UID:
almafu_9958094503702883
Format:
1 online resource (304 p.)
ISBN:
0-7556-2310-X
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1-282-75119-0
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9786612751196
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0-85771-560-7
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600-00-1047-8
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1-4237-3011-9
Series Statement:
International library of historical studies ; 35
Content:
"This book examines the history of the Freie Volksbuhne (Free People's Theatre), Berlin, from 1890-1914, in the light of the cultural theory and practice of German Social Democracy in Imperial Germany. The clash between German Social Democracy - the party, intellectuals and workers - and the German Imperial State was played out in the Freie Volksbahne (Free People's Theatre) founded by intellectuals to energize working class political awareness of drama with a political and social cutting edge. It fell foul of state censorship, lost its bite, yet prospered. The book looks in detail at the various programmes guiding the Volksbuhne's work and at the reception of the plays by the largely working-class audience, to offer a detailed study of the interactions between cultural and political history in Imperial Germany."--Bloomsbury publishing.
Note:
Description based upon print version of record.
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Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1. The German Working Class and Working-Class Culture; 2. Social Democracy and the Primacy of Political Struggle; 3. Class and culture - The Left Marxists; Revisionism and Culture; 5. Founding of the Freie Volksbühne and Early Years under Bruno Wille (1890 - 1892); 6, The Freie Volksbühne Under Franz Mehring, 1892 - 1895; 7. The Freie Volksbühne under Conrad Schmidt, 1897-1914; Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Index
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Also issued in print.
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English
Additional Edition:
ISBN 1-350-17634-6
Additional Edition:
ISBN 1-85043-795-5
Language:
English
