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Book SynopsisIn 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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Table of ContentsPREFACE 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
