Library of Rassegna iberistica

Series | Library of Rassegna iberistica
Edited book | “Enter the Editor and He Says": Ecdotics and Theatrical Annotations (16th and 17th Centuries)
Chapter | «Un apoyo que no hay que desdeñar»

«Un apoyo que no hay que desdeñar»

Formas y funciones de las acotaciones francesas (siglos XVI y XVII)

Abstract

In the 17th century, French stage directions seem less numerous and more succinct than Spanish stage directions. This article provides an overview of the development of stage directions in French theatre from the 16th to the 17th century. The analysis of several revealing cases shows the diversity of French stage directions and highlights their intricate issues. The division between scripts for performance and texts for reading progressively gives way to a polyvalent dramatic text. The stage directions meet then the expectations of the actors as well as those of the readers and are quite often under the control of the dramatic poet, which enjoys a certain authority.


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Submitted: June 26, 2018 | Accepted: Sept. 17, 2018 | Published Dec. 11, 2018 | Language: es

Keywords Stage directionsFrench theatre of the sixteenth and seventeenth ceEditing, reading, performing dramatic texts


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