author
Guérin de Bouscal
d. 1657
A 17th-century French dramatist and novelist, he is best remembered for lively stage works and for a comic trilogy inspired by Don Quixote. Though little is known for certain about his life, his writing still offers a vivid glimpse of theatrical taste in early modern France.
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La mort de Brute et de Porcie; Ou, La vengeance de la mort de César: Tragédie
by Guérin de Bouscal
About the author
Very little biographical information about Guérin de Bouscal can be confirmed with confidence. Library and reference sources identify him as a French author active in the 17th century, traditionally dated to 1657 as the year of his death.
He wrote both plays and prose fiction, and is especially associated with drama. His best-known works include a trilogy based on Don Quixote, as well as tragedies and tragicomedies such as Oroondate and Le Fils désavoué.
What makes him interesting today is the mix of literary ambition and theatrical energy in his work. Even from the small record that survives, he stands out as part of the rich, experimental world of French theater before its most famous classical names fully took center stage.