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Dramatic Battles in Eighteenth-Cen
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- ISBN
- 9780729410472
- EAN
- 9780729410472
- Subject Area
- History, Performing Arts
- Publication Name
- Dramatic Battles in Eighteenth-Century France : Philosophes, Anti-Philosophes and Polemical Theatre
- Item Length
- 9 in
- Publisher
- Liverpool University Press
- Subject
- Modern / 18th Century, Theater / History & Criticism, Social History, General
- Publication Year
- 2012
- Series
- Oxford University Studies in the Enlightenment Ser.
- Type
- Textbook
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 0.6 in
- Item Width
- 6 in
- Item Weight
- 12.3 Oz
- Number of Pages
- 287 Pages
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The mid-eighteenth century witnessed a particularly intense conflict between the Enlightenment philosophes and their enemies, when intellectual and political confrontation became inseparable from a battle for public opinion. Logan J. Connors underscores the essential role that theatre played in these disputes. This is a fascinating and detailed study of the dramatic arm of France's war of ideas in which the author examines how playwrights sought to win public support by controlling every aspect of theatrical production - from advertisements, to performances, to criticism. An expanding theatre-going public was recognised as both a force of influence and a force worth influencing. By analysing the most indicative examples of France's polemical theatre of the period, Les Philosophes by Charles Palissot (1760) and Voltaire's Le Caf ou L'Ecossaise (1760), Connors explores the emergence of spectators as active agents in French society, and shows how theatre achieved an unrivalled status as a cultural weapon on the eve of the French Revolution. Adopting a holistic approach, Connors provides an original view of how theatre productions 'worked' under the ancien r gime , and discusses how a specific polemical atmosphere in the eighteenth century gave rise to modern notions of reception and spectatorship.
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Publisher
Liverpool University Press
ISBN-10
0729410471
ISBN-13
9780729410472
eBay Product ID (ePID)
128402498
Product Key Features
Publication Name
Dramatic Battles in Eighteenth-Century France : Philosophes, Anti-Philosophes and Polemical Theatre
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Subject
Modern / 18th Century, Theater / History & Criticism, Social History, General
Publication Year
2012
Series
Oxford University Studies in the Enlightenment Ser.
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
History, Performing Arts
Number of Pages
287 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
9 in
Item Height
0.6 in
Item Width
6 in
Item Weight
12.3 Oz
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
College Audience
Series Volume Number
2012:07
Lc Classification Number
Pn2633
Reviews
Connors's rich description of the political and personal calculations involved in Voltaire's decision to enter the fray convincingly buttresses the argument that these plays assume a new genre identity by being mobilized for publicity purposes that far exceed the boundaries of the stage. - Ideas, Aesthetics, and Inquiries in the Early Modern Era, Eighteenth-century specialists are well acquainted with the controversies surrounding the premieres of Charles Palissot's Les Philosophes and Voltaire's Le Caffé; ou, L'Écossaise at the Comédie-Française in 1760. [...] Connors offers new perspectives on the conflict by delving deeply into the pamphlet literature and periodical reviews of the affair. For example, there is an insightful analysis of the short pamphlet Les Philosophes manqués by André-Charles Cailleau, written in the form of a play but never intended for the stage, which demonstrates how participants in the controversy appealed to both readers and spectators. [...] [T]his book is a welcome addition to recent interdisciplinary approaches to the interplay of public theatre and political culture in Old Regime and Revolutionary France. - French Studies
Table of Content
Acknowledgements List of illustrations Introduction: decision makers, doctes and theatre 1. Culture wars: philosphes and anti-philosophes in eighteenth-century France 2. The anatomy of a crime: polemics, pamphlets and preconditioning 3. A critical performance: Les Philosophes hits the boards 4. Parterre and balcony, spectator and reader: Palissot?s dramaturgical strategies 5. Pamphlets on the stage: Voltaire?s riposte philosophique 6. Spectators or readers? Voltaire?s ?public? concerns in L?Ecossaise 7. The affair continues: critical uncertainty in eighteenth-century France 8. (Re)Creating the event: performance criticism as intellectual war 9. Following the event: new definitions of theatre and criticism 10. Aftermath: theatre and polemics in pre-Revolutionary France Conclusion: le cri public Bibliography Index
Copyright Date
2012
Dewey Decimal
791.094409033
Dewey Edition
23
Illustrated
Yes
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