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Staging civilization : a transnational history of French theater in eighteenth-century Europe /
"By examining the presence of French companies of actors in a wide set of courts and cities throughout Europe, this book uncovers the complex mechanisms underpinning the dissemination of French culture during the long eighteenth century"--
| Call Number: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | Inglés Francés |
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Charlottesville :
University of Virginia Press,
2021.
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| Series: | Walker Cowen Memorial Prize.
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| Online Access: | Texto completo |
Table of Contents:
- Intro
- CONTENTS
- FOREWORD
- INTRODUCTION
- PART I: FRENCH THEATER AND THE EUROPEAN COURTS
- 1: The European Space of French Theater
- 2: A Europe-Wide Labor Market
- 3: Onstage
- 4: Behind the Scenes
- PART II: FROM THE ARMY THEATER TO CULTURAL IMPERIALISM
- 5: Gallantry and Soft Power
- 6: A Theater in Geneva?
- 7: Exporting Revolution?
- 8: Theater and Acculturation in the Annexed Departments
- EPILOGUE
- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
- APPENDIX
- NOTES
- INDEX
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