Staging Civilization

A Transnational History of French Theater in Eighteenth-Century Europe

Staging Civilization
Jane Marie Todd, Rahul Markovits
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30 Jun 2021 US
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9780813945545
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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 "French Europe" 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.
An English-language version of Markovits' s landmark study of eighteenth-century French theater will be welcomed by specialists in a number of fields and is an excellent addition to the impressive list of Cowen Prize winners, for which eighteenth-century scholars everywhere are grateful. --Jeffrey S. Ravel, MIT, author of The Contested Parterre: Public Theater and French Popular Culture, 1680-1791
Rahul Markovits is Associate Professor of History at the Ecole Normale Superieure and author of Civiliser l' Europe: Politiques du theatre francais au XVIIIe siecle. Jane Marie Todd has translated more than eighty books for trade and university presses, including Olivier Wieviorka' s The French Resistance.
Status: No local stock, title imported to order
ISBN-13: 9780813945545
Published: 30 Jun 2021
Published In: United States
Imprint: University of Virginia Press
Publisher: University of Virginia Press
Format: Hardback
Height: 235mm
Width: 156mm
Pages: 384

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