The First Frame: Theatre Space in Enlightenment France

Author:   Pannill Camp (Washington University, St Louis)
Publisher:   Cambridge University Press
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9781107437401


Pages:   300
Publication Date:   14 December 2017
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Author:   Pannill Camp (Washington University, St Louis)
Publisher:   Cambridge University Press
Imprint:   Cambridge University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.00cm , Height: 1.70cm , Length: 22.80cm
Weight:   0.460kg
ISBN:  

9781107437401


ISBN 10:   1107437407
Pages:   300
Publication Date:   14 December 2017
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Introduction: the 'first frame' of Enlightenment theatre space; 1. The divided scene of theatre space in the Neo-classical era; 2. The theatrical frame in French Neo-classical dramatic theory; 3. Enlightenment spectators and the theatre of experiment; 4. Theatre architecture reform and the spectator as sense function; 5. Optics and stage space in Enlightenment theatre design; Epilogue: modern spectatorial consciousness; Appendix: dedicated public theatres built in France, 1752–90.

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'... his innovative approach and finely marshalled erudition make this sophisticated study of great value to those interested in European theatre history.' Thomas Wynn, French Studies '... his innovative approach and finely marshalled erudition make this sophisticated study of great value to those interested in European theatre history.' Thomas Wynn, French Studies


'… his innovative approach and finely marshalled erudition make this sophisticated study of great value to those interested in European theatre history.' Thomas Wynn, French Studies


'... his innovative approach and finely marshalled erudition make this sophisticated study of great value to those interested in European theatre history.' Thomas Wynn, French Studies


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Pannill Camp is Assistant Professor of Drama at Washington University, St Louis. His research examines points of intersection between theatre history and the history of philosophy, especially in eighteenth-century France. Before joining the faculty of Washington University, he was a postdoctoral fellow at the Humanities Center at Harvard University, Massachusetts and taught in Harvard's Department of the History of Art and Architecture. At Brown University, Rhode Island, he won the Joukowski Family Foundation's Award for Outstanding Dissertation in the Humanities, and the Weston Award for theatre directing. His work has been published in journals including Theatre Journal, Performance Research, the Journal for Eighteenth-Century Studies, and the Journal of Dramatic Theory and Criticism.

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