Popular Theatre and Political Utopia in France, 1870-1940 - Active Citizens (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2017)

This book is the first study of popular theatre in France from left to right, exploring how theatre shapes political acts, ideals, and communities in the modern world. As the French found innovative ways of imagining culture and politics in the age of the masses, popular theatre became central to the republican project of using art to create citizens, using secular spaces for the experience of civic communion. But while state projects often faltered in finding playwrights, locations, and audiences, popular theatre flourished on the political and geographical peripheries. Drawing on extensive archival research, this book illuminates lost worlds of political conviviality, from anarchist communes and clandestine agit-prop drama to royalist street politics and right-wing mass spectacle. It reveals new connections between French initiatives and their European counterparts, and demonstrates the enduring strength of radical communities in shaping political ideals and engagement.

General

Imprint:	Palgrave Macmillan
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Palgrave Studies in Theatre and Performance History
Release date:	November 2017
First published:	2017
Authors:	Jessica Wardhaugh
Dimensions:	210 x 148mm (L x W)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	357
Edition:	1st ed. 2017
ISBN-13:	978-1-137-59854-7
Categories:	Books > Arts & Architecture > Performing arts > Theatre, drama > General Promotions
LSN:	1-137-59854-9
Barcode:	9781137598547

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