There's a real argument going on among French critics about the worth of a recently produced play. Some say it's great, and others say it's not a play at all
Finally, a government-appointed body concludes that parts of it are good and other parts not good, according to whether it follows or does not closely follow Neoclassical principles. You are witnessing a. Neoclassicism established as the dominant dramatic theory in France
b. the fight among critics surrounding Hardy's worth as a playwright
c. the battle among critics over the worth of Corneille's Phedre
d. the fight to establish the Comedie Francaise
e. Sentimentalism established as the dominant dramatic theory in England
A
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