Yale French Studies, Number 130: Guilty Pleasures: Theater, Piety, And Immorality In Seventeenth-century France
EditorJoseph Harris, Julia Prest


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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 of actual dramatic practice.
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 of actual dramatic practice.
Title:Yale French Studies, Number 130: Guilty Pleasures: Theater, Piety, And Immorality In Seventeenth-century France
Format:Paperback
Product dimensions:160 pages, 9.25 X 6.13 X 0.43 in
Shipping dimensions:160 pages, 9.25 X 6.13 X 0.43 in
Published:January 10, 2017
Publisher:Yale University Press
Language:English
Appropriate for ages:All ages
ISBN - 13:9780300221633