Scènes francophones: Studies in French and Francophone Theater

The Last Judgment of Kings / Le Jugement dernier des rois

A Bilingual Edition

Edited by Yann Robert; By Sylvain Maréchal (1750-1803); Translated by Yann Robert

Bucknell University Press

In this provocative, action-packed comedy that premiered the day after Marie-Antoinette’s beheading, the kings and queens of Europe are marooned on a secluded island, paraded like animals, tried for their crimes, and obliterated by a volcano. This volume offers the first standalone critical edition and English translation of the most infamous play of the French Revolution.

Dans cette comédie riche en événements et scandales qui débuta le lendemain de l’exécution de Marie-Antoinette, les rois et reines d’Europe sont abandonnés sur une île déserte, exhibés et enchaînés tels des animaux, jugés pour leurs crimes, et anéantis par un volcan. Nous proposons ici la première édition critique et la première traduction anglaise de la pièce la plus célèbre de la Révolution française.

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The Last Judgment of Kings / Le Jugement dernier des rois

A Bilingual Edition

Edited by Yann Robert; By Sylvain Maréchal (1750-1803); Translated by Yann Robert

Bucknell University Press

In this provocative, action-packed comedy that premiered the day after Marie-Antoinette’s beheading, the kings and queens of Europe are marooned on a secluded island, paraded like animals, tried for their crimes, and obliterated by a volcano. This volume offers the first standalone critical edition and English translation of the most infamous play of the French Revolution.

Dans cette comédie riche en événements et scandales qui débuta le lendemain de l’exécution de Marie-Antoinette, les rois et reines d’Europe sont abandonnés sur une île déserte, exhibés et enchaînés tels des animaux, jugés pour leurs crimes, et anéantis par un volcan. Nous proposons ici la première édition critique et la première traduction anglaise de la pièce la plus célèbre de la Révolution française.

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Contemporary Francophone African Plays

An Anthology

Translated by Judith G. Miller, Amelia Parenteau, Ninon Vessier, and Subha Xavier; Edited by Judith G. Miller, with Sylvie Chalaye

Bucknell University Press

Contemporary Francophone African Plays: An Anthology presents performable English translations of eleven West African plays, dating from 1970 to 2021. Works by Dadié, Labou Tansi, Zinsou, Liking, Pliya, Alem, Kwahulé, Éfoui, Akakpo, Mukagasana, and Diouf skewer colonization, grapple with identity, and retell history and myth from African perspectives.

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Contemporary Francophone African Plays

An Anthology

Translated by Judith G. Miller, Amelia Parenteau, Ninon Vessier, and Subha Xavier; Edited by Judith G. Miller, with Sylvie Chalaye

Bucknell University Press

Contemporary Francophone African Plays: An Anthology presents performable English translations of eleven West African plays, dating from 1970 to 2021. Works by Dadié, Labou Tansi, Zinsou, Liking, Pliya, Alem, Kwahulé, Éfoui, Akakpo, Mukagasana, and Diouf skewer colonization, grapple with identity, and retell history and myth from African perspectives.

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Modes of Play in Eighteenth-Century France

Edited by Fayçal Falaky and Reginald McGinnis

Bucknell University Press

This collection of essays brings together different critical perspectives on play in eighteenth-century France. From dolls, bilboquets, and lotteries to the ludic nature of narrative and theatrical performance, this volume offers a new outlook on how play was used to represent and reimagine the world.

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Mormons in Paris

Polygamy on the French Stage, 1874-1892

Edited by Corry Cropper and Christopher M. Flood; Translated by Corry Cropper and Christopher M. Flood

Bucknell University Press

These are the first English translations of four popular French musical comedies about Mormons: Mormons in Paris (1874), Berthelier Meets the Mormons (1875), Japheth’s Twelve Wives (1890), and Stephana’s Jewel (1892). The book’s introduction and notes contextualize the plays, examining how Mormons were depicted by French playwrights, and connecting France’s shifting social landscape to representations of this new and controversial American religion.

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Mormons in Paris

Polygamy on the French Stage, 1874-1892

Edited by Corry Cropper and Christopher M. Flood; Translated by Corry Cropper and Christopher M. Flood

Bucknell University Press

These are the first English translations of four popular French musical comedies about Mormons: Mormons in Paris (1874), Berthelier Meets the Mormons (1875), Japheth’s Twelve Wives (1890), and Stephana’s Jewel (1892). The book’s introduction and notes contextualize the plays, examining how Mormons were depicted by French playwrights, and connecting France’s shifting social landscape to representations of this new and controversial American religion.

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