Title: The French stage and playhouse in the XVIIth century : a study in the advent of the Italian order /
Authors: Lawrenson, T. E. 1918-1982.; Lawrenson, T. E. 1918-1982.
Publisher: AMS Press,
Year: 1986
Subjects: Theaters Stage-setting and scenery; Theaters France.; Theaters Italy.; Theater France History
Contents: T. E. Lawrenson: Publications and Theatrical Activity -- Chapter One: Origins Ancient And Modern -- The Greek and Roman Theaters -- The Auditorium -- The Orchestra -- The Skené -- Machines -- Vltruvius and the Renaissance Theaters in Italy -- The Italian Baroque Theater -- Scena Versatilis -- Scena Ductilis -- Movement -- The Auditorium -- Chapter Two: Mystery Stage and Street Theater -- The Mystery Stage -- Royal Entry and Street Theater -- Chapter Three: The Terentian Stage and Renaissance Tragedy and Comedy -- The Arcade Screen -- Renaissance Performance -- Chapter Four: Vitruvius Formalized -- Iconography -- Edition -- Transmission -- The Academy -- Material Obstacles -- Chapter Five: Atrophy -- The Early Hôtel de Bourgogne Style -- Definition of Place -- The Italian Order at the Hôtel de Bourgogne -- Perspective -- Parallelism -- Machinery -- Second Period of the Mémoire -- Third Period of the Mémoire -- The Italians -- Chapter Six: Hypertrophy -- The Theorists of Perspective -- The Practice of Perspective -- The Proscenium Arch -- The Proscenium Arch Curtain -- Machines and Scene Change -- The Baroque Aesthetic -- Chapter Seven: The Rectangle and the Auditorium -- The Amphitheater -- The Hôtel de Bourgogne -- The Marais -- The Petit Bourbon -- The Palais Royal -- The Gracht -- The Salle des Machines -- The Versailles Projects -- The Jeu de Paume de l'Etoile