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The Comic Romance
Paul Scarron
- Alma Books - Alma Classics
Paul Scarron's masterpiece, The Comic Romance, recounts the adventures of a troupe of provincial itinerant actors, skilfully weaving comic anecdotes of their amorous exploits and the central love story between Léandre and his beloved Angélique into a rich and realistic tapestry depicting rural France.
ISBN 9781847492203 | E | PB
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| Publisher | Alma Books - Alma Classics |
|---|---|
| ISBN | 9781847492203 |
| Publication date | August 2012 |
| Edition | Paperback |
| Dimensions | 190 x 130 mm |
| Pages | 384 |
| Language(s) | Eng. ed. |
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Paul Scarron’s masterpiece, The Comic Romance, recounts the adventures of a troupe of provincial itinerant actors, skilfully weaving comic anecdotes of their amorous exploits and the central love story between Léandre and his beloved Angélique into a rich and realistic tapestry depicting rural France.
A milestone of picaresque literature, The Comic Romance spawned countless imitations in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, and was championed in the nineteenth century by eminent literary figures such as Théophile Gautier and Gérard de Nerval.