Importing French Drama for the American Stage: Giraudoux, Anouilh, Sartre, and Genet

After World War II, French plays were frequently presented on the American stage, creating much of the interest and excitement of New York theatre seasons in the late forties, fifties and early sixties. As these products of the French theatre were imported, however, many changes were made in the texts in order for them to appeal to the American dramatic sensibility, which centered on emotional involvement (rather than French intellectual distance), reactions to American historical contexts (which were distinct from those of France), and love of action (rather than French love of language). Consequently, as adaptors and translators worked with the dramatic texts of Giraudoux, Anouilh, Sartre, and Genet, they often chose to modify the tone of the plays, the specific details and historical contexts, and the patterns of the language.

Name thesis:degree_name

Ph.D.

Level thesis:degree_level

Dissertation

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

English

Grantor

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Year dc:date

2014

Author dc:creator

• Perrin, Robert Stuart

• Literature, Comparative
• Theater

Language dc:language

eng

Identifier

(UMI)AAI8127667

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:www.ideals.illinois.edu:2142/66345