Browsing by Author "Fix, Florence"

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    Le silence, mise à l’épreuve de la sincérité au théâtre (1802-1828)
    (2017) Fix, Florence
    In 19th century French very successful melodrama, discourse is seen as a powerful way to get attention. Criminals and traitors are masters of speech and seductive persuasion, but they never achieve their goals by the end of the play. On the other hand, the mute, humble and shy characters demonstrate that silence can convey values such as honesty, loyalty and show the audience that sensibility should be preferred to histrionic actor play.
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    Mon portrait par Bonnat : imaginaire scénique de l’homme politique républicain
    (Katolicki Uniwersytet Lubelski Jana Pawła II, Wydawnictwo Werset, 2015) Fix, Florence
    Before World War 1, French painter Léon Bonnat became famous by portraying celebrities, among which almost every leading politician in the newly founded Republic. His academic and dark style however was criticized by art critics and humourists; hence his portraits put on stage in character comedies have to be read as critics of the very people they represent and of himself as an official artist.