Fascism and theatre : comparative studies on the aesthetics and politics of performance in Europe, 1925-1945 / edited by Günter Berghaus.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Berghaus, Günter, 1953- editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Fascism and theater--Italy--History--20th century.

Fascism and theater.

National socialism and theater.

Fascism and theater--Spain--History--20th century.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (336 pages) : illustrations

Place of Publication:

New York ; Oxford, [England] : Berghahn Books, 1996.

Summary:

Since the 1920s, an endless flow of studies has analyzed the political systems of fascism, theseizure of power, the nature of the regimes, the atrocities committed, and, finally, the wars waged against other countries. However, much less attention has been paid to the strategies of persuasion employed by the regimes to win over the masses for their cause. Among these, fascist propaganda has traditionally been seen as the key means of influencing public opinion. Only recently has the "fascination with Fascism" become a topic of enquiry that has also formed the guiding interest of this volume: it offers, for the first time, a comparative analysis of the forms and functions of theater in countries governed by fascist or para-fascist regimes. By examining a wide spectrum of theatrical manifestations in a number of States with a varying degree of fascistization, these studies establish some of the similarities and differences between the theatrical cultures of several cultures in the interwar period.

Contents:

Frontmatter

CONTENTS

Introduction

1. Staging the Nation’s Rebirth

2. The Cultural Politics of Fascist Governments

3. The Ritual Core of Fascist Theatre

4. The Theatre of Politics in Fascist Italy

5. The Organisation, Fascistisation and Management of Theatre in Italy, 1925-1943

6. Theatre Politics of the Mussolini Régime and Their Influence on Fascist Drama

7. Mussolini’s ‘Theatre of the Masses’

8. Censorship in Nazi Germany

9. The Municipal Theatre in Frankfurt-on-the-Main

10. The Orchestration of the National Community

11. The Theatre Aesthetics of the Falange

12. Theatre and Falangism at the Beginning of the Franco Régime

13. Competing Together in Fascist Europe

14. Jacques Copeau and ‘Popular Theatre’ in Vichy France

15. Towards an Aesthetic of Fascist Opera

Bibliography

Illustrations

Notes on Contributors

Index

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781571818775

1571818774

9781571819017

1571819010

9781785330476

1785330470

OCLC:

1347246864