This volume analyses the nature of the mime art of Deburau and of the pantomime performances of the Théātre des Funambules in Paris in the context of Romantic art, literature and socio-political thought.
Deburau and the Théātre des Funambules are characteristic of Romantic art in that they are closely associated with certain aspirations for social reform, even revolution. Deburau was an iconic figure for intellectuals such as George Sand who effectively considered him to be part of the počte-maēon movement. Edward Nye examines this fascination as well as the myth which developed from it.
With its unique framing in art, literature and politics, this book is a must read for undergraduates and postgraduates in theatre, literary studies and the Romantic period.
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| Acknowledgements |
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| Abbreviations and references |
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| Introduction |
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Deburau, other theatres, other actors |
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1 Pierrots before Deburau: The history of Pierroterie |
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The first Pierrot: Giuseppe Giaratone |
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At the Parisian foire theatres: Belloni and Hamoche |
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Chiarini at the Theatre des Funambules |
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22 | (3) |
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25 | (4) |
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2 The images of Deburau: Portrait of the saltimbanque as an artist |
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Deburau at the balustrade |
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Janin's Deburau. Histoire du theatre a quatre sous |
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Deburau: clown, acrobat or Pierrot? |
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58 | (3) |
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61 | (4) |
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65 | (4) |
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69 | (6) |
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75 | (8) |
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90 | (1) |
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3 Staging and mime at the Theatre des Funambules |
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The appeal of the physical stage |
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111 | (2) |
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113 | (5) |
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The needs of `mise en scene' |
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118 | (2) |
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120 | (8) |
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4 Laughing at or with colonialism? |
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128 | (30) |
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130 | (6) |
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136 | (9) |
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145 | (4) |
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149 | (2) |
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151 | (7) |
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5 Deburau in the literature of his lifetime |
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158 | (5) |
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Bertrand's Gaspard de la nuit |
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Balzac's metaphors and mute scenes |
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Balzac's Theorie de la demarche |
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Social realism and political engagement |
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175 | (6) |
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181 | (10) |
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The response to Deburau's death |
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191 | (3) |
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Champfleury's Realist pantomimes |
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194 | (5) |
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199 | (2) |
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The poet-Pierrot; Gautier, Banville and Baudelaire |
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204 | (8) |
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Fin-de-siecle prose and theatre |
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212 | (8) |
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220 | (4) |
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224 | (5) |
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229 | (7) |
| Conclusion |
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236 | (17) |
| Select bibliography |
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| Pantomimes performed at the Theatre des Funambules |
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| Other primary literature |
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| Secondary literature |
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Edward Nye is Associate Professor of French, University of Oxford, and Fellow of Lincoln College, Oxford. He has published books and articles on eighteenth- and nineteenth-century literature, theatre, dance, mime, and sport.
