Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Acknowledgments vii
4. Chronology of Italian Theatre, 1600–1800 ix
5. Introduction 1
6. 1. How Theatre Invents the Public Sphere 16
7. 2. The Privileged Visibility of the Viewer 44
8. 3. The Politics of Spectatorship 69
9. 4. Public Emotions and Emotional Publics 91
10. 5. Playwrights Fight Back 115
11. 6. Liberty and the Audience 142
12. Epilogue 177
13. Notes 185
14. Bibliography 225
15. Index 251