General Catalogue of Printed Books


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Theatre and State in France, 1760-1905


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Relations between theatre and state were seldom more fraught in France than in this period. F. W. J. Hemmings traces the vicissitudes of this perennial conflict.




The Nation's Image


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Professor Fulcher argues that French grand opera was a subtly used tool of the state.







Old Hatreds and Young Hopes


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In showing why the Carbonari conspiracy developed and how it was handled, the author has illuminated the workings of the political system of the Restoration--the structure and organization of its administration and political police and the operation of political justice in its courts.




The Colleen Bawn


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Reproduction of the original: The Colleen Bawn by Dion Boucicault




The Urbanization of Opera


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Why do so many operas end in suicide, murder, and death? Why do many characters in large-scale operas exhibit neurotic behaviors worthy of psychoanalysis? Why are the legendary grands operas - much celebrated in their time - so seldom performed today?