Au carrefour des formes, au carrefour des sens : Comédies en proverbes de Catherine Durand

At crossroads between forms and meanings: Comedies of proverbs by Catherine Durand The article describes Comedies of proverbs by Catherine Durand, a set of ten one-act plays constituting one of a few existing examples of the so-called théâtre de société, works rarely written and hardly ever published. The work illustrates a borderline between form and meaning, since it is a salon game, a theatre play published as annexe to the novel by Mme de Murat and an independent form of comedy. Each comedy-proverb illustrates a separate proverb, but mainly they constitute a bitter-sweet reflection on the society.