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Politics and Theatre in Twentieth-Century Europe : Imagination and Resistance / by M. Morgan.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Morgan, Author.
- Series:
- Critical Political Theory and Radical Practice, 2731-6599
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Political science.
- Political science--Philosophy.
- Theater--History.
- Theater.
- Performing arts.
- World politics.
- Political Theory.
- Political Philosophy.
- Theatre History.
- Theatre and Performance Arts.
- Political Science.
- Political History.
- Local Subjects:
- Political Theory.
- Political Philosophy.
- Theatre History.
- Theatre and Performance Arts.
- Political Science.
- Political History.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (225 p.)
- Edition:
- 1版. 2013.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Palgrave Macmillan US : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2013.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- This book explores the connection between politics and theatre by looking at the works and lives of Shaw, Brecht, Sartre, and Ionesco, providing a cultural history detailing the changing role of political theatre in twentieth-century Europe.
- Contents:
- Cover; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Acknowledgments; Chapter 1 Introduction: Political Theatre and the Theatre of Politics; Chapter 2 George Bernard Shaw: The Theatre of Bourgeois Radicalism; Chapter 3 Bertolt Brecht: The Theatre of Proletarian Revolution; Chapter 4 Jean-Paul Sartre: The Theatre of Situations; Chapter 5 Eugène Ionesco: The Theatre of the Absurd; Chapter 6 Conclusion: Political Theatre as Political Practice; Notes; References; Index
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781349477067
- 1349477060
- 9781137370389
- 1137370386
- OCLC:
- 867768290
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