George Taylor is Senior Lecturer in Drama at the University of Manchester.

'This is an interesting, thought-provoking, and wide-ranging study. Indeed, it is more wide-ranging than its title suggests … Dr Taylor's examination of texts is interesting and illuminating.' Colin Haydon, Literature and History

• Acknowledgements; Note on the text; Introduction; 1. England and France in 1789; 2. The Revolution; 3. From the federation to the terror; 4. Dramatising (the) terror; 5. Performance and performing; 6. The shadow of Napoleon; 7. Theatre and alienation; Reflections towards a conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Index.

George Taylor is Senior Lecturer in Drama at the University of Manchester.

'This is an interesting, thought-provoking, and wide-ranging study. Indeed, it is more wide-ranging than its title suggests … Dr Taylor's examination of texts is interesting and illuminating.' Colin Haydon, Literature and History

• Acknowledgements; Note on the text; Introduction; 1. England and France in 1789; 2. The Revolution; 3. From the federation to the terror; 4. Dramatising (the) terror; 5. Performance and performing; 6. The shadow of Napoleon; 7. Theatre and alienation; Reflections towards a conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Index.

George Taylor is Senior Lecturer in Drama at the University of Manchester.

'This is an interesting, thought-provoking, and wide-ranging study. Indeed, it is more wide-ranging than its title suggests … Dr Taylor's examination of texts is interesting and illuminating.' Colin Haydon, Literature and History

• Acknowledgements; Note on the text; Introduction; 1. England and France in 1789; 2. The Revolution; 3. From the federation to the terror; 4. Dramatising (the) terror; 5. Performance and performing; 6. The shadow of Napoleon; 7. Theatre and alienation; Reflections towards a conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Index.