abbé d'Aubignac

Nicholas Hammond (University of Cambridge)

Ed. by Julia Prest, University of St Andrews
The Literary Encyclopedia. Volume 1.5.2.03: French Writing and Culture of the Seventeenth Century: Classical and Baroque, 1600-1700.
Vol. editors: Heather Kirk (University of Western Ontario), Kathrina LaPorta (New York University), Polly Mangerson (DePaul University), Julia Prest (University of St Andrews), Allison Stedman (University of North Carolina, Charlotte), Tim Unwin (University of Bristol), David Williams (University of Sheffield)

Dates

Born 1604
Died 1676
Activity 1655-1676

Places

Born in France
Active in France

Activities

Primary

Theatre Theorist/ Critic

Other

Playwright / Dramatist

Resources

d'Aubignac's Works

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François Hédelin, the abbé d’Aubignac (1604-1676), is best known as a theatrical theorist at a time in France when the theatre enjoyed elevated status and unprecedented popularity, fully supported by and indelibly associated with the State. Cardinal Richelieu, chief minister to Louis XIII, was instrumental in placing dramatic works at the forefront of the nation’s cultural agenda. As the tutor of Richelieu’s nephew, the Duc de Fronsac, D’Aubignac was given special favours in the Richelieu household and was provided with two Abbeys (Aubignac and Maimac). Between 1635 and 1645, even though D’Aubignac gained a reputation as a good preacher (leading eventually to the publication of his sermons in 1671), he seemed much less enthused by holy orders than by the theatrical life of…

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Citation: Hammond, Nicholas. "abbé d'Aubignac". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 27 July 2015 [https://www.litencyc.com/php/speople.php?rec=true&UID=13513, accessed 23 November 2024.]