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Download or read book 'Divine Thalie' written by Judith Curtis and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: By convention, the likely end of the career of an eighteenth-century actress was marriage, the convent or the gutter. Jeanne Quinault used her talents to shape a most unconventional life. Despite her provincial origins, she was a favourite for over twenty years at the Comédie-Française and also carved an identity for herself in literary and salon life. Jeanne Quinault's role as organizer of the société badine, called the Bout-du-Banc, is what has attracted the most interest, but historians have not generally recognized in her a salonnière as devoted to benevolence and mentorship as her wealthier and better-born contemporaries. From the time of her depiction in the pseudo-memoirs of Mme d'Épinay, the story has been distorted and errors have been handed down. This study offers a fresh assessment of her friendships with Caylus, Piron, Duclos, Maurepas and many other prominent individuals. In the theatrical sphere, Mlle Quinault promoted the development of sentimental comedy, sponsored both authors and actors, and participated in the creation of a number of works, including those of Françoise de Graffigny. Another client was Voltaire, whose letters shed light on the interplay between writers and performers. On a broader scale, the story of Jeanne Quinault is also that of the large acting family to which she belonged and of their aspiration to acceptance in polite society. Drawing on archival resources and unpublished collections of letters, this work offers readers the first detailed study of the actress and her circle.
Download or read book 'Divine Thalie' written by Judith Curtis and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 229 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Divine Substance by : Christopher Stead
Download or read book Divine Substance written by Christopher Stead and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 1977 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This title, by Christopher Stead, explores the wide ranging topic of divine substance.
Book Synopsis Women on the Stage in Early Modern France by : Virginia Scott
Download or read book Women on the Stage in Early Modern France written by Virginia Scott and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2010-07-08 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Focusing on actresses in France during the early modern period, Virginia Scott examines how the stereotype of the actress has been constructed. The study then moves beyond that stereotype to detail the reality of the personal and artistic lives of women on the French stage, from the almost unknown Marie Ferré - who signed a contract for 12 livres a year in 1545 to perform the 'antiquailles de Rome or other histories, moralities, farces, and acrobatics' in the provinces - to the queens of the eighteenth-century Paris stage, whose 'adventures' have overshadowed their artistic triumphs. The book also investigates the ways in which actresses made invaluable contributions to the development of the French theatre in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, and looks at the 'afterlives' of such women as Armande Béjart, Marquise Du Parc, Charlotte Desmares, Adrienne Lecouvreur, and Hippolyte Clairon in biographies, plays, and films.
Download or read book Pindar written by Pindar and published by . This book was released on 1864 with total page 340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Historical Dictionary of French Theater by : Edward Forman
Download or read book Historical Dictionary of French Theater written by Edward Forman and published by Scarecrow Press. This book was released on 2010-04-27 with total page 337 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The term "French theater" evokes most immediately the glories of the classical period and the peculiarities of the Theater of the Absurd. It has given us the works of Corneille, Racine, and Moliere. In the Romantic era there was Alexander Dumas and surrealist works of Alfred Jarry, and then the Theater of the Absurd erupted in rationalistic France with Samuel Beckett, Eugene Ionesco, and Jean-Paul Sartre. The Historical Dictionary of French Theater relates the history of the French theater through a chronology, introduction, bibliography, and over 400 cross-referenced dictionary entries on authors, trends, genres, concepts, and literary and historical developments that played a central role in the evolution of French theater.
Book Synopsis A Catalogue of the Library of an Eminent Divine, Deceased; and Several Valuable Collections of Books, Recently Purchased: ... Now Selling, for Ready Money, Remarkably Cheap, by Shepperson and Reynolds, Booksellers, No. 137, Oxford Street. ... by : Shepperson and Reynolds
Download or read book A Catalogue of the Library of an Eminent Divine, Deceased; and Several Valuable Collections of Books, Recently Purchased: ... Now Selling, for Ready Money, Remarkably Cheap, by Shepperson and Reynolds, Booksellers, No. 137, Oxford Street. ... written by Shepperson and Reynolds and published by . This book was released on 1789 with total page 528 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis A History of Women's Political Thought in Europe, 1700–1800 by : Karen Green
Download or read book A History of Women's Political Thought in Europe, 1700–1800 written by Karen Green and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2014-12-04 with total page 315 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: During the eighteenth century, elite women participated in the philosophical, scientific, and political controversies that resulted in the overthrow of monarchy, the reconceptualisation of marriage, and the emergence of modern, democratic institutions. In this comprehensive study, Karen Green outlines and discusses the ideas and arguments of these women, exploring the development of their distinctive and contrasting political positions, and their engagement with the works of political thinkers such as Hobbes, Locke, Mandeville and Rousseau. Her exploration ranges across Europe from England through France, Italy, Germany and Russia, and discusses thinkers including Mary Astell, Emilie Du Châtelet, Luise Kulmus-Gottsched and Elisabetta Caminer Turra. This study demonstrates the depth of women's contributions to eighteenth-century political debates, recovering their historical significance and deepening our understanding of this period in intellectual history. It will provide an essential resource for readers in political philosophy, political theory, intellectual history, and women's studies.
