Umfang:
Online-Ressource (180 p)
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24 cm
Ausgabe:
Online-Ausg. 2009 Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
ISBN:
9780253219107
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0253349001
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9780253349002
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0253219108
Serie:
Interdisciplinary studies in history
Inhalt:
In France, both political culture and theatrical performances have drawn upon melodrama. This "melodramatic thread" helped weave the country's political life as it moved from monarchy to democracy. By examining the relationship between public ceremonies and theatrical performance, James R. Lehning sheds light on democratization in modern France. He explores the extent to which the dramatic forms were present in the public performance of political power. By concentrating on the Republic and the Revolution
Anmerkung:
Includes bibliographical references (p. [159]-174) and index
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Cover; Contents; Acknowledgments; 1. Introduction; 2. Varieties of Performance in Nineteenth-Century Paris; 3. Boulevard Spectacles of the Third Republic; 4. Spectacles of Light and Darkness between the World Wars; 5. Commercial Spectacles in Postwar Paris; 6. Conclusion; Notes; Selected Bibliography; Index
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Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
Weitere Ausg.:
ISBN 9780253349002
Weitere Ausg.:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe The Melodramatic Thread : Spectacle and Political Culture in Modern France
Sprache:
Englisch
