| Munich and Theatrical Modernism: Politics, Playwriting, and Performance, 1890-1914 Contributor(s): Jelavich, Peter (Author) |
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ISBN: 0674588355 ISBN-13: 9780674588356 Publisher: Harvard University Press OUR PRICE: $94.05 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: November 1985 Annotation: Jelavich's lively account of the interaction of elite and popular culture in the theater of turn-of-the-century Munich is a penetrating study of that avant-garde movement, as well as an important contribution toward understanding the political and commercial determinants of the rise of modernism. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Performing Arts | Theater - History & Criticism - History | Europe - Germany - History | Modern - 20th Century |
| Dewey: 792.094 |
| LCCN: 84028958 |
| Series: Politics, Playwriting, and Performance, 1890-1914 |
| Physical Information: 1.14" H x 6.05" W x 9.48" (1.57 lbs) 424 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This is the first cultural exploration of playwriting, directing, acting, and theater architecture in fin-de-si& egrave; cle 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. |
Contributor Bio(s): Jelavich, Peter: - Peter Jelavich is Professor of History, University of Texas at Austin. |