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Ériphyle (tragedy)
''Ériphyle'' is a tragedy in five acts by Voltaire. He began working on it in 1731 and it was completed and performed in 1732. The poor success of the stage premiere prompted Voltaire to cancel the printed version. Action Voltaire drew his material from Bayle's ''Dictionnaire historique et critique'' as well as from the classical original in the '' Bibliotheca of Pseudo-Apollodorus''. The action takes place in the temple of Jupiter at Argos. Eriphyle, married to the king and commander Amphiaraos, nevertheless maintains a relationship with his rival and enemy, Hermogide. Amphiaraos falls victim to a plot. Alcméon, promoted to commander by Hermongide, falls in love with the queen. The spirit of his father appears to him to the temple, demanding revenge and the high priest proves to Alcméon that he is the son of Amphiaraos, long believed dead. In his struggle with Hermongide, Alcméon accidentally kills his mother. Composition and reception The play was written at great spe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sémiramis (tragedy)
''Sémiramis'' (1746) is a tragedy in five acts by Voltaire, first performed in 1748 and published in 1749. Action Act 1 The plot is very similar to that of Voltaire's earlier unsuccessful tragedy '' Ériphyle''. The action takes place in a courtyard in front of the palace of Sémiramis in Babylon, in front of the Hanging Gardens. Sémiramis, after having her husband Ninus poisoned, now rules the Babylonian Empire. Ninus had previously given his son Ninias to the old man Phradate. The son grew up as Arsace in Scythia and returns to Babylon 15 years after the murder. At his father's coffin he hears his voice demanding revenge. – Sémiramis has been plagued by Ninus’ ghost for months. Act 2 The queen hates Assur - he in turn wants to be king and rule together with Azéma as his wife. In order to find out the will of the gods, Sémiramis obtained an oracle: a second wedding should calm Ninus in his grave. In a confidential conversation she reveals to Assur her intention to share ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tragedy Plays
A tragedy is a genre of drama based on human suffering and, mainly, the terrible or sorrowful events that befall a main character or cast of characters. Traditionally, the intention of tragedy is to invoke an accompanying catharsis, or a "pain hatawakens pleasure,” for the audience. While many cultures have developed forms that provoke this paradoxical response, the term ''tragedy'' often refers to a specific tradition of drama that has played a unique and important role historically in the self-definition of Western civilization. That tradition has been multiple and discontinuous, yet the term has often been used to invoke a powerful effect of cultural identity and historical continuity—"the Greeks and the Elizabethans, in one cultural form; Hellenes and Christians, in a common activity," as Raymond Williams puts it. Originating in the theatre of ancient Greece 2500 years ago, where only a fraction of the works of Aeschylus, Sophocles and Euripides survive, as well as m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Plays By Voltaire
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Lekain
Lekain was the stage name of Henri Louis Cain (31 March 1728 – 8 February 1778), a French actor. Early career He was born in Paris, the son of a silversmith. He was educated at the Collège Mazarin, and joined an amateur company of players against which the Comédie-Française obtained an injunction. Voltaire supported him for a time and enabled him to act in his private theatre and also before the duchess of Maine. Comédie-Française He made his debut at the Comédie-Française on 14 September 1750 in the role of Titus in Voltaire's ''Brutus Marcus Junius Brutus (; ; 85 BC – 23 October 42 BC) was a Roman politician, orator, and the most famous of the assassins of Julius Caesar. After being adopted by a relative, he used the name Quintus Servilius Caepio Brutus, which was reta ...'' and performed Seïde in Voltaire's ''Mahomet (play), Mahomet'' on 30 September. Owing to the hostility of the actors it was only after a struggle of seventeen months that, by the comma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mercure De France
