Dorval; or, The Test of Virtue

work by Diderot
Also known as: “Le Fils naturel”

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comédie larmoyante

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    , Dorval; or, The Test of Virtue). The comédie larmoyante also set the stage for the appearance of melodrama in the late 18th century.

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