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Iphis Et Iante: Une Comédie Basée Sur Les Métamorphoses d'Ovide

Iphis Et Iante: Une Comédie Basée Sur Les Métamorphoses d'Ovide - Paperback

by Isaac De Benserade
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Availability:In StockContributor:Isaac De Benserade, Marianne Legault (Editor), Ramine Adl (Editor)Series:MLA Texts and TranslationsPublish date:7/11/2025Pages:132
Language:EnglishPublisher:Modern Language Association of AmericaISBN-13:9781603296977ISBN-10:1603296972UPC:9781603296977Book Category:DramaBook Subcategory:Type, LGBTQ+, EuropeanBook Topic:Historical, FrenchSize:8.60 x 5.60 x 0.50 inchesWeight:0.4012Product ID:SC59D3DKN9

A lesbian romance from seventeenth-century France

Iphis and Iante are about to be married, but Iphis has a secret: when she was born, her mother disguised her as a boy in order to save her life. Although Iphis loves Iante passionately, Iphis's mother tries to prevent the marriage in order to conceal Iphis's real identity. The bachelor Ergaste has another reason for wanting to stop the marriage, since he, like Iante, is in love with Iphis.

Based on a story from Ovid's Metamorphoses, Isaac de Benserade's 1634 play resolves happily with help from the gods. As the comedy unfolds, it entertains the audience through love triangles, dramatic ironies, and knowing comments about gender, drawing on familiar structures of French theatrical comedy to create a distinctly sympathetic portrayal of romantic love between women.

Language:EnglishPublisher:Modern Language Association of AmericaISBN-13:9781603296977ISBN-10:1603296972UPC:9781603296977Book Category:DramaBook Subcategory:Type, LGBTQ+, EuropeanBook Topic:Historical, FrenchSize:8.60 x 5.60 x 0.50 inchesWeight:0.4012Product ID:SC59D3DKN9

Born in 1612 or 1613, the French précieux poet Isaac de Benserade was also known by his contemporaries for his ballets that often featured King Louis XIV. For a time, Benserade became a successful playwright, composing a handful of tragedies and one comedy, Iphis and Iante. He was admitted into the Académie Française in 1674 and died in 1691.


Publisher: Modern Language Association of America

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Critical Edition

Contributor(s)

Isaac De Benserade, Marianne Legault (Editor), Ramine Adl (Editor)

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Isaac De Benserade

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