French Literature Reviews - 2026
A. Le Métel d'Ouville, Complete Theatre. Volume I - L'Esprit follet, Les Fausses Vérités et Jodelet astrologue
Theatre and Performance
Antoine Le Métel d'Ouville, Complete Theatre. Volume I - L'Esprit follet, Les Fausses Vérités et Jodelet astrologue
Classiques Garnier, "Bibliothèque du théâtre français" series, 2013.
EAN13: 9782812409332.
544 pages
59 €.
Available in hardcover format for 98 €.
Publisher's overview:
Antoine Le Métel d'Ouville published ten plays between 1638 and 1650. He is one of the leading adaptors of Spanish Golden Age theatre. This volume of his Complete Theatre is dedicated to his three comedies adapted from Calderón: L'Esprit follet, Les Fausses Vérités, and Jodelet astrologue.
Antoine Le Métel d Ouville published ten plays between 1638 and 1650, establishing himself as a notable figure in French seventeenth-century dramatic literature. During this period, French playwrights frequently turned to Spanish sources for inspiration, drawing upon the rich output of the Spanish Golden Age to renew their own theatrical repertoires. Adaptations of dramatists such as Calderón contributed significantly to the evolution of French comedy, blending intricate plotting with lively character dynamics before the classical canon fully took shape.
This publication forms part of the Bibliothèque du théâtre français series, which seeks to make less accessible early modern dramatic texts available for study. Readers interested in seventeenth-century French drama and the history of theatrical adaptation from Spanish models may find this volume relevant for exploring the works of Le Métel d Ouville.