TY - BOOK AU - Markovits,Rahul AU - Todd,Jane Marie TI - Staging civilization: a transnational history of French theater in eighteenth-century Europe T2 - Walker Cowen Memorial Prize SN - 9780813945552 AV - PN2044 .S734 2021 KW - Theater and state KW - France KW - History KW - 18th century KW - Theater KW - Electronic Books N1 - Translated from the original French into English; 2; Intro --; CONTENTS --; FOREWORD --; INTRODUCTION --; PART I: FRENCH THEATER AND THE EUROPEAN COURTS --; 1: The European Space of French Theater --; 2: A Europe-Wide Labor Market --; 3: Onstage --; 4: Behind the Scenes --; PART II: FROM THE ARMY THEATER TO CULTURAL IMPERIALISM --; 5: Gallantry and Soft Power --; 6: A Theater in Geneva? --; 7: Exporting Revolution? --; 8: Theater and Acculturation in the Annexed Departments --; EPILOGUE --; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS --; APPENDIX --; NOTES --; INDEX --; Recent Winners of the Walker Cowen Memorial Prize; 2; b N2 - "By examining the presence of French companies of actors in a wide set of courts and cities throughout Europe, this book uncovers the complex mechanisms underpinning the dissemination of French culture during the long eighteenth century"-- UR - https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=2661156&site=eds-live&custid=s3260518 ER -