Heroines in French Drama of the Romantic Period 1829-1848 / / Grace Pauline Ihrig.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter CUP eBook Package Archive 1898-1999 (pre Pub)
• VerfasserIn: Ihrig, Grace Pauline,
• Place / Publishing House: New York, NY : : Columbia University Press, , [1950]; ©1950
• Year of Publication: 1950
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource
• Other title: Frontmatter --; Acknowledgments --; Contents --; Introduction --; 1 . Conventional Traits of the Romantic Heroine --; 2. The Romantic Heroine and Her Eighteenthcentury Elders --; 3. Idealized and Sentimentalized Heroines --; 4. The Unhappy Victim --; 5. Historical Figures Reincarnated --; 6. Old Heroines in New Plays --; 7. Religion in the Lives and Times of Romantic Heroines --; 8. The Need for Social Reform as Illustrated by Romantic Heroines --; 9. Criticisms of Heroines by Contemporaries --; Conclusion --; Chronological List of Plays Studied --; Notes --; Sources Cited --; Index
• Format: Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
• ISBN: 9780231883566; 9783110442489
• DOI: 10.7312/ihri91402
• Access: restricted access
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: Grace Pauline Ihrig.

A study of the lead female roles in French drama from 1829-1848. It addresses conventional traits of these 'heroines,' their relation to the audience, the idealization of their roles, the use of historical figures and characters in new plays, and the ways in which they revealed the need for social reform.