Reading Drama in Eighteenth-Century France |
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| Author:
| Wynn, Thomas |
| ISBN: | 978-0-19-889532-9 |
| Publication Date: | Apr 2024 |
| Publisher: | Oxford University Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | AUD $188.95 |
Book Description:
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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'.
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'.