The three plays compiled in this volume—parodies and pastiches of the théâtre du livre (theater of the book) developed in the eighteenth century—criticize the prevailing mediocrity and the inversion of customs with regard to writing for the stage and writing a book.
Keyword: Theater, history of the theater, paratext, parody, pastiche, criticism, Charles-Georges Coqueley de Chaussepierre, Pierre-Jean-Baptiste Nougaret, Jean-Henri Marchand
