The frightful stage : political censorship of the theater in nineteenth-century Europe / edited by Robert Justin Goldstein.
Other author/creator | Goldstein, Robert Justin. |
Format | Book and Print |
Publication Info | New York : Berghahn Books, 2009. |
Description | ix, 310 pages ; 24 cm |
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Contents | Introduction / Robert Justin Goldstein -- Germany / Gary D. Stark -- France / Robert Justin Goldstein -- Russia / Anthony Swift -- Spain / David T. Gies -- Italy / John A. Davis -- The Habsburg monarchy / Norbert Bachleitner -- Summary / Robert Justin Goldstein. |
Review | "In nineteenth-century Europe the ruling elites viewed the theater as a form of communication which had enormous importance. The theater provided the most significant form of mass entertainment and was the only arena aside from the church in which regular mass gatherings were possible. Therefore, drama censorship occupied a great deal of the ruling class's time and energy, with a particularly focus on proposed scripts that potentially threatened the existing political, legal, and social order. This volume provides the first comprehensive examination of nineteenth-century political theater censorship at a time, in the aftermath of the French Revolution, when the European population was becoming increasingly politically active."--BOOK JACKET. |
Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
LCCN | 2008052534 |
ISBN | 9781845454593 (alk. paper) |
ISBN | 1845454596 (alk. paper) |
Available Items
Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions | |
Joyner | General Stacks | PN2044.E85 F75 2009 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |