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Yale French Studies, Number 130: Guilty Pleasures: Theater, Piety, and Immorality in Seventeenth-Century France
Joseph Harris
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Description for Yale French Studies, Number 130: Guilty Pleasures: Theater, Piety, and Immorality in Seventeenth-Century France
Paperback. The latest volume of the Yale French Studies Series reexamines the vexed relationship between the theater and contemporary conceptions of morality in seventeenth-century France Editor(s): Harris, Joseph; Prest, Julia. Series: Yale French Studies. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 2ADF; 3JD; AN; DSBD; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 10. Weight in Grams: 227.
The latest volume of the Yale French Studies Series reexamines the vexed relationship between the theater and contemporary conceptions of morality in seventeenth-century France
Although the Catholic Church condemned the power of plays to stir up compelling and irresistible passions, theater flourished in seventeenth-century France, making it the era’s archetypal guilty pleasure. Bringing together specialists on theater and early modern culture from the United States, Britain, and France, the editors approach the intersections of morality, theater, guilt, and pleasure from a variety of perspectives. Individually and collectively, the articles in this volume juxtapose theoretical debates with case studies ... Read more
The latest volume of the Yale French Studies Series reexamines the vexed relationship between the theater and contemporary conceptions of morality in seventeenth-century France
Although the Catholic Church condemned the power of plays to stir up compelling and irresistible passions, theater flourished in seventeenth-century France, making it the era’s archetypal guilty pleasure. Bringing together specialists on theater and early modern culture from the United States, Britain, and France, the editors approach the intersections of morality, theater, guilt, and pleasure from a variety of perspectives. Individually and collectively, the articles in this volume juxtapose theoretical debates with case studies ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Yale University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Series
Yale French Studies
Condition
New
Number of Pages
160
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780300221633
SKU
V9780300221633
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About Joseph Harris
Joseph Harris is reader in early modern studies at Royal Holloway, University of London. He lives in Oxford, U.K. Julia Prest is reader in early modern French at the University of St. Andrews. She lives in St. Andrews, UK.
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