ORPP logo
Image from Google Jackets

Staging France Between the World Wars : Performance, Politics, and the Transformation of the Theatrical Canon.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: Blue Ridge Summit : Lexington Books/Fortress Academic, 2016Copyright date: ©2016Edition: 1st edDescription: 1 online resource (177 pages)Content type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9781498522793
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Staging France Between the World WarsDDC classification:
  • 842.912
LOC classification:
  • PQ500
Online resources:
Contents:
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.
Summary: 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.
Tags from this library: No tags from this library for this title. Log in to add tags.
Star ratings
    Average rating: 0.0 (0 votes)
No physical items for this record

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.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.

There are no comments on this title.

to post a comment.

© 2024 Resource Centre. All rights reserved.