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

Author/creator Beam, Sara
Other author American Council of Learned Societies.
Format Electronic
Publication InfoIthaca : Cornell University Press,
Descriptionx, 268 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
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Subjects
French farces--History and criticism.
French drama--16th century. --History and criticism.
French drama--17th century. --History and criticism.
Theater--Political aspects. --France. --History. --16th century.
Theater--Political aspects. --France. --History. --17th century.

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.
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Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2006101254
ISBN9780801445606 (cloth : alk. paper)

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