The frightful stage : political censorship of the theater in nineteenth-century Europe / edited by Robert Justin Goldstein.

Other author Goldstein, Robert Justin.
Format Book
Publication InfoNew York : Berghahn Books, 2009.
Descriptionix, 310 pages ; 24 cm
Subjects
Theater--Censorship. --Europe. --History. --19th century.
Theater and state--Europe. --History. --19th century.
Theater--Political aspects. --Europe. --History. --19th century.
Censorship--Europe. --History. --19th century.

Contents Introduction / Robert Justin Goldstein -- Germany / Gary D. Stark -- France / Robert Justin Goldstein -- Russia / Anthony Swift -- Spain / David T. Gies -- Italy / John A. Davis -- The Habsburg monarchy / Norbert Bachleitner -- Summary / Robert Justin Goldstein.
Review "In nineteenth-century Europe the ruling elites viewed the theater as a form of communication which had enormous importance. The theater provided the most significant form of mass entertainment and was the only arena aside from the church in which regular mass gatherings were possible. Therefore, drama censorship occupied a great deal of the ruling class's time and energy, with a particularly focus on proposed scripts that potentially threatened the existing political, legal, and social order. This volume provides the first comprehensive examination of nineteenth-century political theater censorship at a time, in the aftermath of the French Revolution, when the European population was becoming increasingly politically active."--BOOK JACKET.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 2008052534
ISBN9781845454593 (alk. paper)
ISBN1845454596 (alk. paper)

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Joyner General Stacks PN2044.E85 F75 2009 ✔ Available Place Hold