RT Book T1 Laughing matters: farce and the making of absolutism in France A1 Beam, Sara LA English PP Ithaca, N.Y. u.a. PB Cornell Univ. Press YR 2007 ED 1. publ. UL https://ixtheo.de/Record/526466308 AB 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 NO Formerly CIP NO Includes bibliographical references and index CN a SN 0-8014-4560-4 SN 978-0-8014-4560-6 K1 French farces : History and criticism K1 French drama : 16th century : History and criticism K1 French drama : 17th century : History and criticism K1 Theater : Political aspects : France : History : 16th century K1 Theater : Political aspects : France : History : 17th century