In the Theater of Criminal Justice: The Palais de Justice in Second Empire Paris

183 Pages·1993·29.505 MB·English

by  Katherine Fischer Taylor

T he Princeton Series in
N ineteenth -C entury A rt,
Culture, and Society

In the Theater of
Criminal Justice

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n the heater
C J
of riminal ustice
The Palais de Justice in Second Empire Paris
by Katherine Fischer Taylor
Princeton U niversity Press
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Taylor, Katherine Fischer.
In the theater of criminal justice : the Palais de justice in Second
Empire Paris / Katherine Fischer Taylor,
p. cm. — (Princeton series in nineteenth-century art,
culture, and society)
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 0-691-03214-9
1. Palais de justice (Paris, France) 2. Signs and symbols in
architecture. 3. Allegories. 4. Architecture and society—France—
History— 19th century. 5. Justice and politics—France—History—19th
century. 6. Paris (France)—Buildings, structures,
etc. I. Title. II. Series.
NA4475.F82P378 1993
725'.15'0944361—dc20 92-34680
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C
ontents
List of Illustrations xi
Acknowledgments xv
Introduction xvii
T h e T r ia l 3
The Judicial System 5
Monumental Access 15
Troppmann’s Public 21
The Trial Personae: Choreography and Character 31
The Debates 44
T h e H is t o r y o f t h e R ig h t t o P u n is h 63
T h e I n a u g u r a t io n o f t h e C r im in a l W in g
a n d I ts C r it ic a l R e c e p t io n 75
N otes 109
Index 155

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