Staging France between the World Wars : performance, politics, and the transformation of the theatrical canon /

Staging France between the World Wars analyzes the rise of the modernist aesthetic in French stagecraft between the world wars. Focusing on interwar productions of the classics, it demonstrates that modernist directors had a significant and lasting impact on the academic canon of theater: they intro...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: McCready, Susan, 1970- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Lanham : Lexington Books, [2016]
Temas:
1900-1999
Theater > France > History > 20th century.
Theater > Production and direction > France > History > 20th century.
Théâtre > France > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Théâtre > Production et mise en scène > France > Histoire > 20e siècle.
PERFORMING ARTS > Theater > General.
Theater
Theater > Production and direction
France
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:Staging France between the World Wars analyzes the rise of the modernist aesthetic in French stagecraft between the world wars. Focusing on interwar productions of the classics, it demonstrates that modernist directors had a significant and lasting impact on the academic canon of theater: they introduced a youthful, farcical Molière, reshuffled the hierarchy of Romantic playwrights, and introduced a generation to a more authentic Shakespeare.
Descripción Física:1 online resource
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781498522793
1498522793

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