Theatre and state in France, 1760-1905 /

Theatre and state in France, 1760-1905 /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Hemmings, F. W. J. (Frederick William John), 1920-
Imprint:	Cambridge [England] ; New York, NY, USA : Cambridge University Press, 1994.
Description:	xiii, 285 p. ; 24 cm.
Language:	English
Subject:	Theater and state -- France. Theater -- Censorship -- France. Theater -- France -- History -- 19th century Theater -- France -- History -- 18th century Theater. Theater and state. Theater -- Censorship. France. History.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/1641876

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ISBN:	0521450888 (hardback)
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (p. 260-270) and index.

Table of Contents:

Chronology
Introduction
1. The royal theatres of the ancien rFgime
2. The rise of the commercial theatre
3. Dramatic censorship down to its abolition
4. The liberation of the theatres
5. The royal theatres under the Revolution
6. The theatre in the service of the Republic
7. Re-establishment of the state theatres
8. Curbs on the commercial sector
9. Politics and the pit
10. The theatre in the provinces
11. The licensing sytem, 1814-1864
12. The state-supported theatres in the nineteenth century
13. The theatre in crisis: competition from the cafF-concert
14. Dramatic censorship in the nineteenth century
15. The private sector
Notes
Bibliography
Guide to further reading
Index