French Romantic theatre

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French Romantic theatre was a 19th-century dramatic movement in France that broke with classical rules by embracing emotional intensity, historical and exotic settings, and freer forms of expression, exemplified by works like Victor Hugo’s plays.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Romanticism in theatre
theatrical movement
characteristic complex, often rebellious heroes
emphasis on strong emotion
focus on individualism
focus on passion and subjectivity
freer verse forms
interest in social and political issues
long, rhetorical monologues
mixing of tragic and comic tones
rejection of the classical unities
spectacular staging and scenery
use of exotic settings
use of historical settings
country France
genre drama
melodrama
tragedy
importantEvent Battle of Hernani
premiere of Hernani
importantEventDate 1830
influenced 19th-century European historical drama
later French realist theatre
influencedBy German Romanticism
Gothic literature
Shakespearean drama
historical drama
medieval drama
keyFigure Alexandre Dumas père
linked to: Alexandre Dumas

Alfred de Musset
Alfred de Vigny
Casimir Delavigne
Frédérick Lemaître
Gérard de Nerval
Mademoiselle Mars
Théophile Gautier
Victor Hugo
language French
mainLocation Paris
mainVenue Comédie-Française
Théâtre de la Porte Saint-Martin
Théâtre de l’Odéon
majorWork Antony
Chatterton
linked to: Thomas Chatterton

Cromwell
Hernani
La Tour de Nesle
Lorenzaccio
Lucrèce Borgia
linked to: Lucrezia Borgia

Marion Delorme
Ruy Blas
movementEnd late 19th century
movementStart 1820s
early 19th century
opposedTo French classical theatre
neoclassicism in theatre
partOf European Romanticism
linked to: Romanticism

French Romanticism

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Hernani theatricalMovement French Romantic theatre
Ruy Blas movement French Romantic theatre