Theatre in French Canada: Laying the Foundations 1606-1867

by Leonard E. Doucette

Book Overview

It is only recently that historians of the theatre in French Canada have turned their attention to playwrights active before the twentieth century. Their practice had been to trace the roots of theatre to mid-1930s, to the appearance of Father Emile Legault and his troupe, the Compagnons de Saint-Laurent, dismissing what had gone before. In this innovative history, Leonard Doucette sets out deal for the first time with all plays that have survived...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1442631260
• ISBN13: 9781442631267
• Release Date: December 1984
• Publisher: University of Toronto Press
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 0.99 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher