Abstract: The flattering reputation of playwright Gresset relies primarily on a comedy announcing Dangerous Liaisons, on a preromantic drama promoting suicide, and on a burlesque monologue retracing the picturesque career of a parrot raised among the nuns of Nevers.
Keyword: Mystification, manipulation, persiflage, pervers narcissique, opposition entre Paris et la province, plaidoyer pour le suicide, violence, amour et jalousie au début de la guerre de Cent Ans
