Lieux et milieux dans le Théâtre de Béziers (XVIIe siècle)

The Theatre of Béziers brings together an ensemble of 24 published plays, performed in Béziers for the festival of Ascension between 1616 and 1647. These plays, composed entirely in Occitan or in a mix of Occitan and French, offer an ideal source of material for the analysis of interlanguage relatio...

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Main Author: Jean-François Courouau
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Published: Presses universitaires de la méditerranée 2014-12-01
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Online Access:https://journals.openedition.org/lengas/736
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description The Theatre of Béziers brings together an ensemble of 24 published plays, performed in Béziers for the festival of Ascension between 1616 and 1647. These plays, composed entirely in Occitan or in a mix of Occitan and French, offer an ideal source of material for the analysis of interlanguage relationships. Using paratexts, stage directions and other information found in the works, it is possible to identify the locations where the action took place and, using toponyms mentioned in the texts, to recreate the geographic space that was offered to spectators. While the local setting is primordial (Béziers and its region), national references and beyond, to the edges of the known world, present an important openness to the world. The study extends to the socio-professional milieu of the characters. Not all are identified in terms of socio-professional status, but for those who are, we observe the strong presence of shepherds, connected to the pastoral convention and heavily invested in local agro-pastoral reality. Domestics, numerous in comedies, include rakish valets and loose chambermaids. The many soldiers present are an echo of contemporary difficulties (the Thirty Years War). They are generally presented as perturbing elements, as are the few ridiculed gentlemen, outcasts from the community.   
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spellingShingle Jean-François Courouau
Lieux et milieux dans le Théâtre de Béziers (XVIIe siècle)
Lengas
Occitan literature (17th century)
Théâtre de Béziers
title Lieux et milieux dans le Théâtre de Béziers (XVIIe siècle)
title_full Lieux et milieux dans le Théâtre de Béziers (XVIIe siècle)
title_fullStr Lieux et milieux dans le Théâtre de Béziers (XVIIe siècle)
title_full_unstemmed Lieux et milieux dans le Théâtre de Béziers (XVIIe siècle)
title_short Lieux et milieux dans le Théâtre de Béziers (XVIIe siècle)
title_sort lieux et milieux dans le theatre de beziers xviie siecle
topic Occitan literature (17th century)
Théâtre de Béziers
url https://journals.openedition.org/lengas/736
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