« Laws for laughing ! » : discours théorique et pratique thếâtrale sur la scène comique du XVIIIe siècle

This article aims to show the contradictions between the theoretical discourse on laughter in the 18th-century and the actual theatrical practice at the time. First it focuses on a major aspect of the debate on the regularity and legitimacy of comedy concerning the nature of the comic and the object...

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Main Authors: Marc Martinez, Marie-Claire Rouyer-Daney
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Société d'Etudes Anglo-Américaines des XVIIe et XVIIIe siècles 2013-12-01
Series:XVII-XVIII
Online Access:http://journals.openedition.org/1718/523