2. A New Political Aesthetic: Public Opinion and the Birth of the Modern Political Audience

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Acknowledgments vii
4. Introduction 1
5. I: THE REVOLUTION IN REPRESENTATION
6. Prologue. A Parable: The Revolution in Theatrical Representation 17
7. I. Embodiment: Concrete Re-presentation in Premodern France 29
8. 2. A New Political Aesthetic: Public Opinion and the Birth of the Modern Political Audience 52
9. Entr'acte. Public Opinion and the Theater 81
10. 3. The Resurrection and Refashioning of the Estates General 91
11. 4. Praxis: The Birth of the National Assembly and the Death of the Binding Mandate 124
12. II: REPRESENTATION IN THE REVOLUTION
13. 5. Metissage: The Merging of Theater and Politics in Revolutionary France 167
14. 6. Theater Critics: Reactions to Actors on the Political Stage 197
15. 7. The Fear and Ridicule of Revolutionary Representations 228
16. 8. Breaching the Fourth: Wall Spectators Storm the Stage, Actors Invade the Audience 258
17. Conclusion 295
18. Notes 301
19. Index 343