French Literature Reviews - 2026
B. Louvat-Molozay and Fl. March (ed.), English and French Theatres (16th–18th Centuries): Contacts, Circulation, Influences
Theatre and Performance
Bibliographic reference: B. Louvat-Mozolay and Fl. March (ed.), Les Théâtres anglais et français (XVIe-XVIIIe siècle) - Contacts, circulation, influences, PUR, collection "Le Spectaculaire Arts de la scène", 2016. EAN13: 9782753549951.
Review published in Acta Fabula (January 2018, vol. 19, no. 1): Caroline Labrune, "Moving Beyond Cross-Channel Polemics: Towards a Dialectic of Anglo-French Theatre Relations in the Early Modern Period".
Béatrice Louvat-Mozolay and Florence March (ed.), English and French Theatres (16th–18th Centuries): Contacts, Circulation, Influences
Presses Universitaires de Rennes, coll. "Le Spectaculaire Arts de la scène", 2016.
316 p.
EAN 9782753549951
22.00 EUR
In their efforts to reinvent English theatre after 1600, playwrights drew extensively on the French classical repertoire for subjects and plots, actively engaging with and debating its aesthetic principles. A century later, the discovery of Shakespeare in France revolutionized both dramaturgy and acting styles. The circulation and appropriation of French and English models and repertoires took on complex and varied forms within a broad European framework.
Table of Contents:
- Theories and Practices of Performance and Reception
- Franco-English Crossroads
During the early modern period, the theatrical traditions of England and France engaged in exchanges that shaped the evolution of European drama. Playwrights and performers frequently looked across the Channel for inspiration, adapting foreign repertoires and engaging with competing aesthetic doctrines. Such cross-cultural encounters involved complex processes of translation, imitation, and critique, reflecting broader intellectual currents within European culture. Rather than developing in isolation, both national traditions continually redefined their practices through contact with the other's stages, acting styles, and theoretical frameworks.
This volume, edited by B. Louvat-Mozolay and Fl. March under the title Les Théâtres anglais et français (XVIe-XVIIIe siècle) - Contacts, circulation, influences, presents research on these Anglo-French theatrical relations from the sixteenth to the eighteenth century, examining topics such as performance theories, reception practices, and cross-channel crossroads. Readers interested in early modern European drama and comparative theatre history may find it relevant to their studies.