Overview
Compositions by the French dramatist Joseph Laignelot.
Dates
- Creation: 1778-1829
Language of Materials
Collection materials are in French.
Conditions Governing Access
There are no restrictions on physical access to this material.
Extent
.1 linear feet (1 volume)Contains printed and autograph copies of his play, Agis, tragédie en cinq actes et en vers and Rienzi, tragédie en cinq actes et en vers. Also includes police documents ordering his banishment from Paris, and printed eulogy upon his death.
Biographical / Historical
Joseph Laignelot was a French dramatist, elected deputy to the Paris Convention after the French Revolution. Re-editing one of his pre-Revolutionary theatrical pieces led to his threats of exile.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
*81M-48. Purchased with the Duplicates fund from Librairie Garnier-Arnoul 39, rue de Seine, Paris 75006 France; received: 1981 July.
- Title
- Laignelot, Joseph François, 1752-1829. Joseph François Laignelot plays: Guide.
- Author
- Houghton Library, Harvard College Library
- Language of description
- und
- EAD ID
- hou00450
Repository Details
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