Book Synopsis Hello, My Name Is... by : Jeff Truman
Download or read book Hello, My Name Is... written by Jeff Truman and published by Harvard Common Press. This book was released on 2005-06-06 with total page 567 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fun and inspired guide to baby names.
Book Synopsis Theatre History Studies 2009, Vol. 29 by : Rhona Justice-Malloy
Download or read book Theatre History Studies 2009, Vol. 29 written by Rhona Justice-Malloy and published by University of Alabama Press. This book was released on 2009-08-09 with total page 269 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Theatre History Studies is a peer-reviewed journal of theatre history and scholarship published annually since 1981 by the Mid-American Theatre Conference (MATC), a regional body devoted to theatre scholarship and practice. The purpose of MATC is to unite people and organizations in their region with an interest in theatre and to promote the growth and development of all forms of theatre.
Download or read book Odes written by Pindarus and published by . This book was released on 1830 with total page 348 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Book Synopsis Sourcebook in the Mathematics of Ancient Greece and the Eastern Mediterranean by : Victor J. Katz
Download or read book Sourcebook in the Mathematics of Ancient Greece and the Eastern Mediterranean written by Victor J. Katz and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2024-09-17 with total page 720 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "In recent decades, there has been extensive research on Greek mathematics that has considerably enlarged the scope of this area of inquiry. Traditionally, "Greek mathematics" has referred to the axiomatic work of Archimedes, Apollonius, and others in the first three centuries BCE. However, there is a wide body of mathematical work that appeared in the eastern Mediterranean during the time it was under Greek influence (from approximately 400 BCE to 600 CE), which remains under-explored in the existing scholarship. This sourcebook provides an updated look at Greek mathematics, bringing together classic Greek texts with material from lesser-known authors, as well as newly uncovered texts that have been omitted in previous scholarship. The book adopts a broad scope in defining mathematical practice, and as such, includes fields such as music, optics, and architecture. It includes important sources written in languages other than Greek in the eastern Mediterranean area during the period from 400 BCE to 600 CE, which show some influence from Greek culture. It also includes passages that highlight the important role mathematics played in philosophy, pedagogy, and popular culture. The book is organized topically; chapters include arithmetic, plane geometry, astronomy, and philosophy, literature, and education. Within each chapter, the (translated) texts are organized chronologically. The book weaves together ancient commentary on classic Greek works with the works themselves to show how the understanding of mathematical ideas changed over the centuries"--
Book Synopsis Proceedings in the City of Lowell at the Semi-centennial Celebration of the Incorporation of the Town of Lowell. March 1st, 1876 by :
Download or read book Proceedings in the City of Lowell at the Semi-centennial Celebration of the Incorporation of the Town of Lowell. March 1st, 1876 written by and published by . This book was released on 1876 with total page 182 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis A Foreigner's Opinion of England, Englishmen, Englishwomen, English Manners, English Morals ... and a Variety of Other Interesting Subjects by : Christian August Gottlieb Göde
Download or read book A Foreigner's Opinion of England, Englishmen, Englishwomen, English Manners, English Morals ... and a Variety of Other Interesting Subjects written by Christian August Gottlieb Göde and published by . This book was released on 1822 with total page 454 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Pindar, tr. by C.A. Wheelwright by : Pindarus
Download or read book Pindar, tr. by C.A. Wheelwright written by Pindarus and published by . This book was released on 1830 with total page 354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Poems Between Women by : Emma Donoghue
Download or read book Poems Between Women written by Emma Donoghue and published by Columbia University Press. This book was released on 1997 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Emma Donoghue illustrates the ways in which women present their affections for each other, as childhood playmates, romantic friends, and lovers. With poems by over 100 women from all over the world, "Poems Between Women" collects four centuries of poetry between women writing in English. They are married and single, young and old, lesbian, heterosexual, or romantic friends, whose words reveal a wide range of experiences and emotions, but also chart the evolution of women's poetic expression.
