Clarke, Jan

Dr. Clarke received her PhD from Warwick University. She is currently Senior Lecturer in the Department of French at the University of Durham. She is the author of Circé, édition critique (Corneille) (Exeter University Press) and co-author of French theatre in the neo-classical era, 1550-1789 (Cambridge University Press), as well as many articles and reviews.

Guenegaud Theatre in Paris (1673-1680)

2007 0-7734-5313-X
This is the first detailed study of the Hôtel Guénégaud, the first home of the Paris Opéra in 1670, and the first home of the Comédie Française ten years later. The account books remain in the Archives of the Comédie Française, providing the source for a highly detailed account of the administrative structures and day-to-day running of the theatre. Moreover, a study of the records of ticket sales makes possible not only an analysis of the tastes and composition of the Guénégaud's audience, but also an attempted reconstruction of the theatre auditorium. This book will be helpful for academics in the fields of drama and theatre studies. All quotations from French sources are given in translation. Part three of a projected three-volume work. This book contains 1 color photo and 14 black and white photos.

Guenegaud Theatre in Paris (1673-1680) Volume One: Founding, Design and Production

1998 0-7734-8392-6
This is the first detailed study of the Hôtel Guénégaud, the first home of the Paris Opéra in 1670, and the first home of the Comédie Française ten years later. The account books remain in the Archives of the Comédie Française, providing the source for a highly detailed account of the administrative structures and day-to-day running of the theatre. Moreover, a study of the records of ticket sales makes possible not only an analysis of the tastes and composition of the Guénégaud's audience, but also an attempted reconstruction of the theatre auditorium. This book will be helpful for academics in the fields of drama and theatre studies. All quotations from French sources are given in translation. Part one of a projected three-volume work.

Guenegaud Theatre in Paris (1673-1680) Volume Two. The Accounts Season by Season

2001 0-7734-7513-3
This is the first detailed study of the Hôtel Guénégaud, the first home of the Paris Opéra in 1670, and the first home of the Comédie Française ten years later. The account books remain in the Archives of the Comédie Française, providing the source for a highly detailed account of the administrative structures and day-to-day running of the theatre. Moreover, a study of the records of ticket sales makes possible not only an analysis of the tastes and composition of the Guénégaud's audience, but also an attempted reconstruction of the theatre auditorium. This book will be helpful for academics in the fields of drama and theatre studies. All quotations from French sources are given in translation. Part one of a projected three-volume work.