Classicism - the esthetic direction of the 17-18th century based on imitation the principles of antiquity. This current met in literature, painting, architecture, but we will be interested only classicism in literature.
Instruction
1. Classicism as the literary direction arose in the 16th century, in Italy. First of all theoretical developments concerned dramatic art, it is slightly less – poetry, and in the last turn of prose. The current gained the greatest development in hundred years in France, and it is connected with such names as Corneille, Racine, La Fontaine, Molière and others. Orientation to antiquity is characteristic of classicism. Authors of that time considered that the writer has to be guided not by inspiration, but rules, dogmas checked by models. The text has to be coherent, logical, clear and exact. How to define whether the text, which before you, to the classicism direction belongs.
2. Accurate division into high and low genres – the first sign of classicism as literary direction. The ode, the tragedy, the heroic song belong to high genres. To low – the comedy, the fable, satire, etc.
3. The position of "trinity" is essentially important for classicism. Action only one, and it happens in one place and in at one time. The only story line is developed on one place within day - it came to classicism from antiquity.
4. Definition of the conflict. Opposition of reason and feeling, a debt and passions is characteristic of works of an era of classicism. At the same time villains are guided by emotions, and positive live reason therefore they win. At the same time positions of heroes very accurate, only white and black. The main concept – a concept of a debt, civil service.
5. During the work with heroes the existence of steady masks attracts attention. Surely are present: the girl, her girlfriend, the silly father, several grooms (not less than three), at the same time one of grooms positive, the hero reflecting morals. Images are deprived of identity because their purpose to imprint the main, patrimonial signs of heroes.
6. Definition of composition. Classicism assumes existence of an exposition, tie, development of a plot, culmination and outcome. At the same time a certain intrigue as a result of which the girl plays a wedding with the "positive" groom is surely interwoven into a plot.
7. Proofs of belonging of the text to classicism strengthen receptions of a catharsis and unexpected outcome. In the first case through compassion to the villains who got into a difficult situation, the reader is cleaned spiritually. In the second – the conflict is solved intervention from the outside. For example, command from above, phenomenon of divine will.
8. Classicism represents life idealizirovano. At the same time the task of the work is to improve society and its customs. Texts paid off on the most large audience for this reason authors paid special attention to dramatic art genres.