Munich and Theatrical Modernism: Politics, Playwriting, and Performance, 1890-1914

By Peter Jelavich

Book Overview

A cultural exploration of playwriting, directing, acting, and theatre architecture in fin-de-siecle Munich. This text examines the commercial, political, and cultural tensions that fostered modernism's artistic revolt against the classical and realist modes of 19th-century drama.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0674588363
• ISBN13: 9780674588363
• Release Date: September 1996
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Length: 418 Pages
• Weight: 1.23 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 5.8" x 9.1"