Table of Contents

List of illustrations

List of abbreviations

1. Introduction: the other stage of the French Revolution
Revolutionary prints: a brief historiography
Theatricality and prints

2. Singing the scene: chansons and images in prints
The case of Bonvalet (1788-1789) 
The aftershocks of 1789
Multiple voices (1791-1792) 
Songs and martyrdom (1793-1794) 
Epilogue

3. Le monde à l’envers: the carnivalesque in prints
The commedia dell’arte in Revolutionary prints
Individual actors
Epilogue

4. The spectacle of science: illusion in prints
Charlatanism and theatricality (1784-1795) 
Spellbound science (1789-1790) 
Spectator and performer (1791-1792) 
Science as a propaganda tool (1794) 
Epilogue

5. Théâtre de l’ombre: visions of afterlife in prints
Setting the stage
Executing theatre
Lighting shadows
Epilogue

6. Conclusion

Bibliography

Index

Reviews

Reviews ‘Claire Trévien’s interdisciplinary exploration of the political and visual terrain between the stage and satirical prints in the French Revolution is both imaginative and path-breaking. It opens up new perspectives on the confluence of some of the most striking visual expressions of Revolutionary culture.’
Colin Jones, Queen Mary University of London

'[Trévien] takes the reader to unexpected places and cultural contexts, as in her delightful discussions of the history of hot air ballooning, which includes mention of their potential use as instruments of warfare, and her history of innovation in theatrical lighting for the stage. Her writing in relation to the images discussed flows effortlessly throughout and constitutes a particularly successful aspect of the book.'
Amanda Lahikainen, Eighteenth-Century Life