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This 1997 work covers the period which saw the establishment in France of the Comédie-Française, an Italian theatre and a state opera.
List of contents
List of documents; General editors' preface; Editor's preface; Historical references and glossary; Abbreviations; Introduction; Part I. 1550-1630 Christopher Smith: 1. Documents of control; 2. Humanist drama; 3. Theatre in Paris; 4. Theatre in the provinces; 5. Theatre at court; Part II. 1630-80 Edward Forman, Michael O'Regan and William D. Howarth: 6. Documents of control; 7. Playhouses and companies; 8. Actors and acting; 9. Mise-en-scène and costume; 10. Audiences; 11. Authors and their critics; Part III. 1680-1715 Jan Clarke; 12. Documents of control; 13. Company documents; 14. Playhouses; 15. The play in rehearsal and performance; 16. Audiences; 17. Provincial and amateur theatre; 18. The morality debate; Part IV. 1715-91 John Golder and William D. Howarth: 19. Documents of control; 20. Company administration; 21. Theatre architecture; 22. Stage presentation; 23. Actors and acting; 24. Audiences, critics and the eighteenth-century repertoire; 25. Censorship and the morality debate; 26. Independent, provincial and private theatres; 27. Actors and authors; the end of the ancien régime; Bibliography.
Summary
This 1997 volume covers the period which saw the establishment in France of the Comédie-Française, an Italian theatre and a state opera. Over 120 pictorial documents provide a visual dimension. The substantial bibliography helps to make this an important reference work.
