A History of German Theatre - Rilegato

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ISBN 10: 0521833698 ISBN 13: 9780521833691

Casa editrice: Cambridge University Press, 2008

Riassunto

Covering German-language theatre from the Middle Ages to the present day, this study demonstrates how and why theatre became so important in German-speaking countries. Written by leading international scholars of German theatre, chapters cover all aspects of theatrical performance, including acting, directing, play-writing, scenic design and theatre architecture. The book argues that theatre is more central to the artistic life of German-speaking countries than anywhere else in the world. Relating German-language theatre to its social and intellectual context, the History demonstrates how theatre has often been used as a political tool. It challenges the idea that German theatre was undeveloped in contrast to other European countries in the seventeenth and early eighteenth centuries, provides a thematic survey of the crucial period of growth in the late eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, and discusses modern and contemporary German theatre by focusing in turn on the directors, playwrights, designers and theatre architecture.

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Descrizione del libro:

The first complete English-language history of German theatre, this study demonstrates how and why theatre became so important in German-speaking countries. Covering leading playwrights, directors and actors in German theatre, the book argues that theatre is more central to the artistic life of German-speaking countries than anywhere else worldwide.

L'autore:

SIMON WILLIAMS is Professor and Chair of the Department of Theater and Dance at the University of California, Santa Barbara.

Maik Hamburger was previously dramaturge and director at the Deutsches Theater, Berlin. He has taught theatre in Berlin, Leipzig and Graz.

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• Editore: Cambridge University Press
• Data di pubblicazione: 2008
• ISBN 10: 0521833698
• ISBN 13: 9780521833691
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero edizione: 1
• Numero di pagine: 464
• Redattore: Williams Simon, Hamburger Maik