Reading Drama in Eighteenth-Century France

Author	: Thomas Wynn
Publisher	: Oxford University Press
Total Pages	: 273
Release	: 2024-02-06
ISBN-10	: 9780198895329
ISBN-13	: 0198895321
Rating	: 4/5 (321 Downloads)

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Download or read book Reading Drama in Eighteenth-Century France written by Thomas Wynn and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2024-02-06 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Thomas Wynn explores how plays were read in eighteenth-century France and, relatedly, the mode of closet drama: plays that were never performed within the playhouse. Drawing on queer theory, Wynn argues that eighteenth-century closet reading fostered disruptive pleasures that imparted another side to the period's 'théâtromanie'.

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