French Tragedy in the Reign of Louis XVI: And the Early Years of the French Revolution, 1774-1792 |
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... praised the style . The Mémoires secrets 49 noted on July 12 , 1786 , that a Virginie had appeared in a list of plays to be acted at Fontainebleau in the autumn of 1785 , and that La Harpe had denied that he had written it . On August ...
... praised the style . The Mémoires secrets 49 noted on July 12 , 1786 , that a Virginie had appeared in a list of plays to be acted at Fontainebleau in the autumn of 1785 , and that La Harpe had denied that he had written it . On August ...
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... praised the acting of Molé and found Vanhove , as Tiberius , less out of place than might have been expected . The Mémoires secrets 10 declared the play very defective , but praised the presentation of the emperor . 9 The romantic ...
... praised the acting of Molé and found Vanhove , as Tiberius , less out of place than might have been expected . The Mémoires secrets 10 declared the play very defective , but praised the presentation of the emperor . 9 The romantic ...
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... praises the high morality of the play , its " beaux vers , " the picture of Baville's cruelty in Languedoc , the praise of Voltaire , and the conduct of Calas . The Mercure 22 was less enthusiastic . The writer praised the passages on ...
... praises the high morality of the play , its " beaux vers , " the picture of Baville's cruelty in Languedoc , the praise of Voltaire , and the conduct of Calas . The Mercure 22 was less enthusiastic . The writer praised the passages on ...
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Tragedy in the New Theater April 1782June 1789 | 85 |
MarieJoseph Chénier and J L Laya 17861792 | 105 |
CharlesPhilippe Ronsin and VincentAntoine Arnault | 119 |
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