La Hollande Malade (Exeter French Texts) - Softcover

Poisson, Raymond

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0859894657 ISBN 13: 9780859894654

Publisher: University of Exeter Press, 1995

Synopsis

The book is a critical edition of La Hollande Malade, a comedy in one act by Raymond Poisson. La Hollande Malade, written in 1673, is a satirical and allegorical comedy.

 

The historical context of this story relates to Louis XIV, who wanted to benefit from the prosperity of the Netherlands.  This prosperity, derived from trade, fishing and publishing, threatened other European countries.  Louis allied with England to help fight the war against the maritime “Hollande”.  The symbolic way in which this story is told takes the form of a countess suffering from illness, while those around her, symbolising other countries, wish to give her medicine in order to cure her.

About this title

About the Author

Raymond Poisson was a writer and an actor in the Theâtre de Bourgogne, in Paris, and in his day was seen as a rival to Molière.

Edition details

• Publisher: University of Exeter Press
• Publication date: 1995
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0859894657
• ISBN 13: 9780859894654
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 42
• Editor: Navailles L.