{"product_id":"french-sacred-drama-from-beze-to-corneille-dramatic-forms-and-their-purposes-in-the-early-modern-theatre-paperback-9780521155274","title":"French Sacred Drama from Bèze to Corneille; Dramatic Forms and their Purposes in the Early Modern Theatre (Paperback) 9780521155274","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eFrench Sacred Drama from Bèze to Corneille\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eDramatic Forms and their Purposes in the Early Modern Theatre\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis 1983 book is a comprehensive study of the French sacred theatre at the crucial transition from medieval to modern conception of theatre.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eJ. S. Street (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521155274, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback, published 21 July 2011\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e354 pages\u003cbr\u003e21.6 x 14 x 2 cm, 0.45 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eOriginally published in 1983, this was the first comprehensive study of the French sacred theatre during the crucial transition from the medieval to the modern conception of drama. Although some hundreds of sacred plays were written between 1550 and 1650, the genre was largely ignored by subsequent critics, deterred by deliberately non-naturalistic styles. The author explores the use of techniques which were not consecrated by later critical opinion, extending to other styles the reassessment of the humanist theatre occurring at the time of publication. He examines the functions that these conventions were intended to serve, and the effects that the dramatists sought in adopting one or another style: the result is a fresh appraisal of the dramatic forms then current, ranging from the medieval through the humanist and the baroque to the flowering of French Classicism. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in theatre.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eAcknowledgements\u003cbr\u003e List of abbreviations\u003cbr\u003e Introduction\u003cbr\u003e 1. The inheritance of 1550: the mystères\u003cbr\u003e 2. Bèze and the classical tradition\u003cbr\u003e 3. The explicit representation of Christian doctrine\u003cbr\u003e 4. The theatre of sectarian propaganda\u003cbr\u003e 5. Humanist drama: the themes and forms of the wars of religion\u003cbr\u003e 6. Peace: new themes and forms\u003cbr\u003e 7. The renewed vogue of the sacred chronicle\u003cbr\u003e 8. The early Classical period\u003cbr\u003e Conclusion\u003cbr\u003e Notes\u003cbr\u003e Bibliography\u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Literary studies: plays \u0026amp; playwrights [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Literary studies: plays \u0026amp; playwrights\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Literary%20studies:%20plays%20\u0026amp;%20playwrights%20%5BDSG%5D%22\"\u003eDSG\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46006724133144,"sku":"9780521155274","price":39.29,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521155274i_928da7d4-d495-48b7-8aec-c21393f224f9.jpg?v=1691372743","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/french-sacred-drama-from-beze-to-corneille-dramatic-forms-and-their-purposes-in-the-early-modern-theatre-paperback-9780521155274","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}