Laughing matters : farce and the making of absolutism in France / Sara Beam.

Author/creator Beam, Sara
Format Book
Publication InfoIthaca : Cornell University Press, 2007.
Descriptionx, 268 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Supplemental ContentTable of contents only
Subjects

Contents Farce, honor, and the bounds of satire -- The politics of farcical performance in Renaissance France -- The growing cost of laughter : Basoche and student performance -- Farce during the wars of religion -- Professional farceurs in Paris, 1600-1630 -- Absolutism and the marginalization of festive societies -- Jesuit theater : Christian civility and absolutism on the civic stage.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. [249]-257) and index.
LCCN 2006101254
ISBN9780801445606 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN0801445604 (cloth : alk. paper)

Availability

Library Location Call Number Status Item Actions
Joyner General Stacks PQ584.B43 2007 ✔ Available Place Hold