Crispin Ier: La Vie et l'ouvre de Raymond Poisson comédien-poète du XVIIe siècle

by A. Ross Curtis (Editor)

Overview

Raymond Poisson, a contemporary of Molière, was the leading comic actor with the troupe of the Hôtel de Bourgogne and later at the Comédie Française during the first five years of its existence. He popularized one of the French stage's best-loved stock characters, the impudent servant Crispin, while finding time to supply his troupe with short comedies in which he himself starred. This study is thoroughly documented and reflects the author's detailed knowledge of, and interest in, the period. It establishes Poisson's place in theatrical history, and illuminates a whole tradition in French theatre in the seventeenth century.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781442637979
Publisher:	University of Toronto Press
Publication date:	12/15/1972
Series:	University of Toronto Romance Series
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	2 MB

About the Author

A. Ross Curtis is a professor emeritus of the Department of French at University College, University of Toronto.