Theatre and Identity in Imperial Russia |
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Author:
| Schuler, Catherine A. |
Series title: | Studies Theatre Hist and Culture Ser. |
ISBN: | 978-1-58729-847-9 |
Publication Date: | May 2009 |
Publisher: | University of Iowa Press
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Book Format: | Ebook |
List Price: | USD $45.00 |
Book Description:
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What role did the theatre-both institutionally and literally-play in Russia's modernization? How did the comparatively harmonious relationship that developed among the state, the nobility, and the theatre in the eighteenth century transform into ideological warfare between the state and the intelligentsia in the nineteenth? How were the identities of the Russian people and the Russian soul configured and altered by actors in St. Petersburg and Moscow? Using the dramatic events of...
More DescriptionWhat role did the theatre-both institutionally and literally-play in Russia's modernization? How did the comparatively harmonious relationship that developed among the state, the nobility, and the theatre in the eighteenth century transform into ideological warfare between the state and the intelligentsia in the nineteenth? How were the identities of the Russian people and the Russian soul configured and altered by actors in St. Petersburg and Moscow? Using the dramatic events of nineteenth-century Russian history as a backdrop, Catherine Schuler answers these questions by revealing the intricate links among national modernization, identity, and theatre.