The Politics of Transgenericity: Pierre Du Ryer’s Dramatic Adaptations of John Barclay’s “Argenis”

John Barclay’s Argenis (1621) was an immediate smash hit in France, not least because the hero Poliarchus is a Frenchman. Indeed, it is rumored that Argenis was Cardinal Richelieu’s favorite novel, particularly because of the political dimension of this alleged roman à clé. Numerous French translati...

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Main Author: Michael Meere
Format: Article
Language:Catalan
Published: Universitat de Girona; Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona 2016-11-01
Series:Studia Aurea: Revista de Literatura Española y Teoría Literaria del Renacimiento y Siglo de Oro
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Online Access:https://studiaaurea.com/article/view/205