Staging Buenos Aires : Theater, Society, and Politics in Argentina, 1860-1920 / Kristen L. McCleary.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

McCleary, Kristen L., author.

Series:

Pitt Latin American series.

Pitt Latin American Series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Theater--Argentina--History--19th century.

Theater.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (349 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Pittsburgh, Pa. : University of Pittsburgh Press, [2024]

Summary:

How Theater Expanded the Public Sphere and Contributed to Argentina's Democratization.

Contents:

Cover

CONTENTS

Acknowledgments

List of Abbreviations

Introduction

CHAPTER 1: Theater in Buenos Aires from the Colonial Era to 1920: Continuities, Transformations, and Ruptures

CHAPTER 2: Spanish Popular Theater in Buenos Aires: "The Madrid of South America"

CHAPTER 3: Theater as Material and Social Progress: The Quest for Fire Safety and Urban Order

CHAPTER 4: Urban Narratives: Theater at the Intersection of Politics, Social Class, and Gender

CHAPTER 5: Playwrights and the Public: The Idea of a Middle Class circa 1910

CHAPTER 6: The View from the Middle Classes: Black Argentines, Paris, and Provincials in Stage Plays

CHAPTER 7: Staging Buenos Aires: Theater as Cultural Production in Buenos Aires, 1919

Conclusion

Notes

Bibliography

Index

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Notes:

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780822991441

OCLC:

1443939144