Staging civilization : a transnational history of French theater in eighteenth-century Europe

Staging civilization : a transnational history of French theater in eighteenth-century Europe /

"By examining the presence of French companies of actors in a wide set of courts and cities throughout Europe, this book uncovers the complex mechanisms underpinning the dissemination of French culture during the long eighteenth century"--

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Main Author: Markovits, Rahul, 1981- (Author)
Other Authors: Todd, Jane Marie, 1957- (Translator)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
French
Published: Charlottesville : University of Virginia Press, 2021
Series:Walker Cowen Memorial Prize.
Subjects:
Theater and state > France > History > 18th century.
Theater > France > History > 18th century.
France > Cultural policy > History > 18th century.
Europe > Civilization > 18th century.
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Table of Contents:
  • Intro
  • CONTENTS
  • FOREWORD
  • INTRODUCTION
  • PART I: FRENCH THEATER AND THE EUROPEAN COURTS
  • 1: The European Space of French Theater
  • 2: A Europe-Wide Labor Market
  • 3: Onstage
  • 4: Behind the Scenes
  • PART II: FROM THE ARMY THEATER TO CULTURAL IMPERIALISM
  • 5: Gallantry and Soft Power
  • 6: A Theater in Geneva?
  • 7: Exporting Revolution?
  • 8: Theater and Acculturation in the Annexed Departments
  • EPILOGUE
  • ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
  • APPENDIX
  • NOTES
  • INDEX
  • Recent Winners of the Walker Cowen Memorial Prize

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