The () was originally a French gazette and literary magazine first published in the 17th century, but after several incarnations has evolved as a publisher, and is now part of the Éditions Gallimard publishing group. The gazette was published from 1672 to 1724 (with an interruption in 1674–1677) under the title (sometimes spelled ; 1672–1674) and (1677–1724). The title was changed to in 1724. The gazette was briefly suppressed (under Napoleon) from 1811 to 1815 and ceased publication in 1825. The name was revived in 1890 for both a literary review and (in 1894) a publishing house initially linked with the symbolist movement. Since 1995 has been part of the Éditions Gallimard publishing group. The original ''Mercure galant'' and ''Mercure de France'' The ''Mercure galant'' was founded by the writer Jean Donneau de Visé in 1672. He directed the publication until his death in 1710. The name refers to the god Mercury, the messenger of the gods; the title al ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Comédie-Française
The Comédie-Française () or Théâtre-Français () is one of the few state theatres in France. Founded in 1680, it is the oldest active theatre company in the world. Established as a French state-controlled entity in 1995, it is the only state theatre in France to have its own permanent troupe of actors. The company's primary venue is the Salle Richelieu, which is a part of the Palais-Royal complex and located at 2, Rue de Richelieu on Place André-Malraux in the 1st arrondissement of Paris. The theatre has also been known as the Théâtre de la République and popularly as "La Maison de Molière" (The House of Molière). It acquired the latter name from the troupe of the best-known playwright associated with the Comédie-Française, Molière. He was considered the patron of French actors. He died seven years before his troupe became known as the Comédie-Française, but the company continued to be known as "La Maison de Molière" even after the official change of name. Hist ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Louis, Count Of Clermont
Louis de Bourbon (15 June 1709 – 16 June 1771) was a member of the cadet branch of the then reigning House of Bourbon. He is known for leading French forces in Germany during the Seven Years' War where he took command in 1758 following the failed French Invasion of Hanover (1757), Invasion of Hanover. He was unable to break through Ferdinand of Brunswick's Anglo-German army and capture Electorate of Hanover, Hanover. He was ''County of Clermont-en-Argonne, Count of Clermont'' from birth. Biography Louis was born on 15 June 1709 at the Palace of Versailles. A Prince du Sang, prince of the blood, he was the third and youngest son of Louis, Prince of Condé (1668–1710), Louis de Bourbon, "Duke of Bourbon", Prince of Condé (1668–1710) and Louise Françoise, Princess of Condé, Louise Françoise de Bourbon, Mademoiselle de Nantes (1673–1743), a legitimated daughter of King Louis XIV, Louis XIV of France and his maîtresse-en-titre Madame de Montespan. He was also the gre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
François-Augustin De Paradis De Moncrif
François-Augustin de Paradis de Moncrif (1687, Paris – 19 November 1770, Paris) was a French writer and poet, of a family originally of Scots origin. He was appointed historiographer royal to Louis XV of France. His parody of owlishly pedantic scholarship, ''Histoire des chats'', and the protection of the house of Orléans gained him entry to the Académie française. Maurepas records in his memoirs that at the induction ceremony, a member let loose a cat he had secreted in his pocket: the cat miaowed, the Académiciens miaowed and the serious oration dissolved in laughter. Works * ''Les Aventures de Zeloïde et d'Amanzarifdine'', contes indiens, 1715 * ''La Fausse magie'', prose comedy in 3 acts, Comédie Italienne, 1719 * ''L'Oracle de Delphes'', verse comedy in 3 acts, Comédie-Française, 1722; adapted from La Fontaine's ''Le Mari confesseur'', it was interdicted at the fourth performance, its satire against paganism appearing to be applicable to the Christian religi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
History Of Charles XII
''History of Charles XII'' () is a historical work by the French historian, philosopher, and writer Voltaire about Charles XII Charles XII, sometimes Carl XII () or Carolus Rex (17 June 1682 – 30 November 1718 Old Style and New Style dates, O.S.), was King of Sweden from 1697 to 1718. He belonged to the House of Palatinate-Zweibrücken, a branch line of the House of ..., king of Sweden. It was first published in 1731. References {{DEFAULTSORT:History of Charles XII 1731 non-fiction books 18th-century history books Age of Enlightenment Works by Voltaire Cultural depictions of Charles XII of Sweden History books about Sweden ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
