English theatre in Enlightenment France [ Literary & Artistic genres ]
… illustrious philosophers.’ 2 Those of a more philosophical bent did indeed highly value the theatre for its civilising virtues, but also for its political and moral impact. Diderot would declare that the role of theatre was to ‘inspire men with love of virtue and abhorrence of vice...,’ 3 two qualities that Enlightenment thinkers saw as the genesis of sociability. … 12 The purpose was to ‘teach men to live together better, to offer them the opportunity to rediscover the virtues of a community cemented by common principles... [and] the energy of the passions it stirred up revitalised the …
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