French Drama of the Revolutionary Years (1990) examines this period of theatre history, within the context of French social and political life, with examinations of contemporary texts. It focuses on the political and philosophical themes of the plays, and the light they throw on events of the time.

Part 1. The Paris Theatres in the Revolutionary Years 1. After Figaro: the Last Years of the Monarchy 2. From the Declaration of the Republic Part 2. Seven Plays 3. A School for Kings (M.-J. Chénier's Charles IX ou la Saint-Barthélemy) 4. The Dangers of Libertinage (Sade's Oxtiern, ou les malheurs du libertinage) 5. A Bachelor's Life (Collin d'Harleville's Le Vieux Célibataire) 6. Liberty and Licence (Laya's L'Ami des lois) 7. A Sans-Culotte Verdict on Monarchy (Maréchal's Le Jugement dernier des rois) 8. Towards a New Lightheartedness (Ducancel's L'Intérieur des comités révolutionnaires and Pigault-Lebrun's Les Rivaux d'eux-mêmes)