A Source for Eugène Ionesco’sLA CANTATRICE CHAUVE: Noël Coward’s BLITHE SPIRIT

Author: Plunka, G.

Source: Neophilologus, Volume 89, Number 4, October 2005 , pp. 539-547(9)

Publisher: Springer

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Abstract:

This essay argues that, despite the established lore concerning the genesis of Eugène Ionesco’s LA CANTATRICE CHAUVE, there is evidence to suggest that his first play was written as a parody of Noël Coward’s most popular drama, BLITHE SPIRIT.

Document Type: Research article

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11061-004-5378-0

Affiliations: 1: English Department, The University of Memphis, 467 Patterson Hall, Memphis, Tennessee, 38152-3510, USA, Email: gaplunka@memphis.edu

Publication date: 2005-10-01