Marandet Collection of French Plays
Over 300 years of forgotten play scripts dating from major moments in history.
An archive of French theatre scripts from the 18th and 19th centuries, originally amassed by the French actor and playwright Amédée Marandet, and offering an insight into popular drama in France during key times of change and upheaval within the country.
The late 18th century was a period of revolutionary change and warfare, during which France became a republic. The Napoleonic era followed – when the country sought to impress its military might on the world at large and was ruled by the self-proclaimed Emperor of France, Napoleon Bonaparte.
How can this collection be used in teaching, studying and research?
The collection of plays is a rich resource for those studying, teaching and researching scriptwriting, drama, history and social history. The way playwrights responded to social changes and civil upheaval can be charted within the collection’s play texts, which also shed light on the cultural tastes of the people of the time.
Highlights from this collection
Plays from the era of the French restoration, which began with the crowning of Louis XVIII in 1814, can be juxtaposed with those from the earlier, ‘Ancien Régime’ – a title given to the centuries-long period in which France was ruled by the aristocracy, monarchy and clergy.
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Subject
Arts and Humanities, Creative and Performing Arts, Modern Languages and Literature and Area Studies, Theatre and Drama, French
