Conceptualization of mores in seventeenth-century French drama. Chapelain, La Mesnardière, Corneille

Abstract

The article aims to provide a detailed analysis of the role of mores in French pre-classical tragedy. The theoretical views of La Mesnardière, Chapelain and other theorists are compared with the dramaturgy of Corneille''s Médée.

Keywords

• ethos
• tragedy
• French classicism
• French drama
• Corneille
• Médée