Artists in exile : how refugees from 20th century war and revolution transformed the American perfor...
Artists in exile : how refugees from 20th century war and revolution transformed the American perfor...
Artists in exile : how refugees from 20th century war and revolution transformed the American performing arts / Joseph Horowitz.
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New York : HarperCollins Publishers, c2008.
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N791.08691/1
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Language
English
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Physical content
xiii, 458 p. ; 24 cm.
Contents
Introduction: Cultural Exchange -- 1. How to Become an American: A Fortuitous Partnership of Dance and Music -- 2. The German Colonization of American Classical Music -- 3. The Musical "Margin of the Ungerman" -- 4. "In Hollywood We Speak German" -- 5. Delayed Reaction: Stanislavsky, Total Theater,...
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Publisher
New York : HarperCollins Publishers, c2008.
Edition
1st ed.
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
c2008.
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Summary
"A central theme of Joseph Horowitz's study is that Russians uprooted from St. Petersburg became "Americans" - they adapted. Representatives of Germanic culture, by comparison, preached a German cultural bible - they colonized. A symbiotic relationship to African American culture is another ongoing motif emerging from Horowitz's survey."--BOOK JACK...
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Artists in exile : how refugees from 20th century war and revolution transformed the American performing arts / Joseph Horowitz.
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Includes bibliographic references and index.
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c2008.
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N791.08691/1
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74VM8zRDAPyM
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VM8zRDAPyM
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ISBN
9780060748500 (pbk.)
9780060748463 (hardcover)
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791.0869140973
MMS ID
991000133869702626
