The Whole Art of the Stage

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The Whole Art of the Stage

work by Aubignac

Also known as: “La Pratique du théâtre”

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discussed in biography

In François Hédelin, abbé d’Aubignac
…La Pratique du théâtre (1657; The Whole Art of the Stage, 1684), was commissioned by Richelieu and is based on the idea that the action on stage must have credibility (vraisemblance) in the eyes of the audience. Aubignac proposed, among other things, that the whole play should take place as…
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