Henry Becque Summary

Henry Becque is best known as the author of two controversial plays staged in Paris in the 1880s: Les Corbeaux (1882; translated as The Crows, 1912) and La Parisienne (1885; translated as The Woman of... Read more

In the following essay, Tilden provides an overview of Becque's produced plays, commenting that without the help of a few notable friends these productions would not have been possible. Henr... Read more

In the following essay, Huneker examines Becque's style through overviews of The Vultures, The Prodigal Son, and The Woman of Paris. Emile Zola once wrote in his sweeping dictatorial manner,... Read more

In the following essay, Clark discusses Becque's life, career, and the plot of The Vultures. Henry Becque, the father of the modern French Naturalistic school, was born at Paris in 1837. His... Read more

In the following essay, Carlson proclaims Becque a major victim of the French theatre's prejudices towards new playwrights and the reintroduction of censorship in 1874. In France, as elsewhe... Read more

In the following essay, Chandler compares marital relationships in plays by Bjornson, Mirbeau and Barker to Becque's The Vultures (translated by Chandler as The Ravens). I. The family study ... Read more

In the following essay, Araujo delivers an in-depth discussion of The Vultures, which opened with mixed reviews. Henry Becque's Les Corbeaux was presented for the first time on 14 September ... Read more

In the following essay, Wooton discusses The Vultures and its importance in the early development of modern realism. Henry Becque's The Vultures, although important in the early development ... Read more

In the following essay, the critic argues that Becque's writing skills were inferior to those of his rivals. There was a time, thirty or forty years ago, when the name of Henri Becque occupi... Read more

In the following essay, Smith compares the three main influences involved in the modification of Dumas and Augier's Social drama, including Becque and the Theatre Libre. The significant work... Read more

In the following essay, Gassner takes a close look at Becque's two “masterpieces,” The Vultures and The Woman of Paris. At a time when good writing for the theatre is at a low ... Read more

In the following review, Spiers remarks favorably on the production of Becque's The Merry-Go-Round at the Theatre du Vieux Colombier. The second bill of the Théâtre du Vieux Co... Read more