"All essays are well researched and clearly written, with
invaluable extensive bibliographies. They also illustrate the
complexities of interaction between politics and culture and
paradoxes in the use of the theater." . Choice "Theater censorship
in the 19th-century is a key issue for understanding relationships
between urban society, government and new cultural trends. This
book offers a large view of the different situations in Europe,
showing both the specificities of each country and the converging
trends, thus revealing the secret unity of theater as a forum in
Europe at large. A very useful and finely composed book." .
Christophe Charle, Professor and Director of the Institute of
Modern and Contemporary History at the Sorbonne in Paris. He is the
author of almost 20 books, including, most recently, Theatres en
capitales: Naissance de la societe du spectacle a Paris, Berlin,
Londres et Vienne (2008). "This is an exceptionally rich collection
of essays on a key intersection between culture and politics in
19th-century Europe. The volume highlights the importance of
wide-ranging censorship in European politics of the time, but also
the social context in which theater could assume an importance that
will surprise and inform a contemporary readership. Stimulating
comparative insights cap a significant contribution to modern
history." . Peter N. Stearns, Provost, George Mason University,
Editor, Journal of Social History "An excellent introduction to
theater censorship for an English-speaking audience as well as for
individuals who have the linguistic skills to carry out further,
more specialized research. It brings out the similarities between
theater censorship across Europe during the nineteenth century, but
at the same time provides fascinating details of how different
political events in each country influenced the types and severity
of theater censorship." . Janice Best, Chair of the Department of
Languages and Literature at Acadia University, Canada and author of
La subversion silencieuse: censure, autocensure et lutte pour la
liberte d'expression (2001) "This is a very useful collection ...
fills a real gap in the literature. . . The texts are ... very good
and the bibliographical essays make the volume a valuable
resource." . Robin Lenman, formerly University of Warwick, author
of Artists and Society in Germany, 1850-1914 (1997) 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.
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