TY - EJOUR A1 - Vinti, Claudio TI - Écrire ou improviser ? - Lesage et la révolution du théâtre de la foire, du type à l’acteur T2 - European Drama and Performance Studies 2017 – 2, n° 9. Écrire pour la scène (xve-xviiie siècle) JO - European Drama and Performance Studies (ISSN 2045-8541), 9, 2017 – 2 DO - 10.15122/isbn.978-2-406-07118-1.p.0179 SN - 2045-8541 SP - 179 EP - 194 AB - On arriving at the “théâtre de la Foire” in 1712, Alain-René Lesage raised a key issue regarding its fate, that is, whether “to write or to improvise.” How could Italian acting be harmonized with his desire to regularize fairground comedy and thus create a new theatrical genre? Lesage appealed to his spectators’ sense of taste. This article shows that he gave the “pièce foraine” a specific identity, aiding its evolution from simple popular entertainment by acrobats into varied, complex and original shows. PY - 2017 DA - 2017/09/20 DP - Classiques Garnier PB - Classiques Garnier CY - Paris LA - fre UR - https://classiques-garnier.com/european-drama-and-performance-studies-2017-2-n-9-ecrire-pour-la-scene-xve-xviiie-siecle-ecrire-ou-improviser-en.html Y2 - 2024/05/18 ER -