Tragedy's endurance : performances of Greek tragedies and cultural identity in Germany since 1800 /...
Tragedy's endurance : performances of Greek tragedies and cultural identity in Germany since 1800 /...
Tragedy's endurance : performances of Greek tragedies and cultural identity in Germany since 1800 / Erika Fischer-Lichte.
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Publisher
Oxford ; New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2017.
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G 2018/5802
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Language
English
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Physical content
xix, 398 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
Content type
text
still image
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Publication information
Publisher
Oxford ; New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2017.
Edition
First edition.
Series
Place of Publication
England
Date Published
2017.
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Scope and Contents
Summary
This volume sets out a novel approach to theatre historiography, presenting the history of performances of Greek tragedies in Germany since 1800 as the history of the evolving cultural identity of the educated middle class throughout that period. Philhellenism and theatromania took hold in this milieu amidst attempts to banish the heavily French-in...
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Tragedy's endurance : performances of Greek tragedies and cultural identity in Germany since 1800 / Erika Fischer-Lichte.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 365-390) and index.
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G 2018/5802
Record Identifier
74VKV8Gorrbg
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKV8Gorrbg
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ISBN
0199651639 hardcover
9780199651634 hardcover
DDC
882.0109
MMS ID
991024190461102626
