Staging Civilization (eBook)

A Transnational History of French Theater in Eighteenth-Century Europe

Rahul Markovits (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2021
378 Seiten
University of Virginia Press (Verlag)
978-0-8139-4555-2 (ISBN)

Infos

Eighteenth-century France is understood to have been the dominant cultural power on that era's international scene. Considering the emblematic case of the theater, Rahul Markovits goes beyond the idea of "e;French Europe"e; to offer a serious consideration of the intentions and goals of those involved in making this so. Drawing on extensive archival research, Staging Civilization reveals that between 1670 and 1815 at least twenty-seven European cities hosted resident theater troupes composed of French actors and singers who performed French-language repertory. By examining the presence of French companies of actors in a wide set of courts and cities throughout Europe, Markovits uncovers the complex mechanisms underpinning the dissemination of French culture. The book ultimately offers a revisionist account of the traditional Europe francaise thesis, engaging topics such as transnational labor history, early-modern court culture and republicanism, soft power, and cultural imperialism.

Autoren

lt;p>Jane Marie Todd has translated more than eighty books for trade and university presses, including Olivier Wieviorka’s The French Resistance.

Rahul Markovits is Associate Professor of History at the École Normale Supérieure and author of Civiliser l’Europe: Politiques du théâtre français au XVIIIe siècle.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 7.7.2021
• Übersetzer: Jane Marie Todd
• Vorwort: David A. Bell
• Zusatzinfo: 8 b&w illus., 4 tables
• Verlagsort: Charlottesville
• Sprache: englisch
• Maße: 160 x 160 mm
• Themenwelt: Literatur ► Lyrik / Dramatik ► Dramatik / Theater
• Themenwelt: Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Theater / Ballett
• Themenwelt: Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► Neuzeit (bis 1918)
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Anglistik / Amerikanistik
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Literaturwissenschaft
• Schlagworte: Archival Research • Cultural Hegemony • Drama • Labor • Migration • Walker Cowen Memorial Prize
• ISBN-10: 0-8139-4555-0 / 0813945550
• ISBN-13: 978-0-8139-4555-2 / 9780813945552