The First Frame: Theatre Space in Enlightenment France

ISBN-13: 9781107437401 / Angielski / Miękka / 2017 / 300 str.

Pannill Camp

Opis

A unique account of the way architects, dramatists, and philosophers transformed theatre space in the eighteenth century.

Recenzje

'… his innovative approach and finely marshalled erudition make this sophisticated study of great value to those interested in European theatre history.' Thomas Wynn, French Studies

Spis treści

Introduction: the 'first frame' of Enlightenment theatre space; 1. The divided scene of theatre space in the Neo-classical era; 2. The theatrical frame in French Neo-classical dramatic theory; 3. Enlightenment spectators and the theatre of experiment; 4. Theatre architecture reform and the spectator as sense function; 5. Optics and stage space in Enlightenment theatre design; Epilogue: modern spectatorial consciousness; Appendix: dedicated public theatres built in France, 1752–90.