Project pour le rétablissement du théâtre français

Fran\u00e7ois H\u00e9delin, abb\u00e9 d\u2019Aubignac, was a 17th-century French critic and playwright associated with Cardinal de Richelieu. He advocated for dramatic standards based on classical principles, emphasizing credibility (vraisemblance) in stage productions. His significant work, La Pratique du th\u00e9\u00e2tre (1657), outlined rules for dramatic coherence, such as limiting the play's timeframe and restricting the number of actors. Aubignac also proposed a reorganization of French theatre in his Projet pour le r\u00e9tablissement du th\u00e9\u00e2tre fran\u00e7ais, aiming to elevate the status of comedies and establish a governing body for public theatres.1