Revue semestrielle de linguistique et littératures romanes

Écho des études romanes 2013, 9(2):59-67 | DOI: 10.32725/eer.2013.018

El soldado fanfarrón gascón en el teatro francés del XVI y XVIISpanish

Josef PROKOP
Universidad de Bohemia del Sur, Èeské Budìjovice

Palabras clave: soldado fanfarrón; alazón; identidad gascona; teatro francés del siglo XVI y XVII

The Gascon braggart soldier in the French theatre of the 16th and 17th centuries

In the 16th and 17th century the braggart soldier receives a Spaniard identity in the Spanish and Italian theatre. Surprisingly French theatre assumes this tendency only partially. Generally its braggart soldiers appear without any geographical origin. It is only in the early 17th century when the braggart begins to be depicted there as Gascon. This article aims to reflect on this phenomenon in comparison with the mentioned appearance of the Spanish braggart in Italy. On one hand, the literary life of the Spanish soldier is associated with the Spanish military and courteous prestige in 16th century Europe and the character dies off gradually with the vanishing of the latter. The Gascon braggart on the other hand, experienced the biggest upswing after the peak period of Gascon military and social prestige in France. It is apparent that Spanish and Gascon braggarts on the stage are affected by uneven literary dynamics.

Keywords: braggart soldier; alazón; Gascon identity; French theatre of the 16th and 17th century

Published: December 11, 2013  Show citation

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PROKOP, J. (2013). El soldado fanfarrón gascón en el teatro francés del XVI y XVII. Écho des études romanes, 9(2), 59-67. doi: 10.32725/eer.2013.018
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