Les femmes et le comique dans le théâtre du marquis de Sade

This article investigates the place and function of women in Sade’s fictions and focuses specifically on Sade’s theatre. Its aim is to define the role of female characters in three comedies (Le Boudoir, Les Jumelles, Le Misanthrope par amour). The characters in question show Sade’s intentions in his...

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Main Author: Bénédicte Prot
Format: Article
Language:fra
Published: Pléiade (EA 7338) 2014-03-01
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Online Access:https://journals.openedition.org/itineraires/746
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description This article investigates the place and function of women in Sade’s fictions and focuses specifically on Sade’s theatre. Its aim is to define the role of female characters in three comedies (Le Boudoir, Les Jumelles, Le Misanthrope par amour). The characters in question show Sade’s intentions in his theatre: we contend that Sade is playing with the rules of traditional dramatic art, and that he aims, as a result, at creating a particular comical effect. Sophie, Mme Dolcour, Adélaïde and Julie are not stereotypes but philosophical entities. They reveal how Sade exposes his preoccupations on stage and how he attempts to create a comic based on irony and imagination.
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Les femmes et le comique dans le théâtre du marquis de Sade
Itinéraires
women
Sade’s theatre
comedy
philosophy
irony
title Les femmes et le comique dans le théâtre du marquis de Sade
title_full Les femmes et le comique dans le théâtre du marquis de Sade
title_fullStr Les femmes et le comique dans le théâtre du marquis de Sade
title_full_unstemmed Les femmes et le comique dans le théâtre du marquis de Sade
title_short Les femmes et le comique dans le théâtre du marquis de Sade
title_sort les femmes et le comique dans le theatre du marquis de sade
topic women
Sade’s theatre
comedy
philosophy
irony
url https://journals.openedition.org/itineraires/746
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