In seventeenth-century France, social and political confusion abounded. Absolute monarchy, which was principally created by Richelieu and glorified by Louis XIV, began gradually replacing the medieval feudalism that remained popular among the nobles. Likewise, préciosité, a proto-feminist literary and cultural movement that was not in line with official political ideals, emerged in France during this century. The institution of marriage was an important element of the complicated sociopolitical tapestry of seventeenth-century France. Through the depiction of marriage in Pierre Corneilles Le Cid (1636), Jean-Baptiste Poquelin de Molières LÉcole des femmes (1662), and Jean Racines Andromaque (1667), three works of the most prominent form of fiction in seventeenth-century Francetheater, one can see how marriage was tightly bound to both politics and society.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:LSU/oai:etd.lsu.edu:etd-05242011-185851 |
| Date | 31 May 2011 |
| Creators | Babin, Adam Michael |
| Contributors | Jensen, Katharine, Peters, Rosemary, Yeager, Jack |
| Publisher | LSU |
| Source Sets | Louisiana State University |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | text |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Source | http://etd.lsu.edu/docs/available/etd-05242011-185851/ |
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