The rivals : Les corrivaus / Jean de la Taille ; translated with an introduction and notes by H.P. Clive.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

La Taille, Jean de, 1533?-1611 or 1612.

Contributor:

Clive, H. P.

Series:

Carleton Renaissance plays in translation.

Carleton Renaissance plays in translation, 0704-4569

Standardized Title:

Corrivaus. English

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

French fiction.

French literature.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (93 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Waterloo, Ont., Canada : Wilfrid Laurier University Press, 1981.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Jean de La Taille's play Les Corrivaus is the comical story of the rivalry between Filadelfe and Euverte for the lovely Fleurdelys. Difficulties are resolved symmetrically, and matrimony is the order at the end of the day—though, in the best Renaissance tradition, the difficulties had appeared grave indeed. The play should appeal to anyone interested in the theatre, but it is of considerable importance to historians of Renaissance drama, since it is generally accepted as the earliest surviving French humanist comedy written in prose, and the first to be based on Italian models. In particular, La Taille draws heavily upon Le Maçon's translation of Boccaccio's Decameron. The play also amplifies understanding of numerous conventions of Renaissance drama—especially those related to stagecraft, plot, and thematic treatment—yet La Taille transcends mere conventionality in his skilled treatment of character and plot. He also manages to accomplish his didactic purpose, informing his audience of the foibles of lovers, with a minimum of sententious moralizing.

Contents:

""Carleton Renaissance Plays in Translation""; ""Acknowledgements""; ""Introduction""; ""The Rivals""; ""Prologue""; ""ACT I""; ""ACT II""; ""ACT III""; ""ACT IV""; ""ACT V""; ""Notes to the play""

Notes:

Translation of: Les corrivaus.

Includes bibliography: p. xxx-xxxii.

ISBN:

1-282-23360-2

9786613811349

0-88920-587-6