Molière, the French Revolution, and the theatrical afterlife /

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From 1680 until the French Revolution, when legislation abolished restrictions on theatrical enterprise, a single theatre held sole proprietorship of Molière's works. After 1791, his plays were performed in new theatres all over Paris by new actors, before audiences new to his works. Both his...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Leon, Mechele, 1958- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Iowa City : University of Iowa Press, ©2009.
Series:Studies in theatre history and culture.
Subjects:
Molière, > 1622-1673 > Criticism and interpretation.
Molière, > 1622-1673
DRAMA > Continental European.
PERFORMING ARTS > Theater > History & Criticism.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Repertory: the popularity of Molière's plays
  • Performance: the "high/low" Molière
  • History: rewriting the story of Molière & Louis XIV
  • Function: retooling Molièrean laughter
  • Life: depicting Molière in biographical drama
  • Death: remembering Molière
  • Epilogue: the future of an afterlife.

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