![]() ![]() Over the next 25 years, his dramas employed action as well as other dramatic devices denied to the classicists. Victor Hugo broke the restrictive chains of French classicism with the famous "Preface" to Cromwell (1827), the manifesto of romanticism. The state of French drama during the nineteenth century was as tumultuous as was the state of French politics. Aristotle's unities were closely observed - that is, the action took place within a time span of no more than 24 hours, in one geographical location, and concerned one main character. ![]() Any violent or shocking action, such as a battle, was simply told about and never re-enacted on stage. ![]() During this time, the plays were usually centered on characters from history - most often Greek or Roman history or literature - and were of a psychological nature. The classical tradition of French drama was formalized in the seventeenth century, and the eighteenth century was an imitation of the seventeenth. ![]()
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