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The People's Stage in Imperial Germany: Social Democracy and Culture 1890-1914
Hardback
Main Details
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The People's Stage in Imperial Germany: Social Democracy and Culture 1890-1914
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Authors and Contributors |
By (author) Andrew Bonnell
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Physical Properties |
Format:Hardback | Pages:304 | Dimensions(mm): Height 216,Width 138 |
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Category/Genre | Drama |
ISBN/Barcode |
9781850437956
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Classifications | Dewey:792.094309041 |
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Publishing Details |
Publisher |
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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Imprint |
I.B. Tauris
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Publication Date |
27 May 2005 |
Publication Country |
United Kingdom
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Description
This book examines the history of the Freie Volksbuhne (Free People's Theatre), Berlin, from 1890-1914, in the light of the cultural theory and practice of German Social Democracy in Imperial Germany. The clash between German Social Democracy - the party, intellectuals and workers - and the German Imperial State was played out in the Freie Volksbahne (Free People's Theatre) founded by intellectuals to energize working class political awareness of drama with a political and social cutting edge. It fell foul of state censorship, lost its bite, yet prospered. The book looks in detail at the various programmes guiding the Volksbuhne's work and at the reception of the plays by the largely working-class audience, to offer a detailed study of the interactions between cultural and political history in Imperial Germany.
Author Biography
Andrew Bonnell studied at the Universities of Sydney, Marburg, and Berlin and is Lecturer in the Department of History in the University of Queensland.
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