Laughing matters: farce and the making of absolutism in France
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 so...
| Resumo: | 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 |
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| Descrição do item: | Formerly CIP Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Descrição Física: | X, 268 S., Ill., 25 cm |
| ISBN: | 0-8014-4560-4 978-0-8014-4560-6 |
