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100 1 0 _aPiot, Coline
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245 0 0 _aWhen Laughter Spreads to the Paratext: The Prefictional Space of Short Comedies (1660-1670)
260 _c2017.
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520 _aThis article scrutinizes the clear, marked change in tone found in a set of theatrical paratexts beginning in the 1660s in order to identify their main features and functions. Indeed, a new paratextual form is used to introduce these previously unpublished short comedies. A certain unity in tone characterizes the discourse of these authors, which creates a playful relationship of complicity with the reader. The intermediary space of the paratext, with its distinctive form of lightness, supports the reader’s entry into a fictional universe originally conceived for the stage alone. It therefore seems to be an original response to the fear that reading from paper might not be able to convey all the comic flavor of stage representation.
690 _acomic theater
690 _ashort comedy
690 _aplayful tone
690 _aparatext
690 _atheater in print
690 _aeditorial strategies
690 _acomedian-authors
690 _aauthorial ethos
786 0 _nDix-septième siècle | o 275 | 2 | 2017-04-28 | p. 333-352 | 0012-4273
856 4 1 _uhttps://shs.cairn.info/journal-dix-septieme-siecle-2017-2-page-333?lang=en&redirect-ssocas=7080
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