English theatre in Enlightenment France [ Literary & Artistic genres ]
… plays that would have considerable influence on French theatre appeared: in 1748, a translation of George Lillo’s The London Merchant (1731), entitled Le Marchand de Londres ou l’Histoire de George Barnwell ; 9 and in 1762, a translation … only underscored the ambiguous relationship between the British and the French. ‘Our tearful dramas are more popular in London than in Paris, and Romeo and Beverlei attract larger audiences here than the masterpieces of Racine and Corneille. …
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