Paperback. This is a critical edition of a comedy by Pierre-Rene Lemonnier, first performed in Paris in 1765. Lemonnier followed Voltaire in using China and Chinese sources to introduce elements of exoticism into his play. The edition includes an introduction providing the theatre history context and discussing the origins of the theme of the play and its literary style. It also includes an appendix containing different versions of the story, ranging from the Latin writer Petronius in the first century AD through a Chinese story, to Voltaire and Freron in the 18th century. La Matronne Chinoise is a new critical edition of a two-act comedy by Pierre-Rene Lemonnier. The edition is accompanied by a full introduction setting out the plays historical and thematic context, along with an analysis of its versification, and by an appendix reproducing earlier versions of the tale from Petronius to Voltaire. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability.

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Title: La Matrone Chinoise (Paperback)
Publisher: University of Exeter, Exter
Publication Date: 2003
Language: English
ISBN 10: 085989732X
ISBN 13: 9780859897327
Binding: Paperback
Condition: new

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La Matronne chinoise is a new critical edition of a two-act comedy by Pierre-Ren� Lemonnier, first performed in paris in 1765. Lemonnier adapted a theme which dates back to the Latin writer Petronius and is also present in an old Chinese story that has been more recently taken up by Voltaire: the story of an apparently inconsolable widow who rapidly finds consolation in the arms of another.

The edition is accompanied by a full introduction setting out the play’s historical and thematic context, along with an analysis of its versification and an appendix reproducing earlier versions of the tale from Petronius to Voltaire.

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Ling-Ling Sheu is Associate Professor in the Department of French, Tamkang University of Taipei.

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