The Popular Theatre Movement in Russia 1862-1919.

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After the emancipation of the serfs in 1861, educated Russians began to present plays as part of a crusade to "civilize" the peasants. Relying on archival and published material virtually unknown outside Russia, this study looks at how playwrights criticized Russian social and political re...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Thurston, Gary
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Evanston, Illinois : Northwestern University Press, [1998]
Series:Studies in Russian literature and theory.
Subjects:
1800-1999
Popular culture > Russia > History > 20th century.
Popular culture > Russia > History > 19th century.
Theater and society > Russia > History > 20th century.
Theater and society > Russia > History > 19th century.
Theater > Russia > History > 20th century.
Theater > Russia > History > 19th century.
Culture populaire > Russie > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Culture populaire > Russie > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Théâtre et société > Russie > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Théâtre et société > Russie > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Théâtre > Russie > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Théâtre > Russie > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Popular culture
Theater
Theater and society
Russia
History
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Intro; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Part I; Chapter One. The Birth of Russian Popular Theatre; Chapter Two. Essential Ostrovsky; Chapter Three. Plays for Schooling: Resistance and Response; Chapter Four. Even in the Workhouse a Theatre!; Part II; Chapter Five. Expansion in Contentious Times; Chapter Six. New Initiatives, 1907-1914; Chapter Seven. The Popular Theatre Unbound; Conclusion; Notes; Works Cited.

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