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Becque, Henry FranÇois - äNrēˈ fräNswäˈ bĕk, 1837–99, French dramatist. His plays, which portrayed Parisian life in realistic detail, influenced French naturalistic drama. Among them are Les Corbeaux (1882) and La Parisienne (1885), translated in the volume The Vultures, The Woman of Paris, The Merry-go-round (1913).

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    Representative Continental Dramas: Revolutionary and Transitional ("The Vultures (1882)" by Henry Becque begins on p. 503) » Read Now

    by Montrose J. Moses. 690 pgs.

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    ...Ibsen and Strindberg and Henry Becque and Tchekhoff -- to mention...also in that period that Henry Becque produced "Les Corbeaux...Miss Julia" in 1888. Becque -- not a...
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    Iconoclasts (Chap. III "Henry Becque") » Read Now

    by James Huneker. 430 pgs.

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    ...STRINDBERG 139 III. HENRY BECQUE 163 IV. GERHART...the domain of logic and will; Henry Becque called it "the art of sacrifices...conception of love and marriage." But...
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    Antoine and the Theatre-Libre (Chap. II "Henry Becque (And the Caravan Passes)") » Read Now

    by Samuel Montefiore Waxman. 252 pgs.

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    ...Daudet 3 II. Henry Becque. And the Caravan Passes 37...Theatre-Libre . CHAPTER II HENRY BECQUE And the Caravan Passes THE...and the caravan passes," says Henry Becque in...
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    A Study of the Modern Drama: A Handbook for the Study and Appreciation of the Best Plays, European, English and American of the Last Half Century ("Henry Becque" begins on p. 122) » Read Now

    by Barrett H. Clark. 527 pgs.

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    ...FRENCH DRAMA 119 HENRY BECQUE 122 The Vultures...Mid-Channel 231 HENRY ARTHUR JONES 233...Tears 265 HUBERT HENRY DAVIES 267 The Mollusc...
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    An Outline of Contemporary Drama (Discussion of Henry Becque begins on p. 122) » Read Now

    by Thomas H. Dickinson. 304 pgs.

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    ...1842-1912 , Henri Kistemaeckers, and Henry Bernstein. It should be noted that no...Webb, E. L. Blanchard, F. C. Burnand, Henry Merivale. In the Scandinavian...
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    The Flower and the Castle: An Introduction to Modern Drama (Discussion of Henry Becque begins on p. 105) » Read Now

    by Maurice Valency. 468 pgs.

    Collections: Literature, Entire Library
    ...THE FLOWER AND THE CASTLE THE FLOWER AND THE CASTLE An Introduction to Modern Drama MAURICE VALENCY THE MACMILLAN COMPANY, NEW YORK COLLIER-MACMILLAN...

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