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Héroïde
A ''héroïde'' is a term in French literature for a letter in verse, written under the name of a hero or famous author, derived from the ''Heroides'' by Ovid. It was invented by Charles-Pierre Colardeau. the ''héroïde'' is a form of tragedy under the form of epistle as it is not mandatory that the ''héroïde'' be written under the name of a famous character, and it is not enough either that the epistle is either to be defined under the term. What the ''héroïde'' consists of is more that the nature of the subject needs to be serious, sad and belong to epic poetry and the elegy. The dramatic action is psychological, the story replaces the dialogue and the reader's imagination must be taken sufficiently to make it able to reconstitute the evolution of the drama to which it is only given the view of one of the characters. According to Marmontel: " The poet is both the decorator and engineer, not only must he trace back in his verses the location of the stage, but also reconstit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles-Pierre Colardeau
Charles-Pierre Colardeau (12 October 1732 in Janville – 7 April 1776 in Paris) was a French poet. His most notable works are an imitation of ''Eloisa to Abelard'' by Alexander Pope and a translation of the first two sections of ''Night-Thoughts'' by Edward Young. They witness to the pre- Romantic sensibility of the 18th century, as also seen in the works of Rousseau, Diderot and Prévost. He also naturalized Ovid's term. ''Heroides'', as 'héroïdes', imaginary poetic letters by famous people. The relatively small size of his œuvre is attributed by some to his fragile health (he died aged only 43) and by others to proverbial laziness. Life and work Early life Charles-Pierre Colardeau was the son of Charles Colardeau, collector of salt warehouse of Janville and his wife Jeanne Regnard. Orphaned at age 13, he was raised by his maternal uncle, pastor of Pithiviers who sent him to the college of Meung-sur-Loire to complete the humanities that he had begun with the Jesuits of Or ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
