{"product_id":"eight-obscene-plays-from-the-french-erotic-theatre-of-the-18th-and-19th-centuries","title":"Eight Obscene Plays from the French Erotic Theatre of the 18th and 19th Centuries","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe eight obscene plays in this collection are notable examples of French erotic theatre from the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. The first series of five plays comes from the two-volume \u003cem\u003eLe Théâtre gaillard, revu et augmenté, 1776-1865\u003c\/em\u003e (\u003cem\u003eBawdy Theatre, revised and expanded, 1776-1865\u003c\/em\u003e): from volume one, the three-act comedy, \u003cem\u003eThe Bordello\u003c\/em\u003e, and the three-act verse tragedy, \u003cem\u003eVasta, Queen of Bordelleo\u003c\/em\u003e; from volume two, the one-act verse tragedy, \u003cem\u003eThe New Messaline\u003c\/em\u003e, the free-verse three-act comedy, \u003cem\u003eThe Pleasures of the Cloister\u003c\/em\u003e, and the one-act vaudeville (with songs), \u003cem\u003eThe Intrigue at the Brothel\u003c\/em\u003e. The remaining plays were found in \u003cem\u003eLe Théâtre Erotique de la rue de la Santé son histoire\u003c\/em\u003e (\u003cem\u003eThe Erotic Theatre in the street called la Santé its story\u003c\/em\u003e) (1864-1866): the three-act vaudeville, \u003cem\u003eDollar Sign\u003c\/em\u003e, the comedy of manners, \u003cem\u003eThe Games of Love and the Marketplace\u003c\/em\u003e, and the one-act comedy, \u003cem\u003eThe Grisette and the Student\u003c\/em\u003e. These three plays and \u003cem\u003eVasta\u003c\/em\u003e are the only works in this collection that appear to have been performed, and production details are included with the translations of the plays. The four other dramatic pieces, though intended for performance, were not produced (for reasons that will become apparent when reading the plays). Obscene plays offer an unapologetically coarse commodification of sex, though the reader will find that in several cases, the author found it necessary to defend his work by way of an apologetic introduction, or by distancing himself from the claims of authorship. Whatever the case, the social and sexual mores of France between 1730 and 1865 are inherently reflected in the sexual discourse of every play.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"None","offers":[{"title":"Couverture souple","offer_id":46412068126930,"sku":"9781629336701","price":32.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0655\/8980\/5233\/files\/1_52c582fe-b3a2-42ba-94fd-47a0d746272b.jpg?v=1764371160","url":"https:\/\/www.indigo.ca\/fr\/products\/eight-obscene-plays-from-the-french-erotic-theatre-of-the-18th-and-19th-centuries","provider":"Indigo","version":"1.0","type":"link"}