Le Siège de Calais by Pierre-Laurent De Belloy
Edited by Logan J. Connors
Click cover to enlarge Buy paperback at: Booksellers & libraries: | Phoenix 6 Modern Humanities Research Association 1 August 2014 • 244pp ISBN: 978-1-781881-30-9 (paperback) • RRP £14.99, $19.99, €17.99 ISBN: 978-1-781881-92-7 (JSTOR ebook) ISBN: 978-1-781881-95-8 (EBSCO ebook) Access online: Books@JSTOR Le Siège de Calais, hailed by its author in 1765 as France’s ‘première tragédie nationale’, rolled into Paris like a storm. Pierre-Laurent de Belloy’s play about French bravery during the Hundred Years’ War (1337-1453) appeared on the heels of France’s defeat in the Seven Years’ War (1756-1763). Le Siège de Calais was performed throughout Europe and published numerous times during the second half of the eighteenth century. De Belloy emerged as a national hero, receiving prizes from Louis XV, accolades from the city of Calais, and membership to the prestigious Académie française. Since the French Revolution, however, the popularity of Le Siège de Calais has eclipsed, owing to its overt glorification of France’s royal machine. Several hundred years later, the play warrants a fresh look from a holistic perspective. De Belloy’s tragedy and the varied responses it provoked – many of which are included in this edition – offer complex representations of French political history and patriotic sentiment. Le Siège de Calais reveals conflicting images of gender roles, political debate and family values during the twilight of the Ancien régime; it also constituted one of the last moments when serious drama asserted its role as a popular force. Logan J. Connors is Associate Professor of French at Bucknell University in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania. Reviews:
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Bibliography entry: Connors, Logan J. (ed.), Le Siège de Calais by Pierre-Laurent De Belloy, Phoenix, 6 (MHRA, 2014) First footnote reference: 35 Le Siège de Calais by Pierre-Laurent De Belloy, ed. by Logan J. Connors, Phoenix, 6 (MHRA, 2014), p. 21. Subsequent footnote reference: 37 Connors, p. 47. (To see how these citations were worked out, follow this link.) Bibliography entry: Connors, Logan J. (ed.). 2014. Le Siège de Calais by Pierre-Laurent De Belloy, Phoenix, 6 (MHRA) Example citation: ‘A quotation occurring on page 21 of this work’ (Connors 2014: 21). Example footnote reference: 35 Connors 2014: 21. (To see how these citations were worked out, follow this link.) This title is distributed on behalf of MHRA by Ingram’s. Booksellers and libraries can order direct from Ingram by setting up a free ipage® Account: click here for more. Permanent link to this title: www.mhra.org.uk/publications/Le-Siège-de-Calais-by-Pierre-Laurent-De-Belloy www.mhra.org.uk/publications/p-6 |