The Popular Theatre Movement in Russia
1862-1919
Seiten
2016
Northwestern University Press (Verlag)
978-0-8101-3484-3 (ISBN)
Northwestern University Press (Verlag)
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Illuminates the “popular theatre” of pre-revolutionary Russia, which existed alongside the performing arts for the nation's economic elite. Gary Thurston shows how from Peter the Great's creation of Europe's first theatre for popular enlightenment to Lenin's decree nationalizing all Soviet theatres, Russian rulers aggressively exploited this enduring art form for ideological ends.
In The Popular Theatre Movement in Russia, Gary Thurston illuminates the “popular theater” of pre-revolutionary Russia, which existed alongside the performing arts for the nation’s economic elite. He shows how from Peter the Great's creation of Europe's first theater for popular enlightenment to Lenin's decree nationalizing all Soviet theaters, Russian rulers aggressively exploited this enduring art form for ideological ends rather than for its commercial potential.
After the emancipation of the serfs in 1861, educated Russians began to present plays as part of a crusade to ""civilize"" the peasants. Relying on archival and published material virtually unknown outside Russia, this study looks at how playwrights criticized Russian social and political realities, how various groups perceived their plays, and how the plays motivated viewers to change themselves or change their circumstances. The picture that emerges is of a potent civic art influential in a way that eluded and challenged authoritarian control.
In The Popular Theatre Movement in Russia, Gary Thurston illuminates the “popular theater” of pre-revolutionary Russia, which existed alongside the performing arts for the nation’s economic elite. He shows how from Peter the Great's creation of Europe's first theater for popular enlightenment to Lenin's decree nationalizing all Soviet theaters, Russian rulers aggressively exploited this enduring art form for ideological ends rather than for its commercial potential.
After the emancipation of the serfs in 1861, educated Russians began to present plays as part of a crusade to ""civilize"" the peasants. Relying on archival and published material virtually unknown outside Russia, this study looks at how playwrights criticized Russian social and political realities, how various groups perceived their plays, and how the plays motivated viewers to change themselves or change their circumstances. The picture that emerges is of a potent civic art influential in a way that eluded and challenged authoritarian control.
| Erscheinungsdatum | 01.08.2016 |
|---|---|
| Verlagsort | Evanston |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 156 x 235 mm |
| Gewicht | 520 g |
| Themenwelt | Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Anglistik / Amerikanistik |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Literaturwissenschaft | |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Slavistik | |
| ISBN-10 | 0-8101-3484-5 / 0810134845 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-8101-3484-3 / 9780810134843 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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