Lettres sur les spectacles; avec une histoire des ouvrages pour et contre les théâtres - Desprez de Boissy, Charles c. 1730-1787 (Paris Butard Boudet Saillant & Nyon Dessaint, 1771)
A work by the Jansenist lawyer Despez de Boissy against the theatre and shows, but above all against the attendance and the pleasures that will be sought there.Rational and argued criticism of education and good morals and the pernicious roles of performances and in particular of theatre. The second volume is dedicated to the description of many volumes, including Italian ones, written over the years for or against theatrical performances.
Keywords: 18th Century (1701-1800); Religion; Moral education; Theater criticism; France