A Theater of Diplomacy : : International Relations and the Performing Arts in Early Modern France / / Ellen R. Welch.
The seventeenth-century French diplomat François de Callières once wrote that "an ambassador resembles in some way an actor exposed on the stage to the eyes of the public in order to play great roles." The comparison of the diplomat to an actor became commonplace as the practice of diploma...
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Welch, Ellen R., author. aut http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut A Theater of Diplomacy : International Relations and the Performing Arts in Early Modern France / Ellen R. Welch. Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, [2017] ©2017 1 online resource (312 p.) : 10 illus. text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier text file PDF rda Haney Foundation Series Frontmatter -- Contents -- Introduction -- Chapter 1. Orchestrating Dissonant Concord in the Bayonne Entertainments (1565) -- Chapter 2. The Ambassador's Point of View, from London to Paris (1608-9) -- Chapter 3. National Actors on the Ballet Stage (1620s-30s) -- Chapter 4. Richelieu's Allegories of War (1639-42) -- Chapter 5. Ballet Diplomacy at the Congress of Westphalia (1645-49) -- Chapter 6. Entertaining Personalities at Louis XIV's Court (1653-69) -- Chapter 7. Exotic Audiences (1668-1715) -- Chapter 8. Diplomacy on the Public Stage (1697-1714) -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- Acknowledgments restricted access http://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_16ec online access with authorization star The seventeenth-century French diplomat François de Callières once wrote that "an ambassador resembles in some way an actor exposed on the stage to the eyes of the public in order to play great roles." The comparison of the diplomat to an actor became commonplace as the practice of diplomacy took hold in early modern Europe. More than an abstract metaphor, it reflected the rich culture of spectacular entertainment that was a backdrop to emissaries' day-to-day lives. Royal courts routinely honored visiting diplomats or celebrated treaty negotiations by staging grandiose performances incorporating dance, music, theater, poetry, and pageantry. These entertainments-allegorical ballets, masquerade balls, chivalric tournaments, operas, and comedies-often addressed pertinent themes such as war, peace, and international unity in their subject matter. In both practice and content, the extravagant exhibitions were fully intertwined with the culture of diplomacy. But exactly what kind of diplomatic work did these spectacles perform?Ellen R. Welch contends that the theatrical and performing arts had a profound influence on the development of modern diplomatic practices in early modern Europe. Using France as a case study, Welch explores the interconnected histories of international relations and the theatrical and performing arts. Her book argues that theater served not merely as a decorative accompaniment to negotiations, but rather underpinned the practices of embodied representation, performance, and spectatorship that constituted the culture of diplomacy in this period. Through its examination of the early modern precursors to today's cultural diplomacy initiatives, her book investigates the various ways in which performance structures international politics still. Issued also in print. Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web. In English. Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 26. Aug 2020) Cultural diplomacy France History 16th century. Cultural diplomacy France History 17th century. Cultural diplomacy France History 18th century. Performing arts Political aspects France History 16th century. European History. History. Medieval and Renaissance Studies. World History. HISTORY / Europe / France. bisacsh Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter EBOOK PACKAGE COMPLETE 2017 9783110540550 ZDB-23-DGG Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter EBOOK PACKAGE COMPLETE ENGLISH 2017 9783110625264 Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter EBOOK PACKAGE History 2017 9783110547764 ZDB-23-DEG Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Penn Press eBook Package 2017 9783110550306 print 9780812249002 https://doi.org/10.9783/9780812293869 https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9780812293869 Cover https://www.degruyter.com/cover/covers/9780812293869.jpg |
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Frontmatter -- Contents -- Introduction -- Chapter 1. Orchestrating Dissonant Concord in the Bayonne Entertainments (1565) -- Chapter 2. The Ambassador's Point of View, from London to Paris (1608-9) -- Chapter 3. National Actors on the Ballet Stage (1620s-30s) -- Chapter 4. Richelieu's Allegories of War (1639-42) -- Chapter 5. Ballet Diplomacy at the Congress of Westphalia (1645-49) -- Chapter 6. Entertaining Personalities at Louis XIV's Court (1653-69) -- Chapter 7. Exotic Audiences (1668-1715) -- Chapter 8. Diplomacy on the Public Stage (1697-1714) -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- Acknowledgments |
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