boots - Hats - Swords

  8. Architecture • Many of the theatres were built from tennis courts. • A famous theatre of this time includes Comédie-Française which was the first national theatre. • Most of the theatres were useable by temporary or permanent troupes. • Decoration featues low relief plaster decoration. • Décor Simultané- unique type of staging used in the era in which all scenes were simultaneously in view. • The Chambre a Quatre Portstes- a room with four doors typical for a comedy. • Some other famous theatres were Plais Royal.

  9. Bibliography • http://novaonline.nv.cc.va.us/eli/spd130et/neocfrance.htm • http://www.geocities.com/Broadway/Balcony/7634/french_neoclassicism.htm • http://www.towson.edu/~quick/french.html • http://homepage.smc.edu/adair-lynch_terrin/TA%205/FrenchNeoClass.htm • School Of Wives by Moliere • http://www.pgtw.bc.ca/Posters/school.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.pgtw.bc.ca/past60s.htm&h=600&w=388&sz=45&tbnid=Yw9EFoFARYIJ:&tbnh=133&tbnw=86&start=1&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dschool%2Bfor%2Bwives%26hl%3Den%26lr%3D%26ie%3DUTF-8 • http://www.ctcinc.org/repphotos/School88.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.ctcinc.org/repphotos/School.html&h=360&w=243&sz=27&tbnid=iUVanXcZb7IJ:&tbnh=116&tbnw=78&start=3&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dschool%2Bfor%2Bwives%26hl%3Den%26lr%3D%26ie%3DUTF-8 • http://www.scr.org/season/01-02season/images/schoollogo.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.scr.org/season/01-02season/school.html&h=294&w=232&sz=13&tbnid=u5t2S8IS2zUJ:&tbnh=110&tbnw=87&start=14&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dschool%2Bfor%2Bwives%26hl%3Den%26lr%3D%26ie%3DUTF-8 • www.warwick.ac.uk/ • French Neoclassical Video • Monologues by Moliere

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