{"product_id":"theatre-and-state-in-france-1760-1905-paperback-9780521034722","title":"Theatre and State in France, 1760-1905 (Paperback \/ softback) 9780521034722","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eTheatre and State in France, 1760-1905\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eRelations between theatre and state were seldom more fraught in France than in this period. F. W. J. Hemmings traces the vicissitudes of this perennial conflict.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eFrederic William John Hemmings (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521034722, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 14 December 2006\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e300 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.8 x 15.2 x 1.7 cm, 0.457 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e'An extremely readable and absorbing account of a protracted campaign for the freedom of the stage.' Theatre Scotland\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eRelations between theatre and state were seldom more fraught in France than in the latter part of the eighteenth and during the nineteenth century. The unique attraction of the theatre, the sole source of mass entertainment over the period, accounts in part for this: successive governments could not ignore these large nightly gatherings, viewing them with distrust and attempting to control them by every kind of device, from censorship of plays to the licensing of playhouses. In his illuminating study, F. W. J. Hemmings traces the vicissitudes of this perennial conflict, which began with the rise of the small independent boulevard theatres in the 1760s and eventually petered out in 1905 with the abandonment of censorship by the state. There are separate chapters on the provincial theatre, while the French Revolution is given particularly detailed attention. This work, complementing his earlier book The Theatre Industry in Nineteenth-Century France, will be of interest to students of theatre history, French studies and European culture in general.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eChronology\u003cbr\u003e Introduction\u003cbr\u003e 1. The royal theatres of the ancien régime\u003cbr\u003e 2. The rise of the commercial theatre\u003cbr\u003e 3. Dramatic censorship down to its abolition\u003cbr\u003e 4. The liberation of the theatres\u003cbr\u003e 5. The royal theatres under the Revolution\u003cbr\u003e 6. The theatre in the service of the Republic\u003cbr\u003e 7. Re-establishment of the state theatres\u003cbr\u003e 8. Curbs on the commercial sector\u003cbr\u003e 9. Politics and the pit\u003cbr\u003e 10. The theatre in the provinces\u003cbr\u003e 11. The licensing sytem, 1814–1864\u003cbr\u003e 12. The state-supported theatres in the nineteenth century\u003cbr\u003e 13. The theatre in crisis: competition from the café-concert\u003cbr\u003e 14. Dramatic censorship in the nineteenth century\u003cbr\u003e 15. The private sector\u003cbr\u003e Notes\u003cbr\u003e Bibliography\u003cbr\u003e Guide to further reading\u003cbr\u003e Index.\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":46004763558168,"sku":"9780521034722","price":33.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521034722i_ed01d895-8e2a-42a5-ba92-883f0b9d16e9.jpg?v=1694968265","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/theatre-and-state-in-france-1760-1905-paperback-9780521034722","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}