Les Acteurs de bonne foi
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Les Acteurs de bonne foi is a comedy
in one act and in prose
written by French
playwright Pierre de Marivaux
and performed for the first time on October 30 1749.
Les Acteurs de bonne foi was produced by the Comédie-Française
but it was not a success. Marivaux published it in the Conservateur journal in November 1757
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The play is built on the dialogue the author established with the reader through the mise en abyme
device. In effect, the text features interviews with the actors, discussion about the possibilities of staging, and lines from a play that is to be performed. Les Acteurs de bonne foi, is the last play Marivaux had performed in a large theatre, it is a hybrid text where comedy
quickly leads to confusion between reality and the play, with the mise en abyme
highlighting the importance of dramatic illusion
Comedy
Comedy , as a popular meaning, is any humorous discourse or work generally intended to amuse by creating laughter, especially in television, film, and stand-up comedy. This must be carefully distinguished from its academic definition, namely the comic theatre, whose Western origins are found in...
in one act and in prose
Prose
Prose is the most typical form of written language, applying ordinary grammatical structure and natural flow of speech rather than rhythmic structure...
written by French
French people
The French are a nation that share a common French culture and speak the French language as a mother tongue. Historically, the French population are descended from peoples of Celtic, Latin and Germanic origin, and are today a mixture of several ethnic groups...
playwright Pierre de Marivaux
Pierre de Marivaux
Pierre Carlet de Chamblain de Marivaux , commonly referred to as Marivaux, was a French novelist and dramatist....
and performed for the first time on October 30 1749.
Les Acteurs de bonne foi was produced by the Comédie-Française
Comédie-Française
The Comédie-Française or Théâtre-Français is one of the few state theaters in France. It is the only state theater to have its own troupe of actors. It is located in the 1st arrondissement of Paris....
but it was not a success. Marivaux published it in the Conservateur journal in November 1757
1757 in literature
See also: 1756 in literature, other events of 1757, 1758 in literature, list of years in literature.-Events:*May 6 - Christopher Smart is admitted to St...
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The play is built on the dialogue the author established with the reader through the mise en abyme
Mise en abyme
Mise en abyme is a term originally from the French and means "placed into abyss".The commonplace usage of this phrase is describing the visual experience of standing between two mirrors, seeing an infinite reproduction of one's image, but it has several other meanings in the realm of the creative...
device. In effect, the text features interviews with the actors, discussion about the possibilities of staging, and lines from a play that is to be performed. Les Acteurs de bonne foi, is the last play Marivaux had performed in a large theatre, it is a hybrid text where comedy
Comedy
Comedy , as a popular meaning, is any humorous discourse or work generally intended to amuse by creating laughter, especially in television, film, and stand-up comedy. This must be carefully distinguished from its academic definition, namely the comic theatre, whose Western origins are found in...
quickly leads to confusion between reality and the play, with the mise en abyme
Mise en abyme
Mise en abyme is a term originally from the French and means "placed into abyss".The commonplace usage of this phrase is describing the visual experience of standing between two mirrors, seeing an infinite reproduction of one's image, but it has several other meanings in the realm of the creative...
highlighting the importance of dramatic illusion
Characters
- Madam Argante, Angélique's mother.
- Madam Amelin, Éraste's aunt.
- Araminte, a friend of theirs.
- Éraste, Madam Amelin's nephew and Angélique's lover.
- Angélique, Madam Argante's daughter.
- Merlin, Éraste's servant and Lisette's lover.
- Lisette, Angélique's servant.
- Blaise, Madam Argante's farmer's son and Colette's lover.
- Colette, gardener's daughter.
- A Solicitor