Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Preface ix
4. Acknowledgments xix
5. PASSING JUDGMENT 1
6. Introduction 3
7. 1. The Critique of Le Cid: Richelieu, Royal Judgment, and the Rules 14
8. 2. Failed Judgments, Thwarted Justice: Alexandre Hardy’s Scédase ou l’hospitalité violée 46
9. 3. The Ceremony Unravels: Tragedy’s Comedic Turn 72
10. 4. Learning from Experience: On Corneille and Coherence 99
11. 5. Corneille’s Cinna and Rotrou’s Crisante : A Search for the Emperor’s Judgment 131
12. 6. Racine and Royal Fathers of Injustice – Mithridate and Phèdre 173
13. Conclusion 201
14. Notes 205
15. Bibliography 243
16. Index 255