Staging France Between the World Wars : Performance, Politics, and the Transformation of the Theatrical Canon.
McCready, Susan.
Staging France Between the World Wars : Performance, Politics, and the Transformation of the Theatrical Canon. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (177 pages)
Intro -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1 Subject to Interpretation -- 2 Mobilizing the Canon -- 3 Molière -- 4 Racine et Shakespeare -- 5 The Romantics -- 6 Hitting the Mainstream -- Conclusion -- General Bibliography -- Index -- About the Author.
This book 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.
9781498522793
Theater - Production and direction - France - History - 20th century.
Electronic books.
PQ500
842.912
Staging France Between the World Wars : Performance, Politics, and the Transformation of the Theatrical Canon. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (177 pages)
Intro -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1 Subject to Interpretation -- 2 Mobilizing the Canon -- 3 Molière -- 4 Racine et Shakespeare -- 5 The Romantics -- 6 Hitting the Mainstream -- Conclusion -- General Bibliography -- Index -- About the Author.
This book 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.
9781498522793
Theater - Production and direction - France - History - 20th century.
Electronic books.
PQ500
842.912