Munich and Theatrical Modernism Politics, Playwriting, and Performance, 1890-1914 |
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| Author:
| Jelavich, Peter |
| ISBN: | 978-0-674-58835-6 |
| Publication Date: | Nov 1985 |
| Publisher: | Harvard University Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | AUD $165.95 |
Book Description:
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This is the first cultural exploration of playwriting, directing, acting, and theater architecture in fin-de-siècle Munich. Peter Jelavich examines the commercial, political, and cultural tensions that fostered modernism's artistic revolt against the classical and realistic modes of nineteenth-century drama.
This is the first cultural exploration of playwriting, directing, acting, and theater architecture in fin-de-siècle Munich. Peter Jelavich examines the commercial, political, and cultural tensions that fostered modernism's artistic revolt against the classical and realistic modes of nineteenth-century drama.