Passing judgment : the politics and poetics of sovereignty in French tragedy from Hardy to Racine / Hélène E. Bilis.

"The royal judge was an archetypal character in French tragedy during the 17th century. This figure impersonated the king by asserting his judicial authority and bringing order to an otherwise chaotic world. In Passing Judgment, Hélène Bilis examines how an overlooked character-type-the royal...

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Online Access: Full Text (via ProQuest)
Main Author: Bilis, Hélène (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Toronto ; Buffalo ; London : University of Toronto Press, [2016]
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