{"product_id":"9781472585752","title":"A Cultural History of Theatre in the Age of Enlightenment","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eA Cultural History of Theatre in the Age of Enlightenment\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrench philosopher Jean-Jacques Rousseau wrote, 'the general effect of the theatre is to strengthen the national character to augment the national inclinations, and to give a new energy to all the passions'. During the Enlightenment, the advancement of radical ideas along with the emergence of the bourgeois class contributed to a renewed interest in theatre's efficacy, informed by philosophy yet on behalf of politics. While the 18th century saw a growing desire to define the unique and specific features of a nation's drama, and audiences demanded more realistic portrayals of humanity, theatre is also implicated in this age of revolutions.\u003ci\u003e A Cultural History of Theatre in the Age of Enlightenment \u003c\/i\u003eexamines these intersections, informed by the writings of key 18th-century philosophers. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRichly illustrated with 45 images, the ten chapters each take a different theme as their focus: institutional frameworks; social functions; sexuality and gender; the environment of theatre; circulation; interpretations; communities of production; repertoire and genres; technologies of performance; and knowledge transmission.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9781472585752\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Methuen Drama","offers":[{"title":"Hardback","offer_id":40652217090254,"sku":"9781472585752","price":110.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/getimage_c1efe98d-7be4-4908-b788-f295a0f01836.jpg?v=1639274324","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9781472585752","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}