Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Introduction 1
4. PART I. Theater as Justice
5. Chapter 1. Fixing the Law: Reenactment in Diderot’s Fils naturel 23
6. Chapter 2. The Many Faces of Aristophanes: The Rise of a Judicial Theater 49
7. PART II. Justice as Theater
8. Chapter 3. Players at the Bar: The Birth of the Modern Lawyer 89
9. Chapter 4. Judges, Spectators, and Theatrocracy 122
10. Chapter 5. From Parterre to Pater: Dreaming of Domestic Tribunals 152
11. PART III. The Revolution’s Performance of Justice
12. Chapter 6. Performing Justice in the Early Years of the Revolution 191
13. Chapter 7. The Curtain Falls on Judicial Theater and Theatrical Justice 226
14. Notes 263
15. Bibliography 301
16. Index 315
17. Acknowledgments 329