Without a doubt: The portrayal of Christian conversion in Jean Rotrou’s Le Véritable Saint Genest

Jean Rotrou’s Le Véritable Saint Genest, one of the rare successful martyrdom tragedies produced for the 17th-century French commercial stage, is often interpreted as a proto-postmodern play about the confusing nature of reality and the indeterminacy of faith. Structural details of both plot and cha...

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Main Author: Wood, Hadley (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Johns Hopkins University Press [2015]
In: Christianity & literature
Year: 2015, Volume: 64, Issue: 3, Pages: 293-312
RelBib Classification:CB Christian life; spirituality
CD Christianity and Culture
KBG France
TJ Modern history
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