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[Women’s Theatre: Authorship and the Evolution of Genres (Based on the Example of Habis by Madeleine-Angélique de Gomez and Dédain Affecté by Mlle Monicault)]

This paper deals with selected aspects of women’s theatre: the non-recognition of women as authors and their contribution to the evolution of genres. These issues are discussed using the example of two plays from the early 18th century, a tragedy entitled Habis by Madeleine-Angélique de Gomez and a comedy entitled Le Dédain affecté by Miss Monicault. The history of both texts shows men’s attempts to appropriate women’s works, to negate their status as independent authors, and resentment of these practices expressed by Mme de Gomez in the introduction to her play. At the same time, both works testify to women’s search for a new, contemporary formula for tragedy and comedy, and confirm the contribution of female playwrights to the changes to genres taking place in theatre that resulted in the emergence of sentimental drama and comedy.