English theatre in Enlightenment France [ Literary & Artistic genres ]
… pathos, itself destined to sublime into a love of mankind and a propensity for 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 … principles... [and] the energy of the passions it stirred up revitalised the newly awakened sociability.’ A sharing of tears accompanied the euphoric gratitude and exalted altruism, until this empathy was transmuted into collective … For some, this mutual inspiration only underscored the ambiguous relationship between the British and the French. ‘Our tearful dramas are more popular in London than in Paris, and Romeo and Beverlei attract larger audiences here than the …
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