Theatre and Censorship in France from Revolution to Restoration

Clare Siviter is Associate Professor at the University of Bristol. She is the author of Tragedy and Nation in the Age of Napoleon (2020). She was also an AHRC/BBC New Generation Thinker (2022) and is a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society.

• Introduction; Part I. Bureaucratic and Lateral Censorship: 1. The bureaucratic censorship process; 2. The lateral censorship process; Part II. In Practice: 3. Religion onstage; 4. Monitoring mœurs; 5. Representing monarchies; 6. The revolution's political and theatrical stages; 7. Representing napoleon Bonaparte; Conclusion; Appendix of major relevant turning points and legislation for theatre censorship, 1788–1818; Bibliography.

'Through an immersion in a rich range of sources and case studies, this informative and thoughtful book enhances our understanding of the actual collective and individual experiences of that life-changing epoch, while also offering new ways of addressing issues of censorship and dissent that remain timely across the world today.' Erica J. Mannucci, Professor of Early Modern History, University of Milano-Bicocca