{"product_id":"french-theatre-in-the-neo-classical-era-1550-1789-hardback-9780521230131","title":"French Theatre in the Neo-classical Era, 1550–1789 (Hardback) 9780521230131","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eFrench Theatre in the Neo-classical Era, 1550–1789\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis 1997 work covers the period which saw the establishment in France of the Comédie-Française, an Italian theatre and a state opera.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eWilliam D. Howarth (Edited by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521230131, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 5 June 1997\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e762 pages, 129 b\/w illus.\u003cbr\u003e23.6 x 15.8 x 4.2 cm, 1.465 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eReview of the hardback: 'Vibrant with life and movement, and offering a wealth of factual detail on costs, costumes, scenery, stage design and special effects, and abundant anecdotal evidence about the trials and tribulations of an actor's life, this documentary history will be much appreciated by the teachers and students for whom it is intended.' New Theatre Quarterly\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThis 1997 book covers the period which saw the establishment in France of a centralized official theatre - not only the Comédie-Française (the first 'national' theatre), but an Italian theatre and a state opera; the often subversive independent theatres are also discussed. Nearly 1,000 documents deal with censorship and other aspects of external control, company management, the acting profession, dramatic theory and criticism, theatre architecture, settings and costumes, audience composition and behaviour. Over 120 pictorial documents - architectural drawings, technical engravings, frontispieces, portraits, etc. - provide a visual dimension where relevant. A full linking narrative and a copious bibliography help to make this an important reference work and a valuable research tool.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eList of documents\u003cbr\u003e General editors' preface\u003cbr\u003e Editor's preface\u003cbr\u003e Historical references and glossary\u003cbr\u003e Abbreviations\u003cbr\u003e Introduction\u003cbr\u003e Part I. 1550–1630 Christopher Smith: 1. Documents of control\u003cbr\u003e 2. Humanist drama\u003cbr\u003e 3. Theatre in Paris\u003cbr\u003e 4. Theatre in the provinces\u003cbr\u003e 5. Theatre at court\u003cbr\u003e Part II. 1630–80 Edward Forman, Michael O'Regan and William D. Howarth: 6. Documents of control\u003cbr\u003e 7. Playhouses and companies\u003cbr\u003e 8. Actors and acting\u003cbr\u003e 9. Mise-en-scène and costume\u003cbr\u003e 10. Audiences\u003cbr\u003e 11. Authors and their critics\u003cbr\u003e Part III. 1680–1715 Jan Clarke\u003cbr\u003e 12. Documents of control\u003cbr\u003e 13. Company documents\u003cbr\u003e 14. Playhouses\u003cbr\u003e 15. The play in rehearsal and performance\u003cbr\u003e 16. Audiences\u003cbr\u003e 17. Provincial and amateur theatre\u003cbr\u003e 18. The morality debate\u003cbr\u003e Part IV. 1715–91 John Golder and William D. Howarth: 19. Documents of control\u003cbr\u003e 20. Company administration\u003cbr\u003e 21. Theatre architecture\u003cbr\u003e 22. Stage presentation\u003cbr\u003e 23. Actors and acting\u003cbr\u003e 24. Audiences, critics and the eighteenth-century repertoire\u003cbr\u003e 25. Censorship and the morality debate\u003cbr\u003e 26. Independent, provincial and private theatres\u003cbr\u003e 27. Actors and authors\u003cbr\u003e the end of the ancien régime\u003cbr\u003e Bibliography.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Theatre studies [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Theatre studies\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Theatre%20studies%20%5BAN%5D%22\"\u003eAN\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":46005568569624,"sku":"9780521230131","price":202.59,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521230131i_7ce4f3c9-7d87-4f57-a028-76af7158007b.jpg?v=1691374021","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/french-theatre-in-the-neo-classical-era-1550-1789-hardback-9780521230131","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}