Cultural History of Theatre in the Age of Enlightenment, Paperback by Leon, M...

Description: Cultural History of Theatre in the Age of Enlightenment, Paperback by Leon, Mechele (EDT), ISBN 1350277703, ISBN-13 9781350277700, Like New Used, Free shipping in the US

French philosopher Jean-Jacques Rousseau wrote, the general effect of the theatre is to strengthen the national character to augment the national inclinations, and to give a new energy to all the passions. During the Enlightenment, the advancement of radical ideas along with the emergence of the bourgeois class contributed to a renewed interest in theatres efficacy, informed by philosophy yet on behalf of politics. While the 18th century saw a growing desire to define the unique and specific features of a nations drama, and audiences demanded more realistic portrayals of humanity, theatre is also implicated in this age of revolutions. A Cultural History of Theatre in the Age of Enlightenment examines these intersections, informed by the writings of key 18th-century philosophers.

Richly illustrated with 45 images, the ten chapters each take a different theme as their focus: institutional frameworks; social functions; sexuality and gender; the environment of theatre; circulation; interpretations; communities of production; repertoire and genres; technologies of performance; and knowledge transmission.

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