author
Nicolas-Marc Desfontaines
d. 1652
A prolific voice of 17th-century French theater, this writer also worked as an actor and novelist. His plays range from tragi-comedies to religious tragedies, giving a lively glimpse of the stage world of his time.
4 Audiobooks
La vraye suitte du Cid Tragi-comédie représentée par la troupe royale
by Nicolas-Marc Desfontaines
Eurimedon: L'illustre pirate
by Nicolas-Marc Desfontaines
L'illustre comédien, ou Le martyre de Sainct Genest
by Nicolas-Marc Desfontaines
L'illustre Olympie, ou Le St Alexis: Tragedie
by Nicolas-Marc Desfontaines
About the author
Born around 1610 in Rouen and known as sieur Desfontaines, he is generally identified as Nicolas Mary, often listed in older records as Nicolas-Marc Desfontaines. He died on February 4, 1652, in Angers.
He was active as an actor, playwright, and novelist, and is remembered as a notably productive writer for the French stage. Surviving bibliographic records and reference works connect him with numerous plays, including tragedies, tragi-comedies, and hagiographic drama.
Because he belongs to the early 17th century, details of his life are scattered and sometimes vary from source to source. Still, the broad picture is clear: he was a busy man of the theater whose work reflects the tastes and dramatic forms of his era.