Du Spectaculaire a l'Intime: Un Siecle De Commedia Erudita En Italie Et En France (Debut Du Xvie Siecle - Milieu Du Xviie Siecle)

Between 1540 and 1640, the reception and imitation of the commedia erudita, an Italian theatrical genre inspired by Plautus and Terence, allowed French playwrights to develop their own comedic language and style, influencing the plays of the great classical writers of the second half of the seventeenth century.