TY  - EJOUR
A1  - Smith, Blake
TI  - Voltaire’s School of Suicide - Learning from the Other and Killing Oneself in L’Orphelin de la Chine
T2  - European Drama and Performance Studies 2016 – 2, n° 7. Le Suicide à la scène
JO  - European Drama and Performance Studies (ISSN 2045-8541), 7, 2016 – 2
DO  - 10.15122/isbn.978-2-406-06099-4.p.0131
SN  - 2045-8541
SP  - 131
EP  - 144
AB  - This article examines a moment in Voltaire's 1755 play L'Orphelin de la Chine, an adaptation of a thirteenth-century Chinese drama. The heroine of this piece prepares to commit suicide after a speech in which she cites the example of Japanese suicide practices. This episode marks a rupture in Voltaire's treatment both of China and of suicide. More profoundly, it questions the relationship between two of his goals for theater: depicting the customs of foreign cultures and inspiring virtue.
PY  - 2016
DA  - 2016/09/14
DP  - Classiques Garnier
PB  - Classiques Garnier
CY  - Paris
LA  - eng
UR  - https://classiques-garnier.com/european-drama-and-performance-studies-2016-2-n-7-le-suicide-a-la-scene-voltaire-s-school-of-suicide-en.html
Y2  - 2024/05/26
ER  -