The Origin of the Lyric Monologue in French Classical Tragedy

I use the term lyric in the sense of form rather than of inspiration and should say stances except that the word was not applied to the lyric monologues until 1630. My subject is the origin of the monologues, written in other meters than the alexandrine couplet, that are found in the plays of Cornei...

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Published in:PMLA : Publications of the Modern Language Association of America 1927-09, Vol.42 (3), p.782-787
Main Author: Lancaster, H. Carrington
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Couplets
Lyric poetry
Monologues
Pastoral poetry
Poetic meter
Song lyrics
Theater
Tragic theater
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Summary:I use the term lyric in the sense of form rather than of inspiration and should say stances except that the word was not applied to the lyric monologues until 1630. My subject is the origin of the monologues, written in other meters than the alexandrine couplet, that are found in the plays of Corneille and his contemporaries. The most familiar examples are those of the Cid and Polyeucte. They are usually of a contemplative nature, but do not necessarily contain a soul struggle.
ISSN:0030-8129
1938-1530
DOI:10.2307/457404