The
French theater, perhaps more than any other form, illustrates the profound
literary revolution that has swept France since the days of Edmond
Rostand's flamboyant Cyrano de Bergerac (1897; Eng. trans., 1937). The
poetical plays of Jean Giraudoux, especially the astringent Madwoman of
Chaillot (1945; Eng. trans., 1947), continued to appeal to postwar
audiences.
Jean Giraudoux' poetic and comic fable The Mad Woman
of Chaillot is set in Paris as the President and Prospectors plan to
blowup the city to unearth the oil they believe lies underfoot. The
Madwoman and her friends, who believe in life, beauty and the fulfillment
of dreams, see through these 'evil ones' and plot to rid the world of
them.
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