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Eighteenth-Century French Plays
Hardcover
Literary CriticismFiction AnthologiesPlays
ISBN13: 9781025624341
Publisher: Tradd Street Press
Published: Feb 14 2026
Pages: 586
Weight: 2.18
Height: 1.25 Width: 6.14 Depth: 9.21
Language: English
Eighteenth-Century French Plays is a comprehensive anthology that captures the artistic and intellectual vitality of the French stage during a century of profound cultural transformation. This collection brings together a curated selection of dramatic works that reflect the evolution of French theater from the formal structures of neoclassicism to the innovative social satires and sentimental dramas of the Enlightenment.
The volume showcases the breadth of the period's output, including celebrated comedies of manners and poignant tragedies that occupied the center of Parisian cultural life. These plays explore themes of social hierarchy, reason, and the human condition, offering a vivid window into the debates and aesthetics of the 1700s. As the theater served as a primary venue for public discourse, these works provide essential insight into the shifts in sentiment and philosophy that preceded the French Revolution.
Compiled for students and enthusiasts of European literature alike, Eighteenth-Century French Plays serves as a vital record of a golden age of dramatic writing. It highlights the enduring influence of French playwrights on the global stage and preserves the wit, eloquence, and dramatic tension that defined an era of unparalleled theatrical achievement.
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