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In Passing Judgement, Hélène Bilis examines how an overlooked character-typethe royal judgeremained a constant of the tragic genre throughout the 17th century.

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"This book is an excellent addition to scholarship on both humanist and classical French theater." -- Brian Moots, Pittsburgh State University * Renaissance Quarterly *

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PREFACE INTRODUCTION CHAPTER 1: The Critique of Le Cid: Richelieu, Royal Judgment, and the Rules CHAPTER 2: Failed Judgments, Thwarted Justice: Alexandre Hardy's Scedase ou l'hospitalite violee CHAPTER 3: The Ceremony Unravels: Tragedy's Comedic Turn CHAPTER 4: Learning From Experience: On Corneille and Coherence CHAPTER 5: Corneille's Cinna and Rotrou's Crisante: A Search for the Emperor's Judgment CHAPTER 6: Racine and Royal Fathers of Injustice-Mithridate and Phedre CONCLUSION Note Bibliography Index

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      Publisher: University of Toronto Press
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 06/01/2016
      ISBN13: 9781487500269, 978-1487500269
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      Literary studies: plays and playwrights

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      In Passing Judgement, Hélène Bilis examines how an overlooked character-typethe royal judgeremained a constant of the tragic genre throughout the 17th century.

      Trade Review
      "This book is an excellent addition to scholarship on both humanist and classical French theater." -- Brian Moots, Pittsburgh State University * Renaissance Quarterly *

      Table of Contents
      PREFACE INTRODUCTION CHAPTER 1: The Critique of Le Cid: Richelieu, Royal Judgment, and the Rules CHAPTER 2: Failed Judgments, Thwarted Justice: Alexandre Hardy's Scedase ou l'hospitalite violee CHAPTER 3: The Ceremony Unravels: Tragedy's Comedic Turn CHAPTER 4: Learning From Experience: On Corneille and Coherence CHAPTER 5: Corneille's Cinna and Rotrou's Crisante: A Search for the Emperor's Judgment CHAPTER 6: Racine and Royal Fathers of Injustice-Mithridate and Phedre CONCLUSION Note Bibliography Index

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