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

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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.

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  1. English Department, The University of Memphis, 467 Patterson Hall, Memphis, Tennessee, 38152-3510, USA

    G. A. Plunka

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Plunka, G.A. A Source for Eugène Ionesco’sLA CANTATRICE CHAUVE: Noël Coward’s BLITHE SPIRIT. Neophilologus 89, 539–547 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11061-004-5378-0

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