Fascism and Theatre
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Fascism and Theatre

Comparative Studies on the Aesthetics and Politics of Performance in Europe, 1925-1945

  1. 304 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
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Fascism and Theatre

Comparative Studies on the Aesthetics and Politics of Performance in Europe, 1925-1945

About this book

Since the 1920s, an endless flow of studies has analyzed the political systems of fascism, theseizure of power, the nature of the regimes, the atrocities committed, and, finally, the wars waged against other countries. However, much less attention has been paid to the strategies of persuasion employed by the regimes to win over the masses for their cause. Among these, fascist propaganda has traditionally been seen as the key means of influencing public opinion. Only recently has the "fascination with Fascism" become a topic of enquiry that has also formed the guiding interest of this volume: it offers, for the first time, a comparative analysis of the forms and functions of theater in countries governed by fascist or para-fascist regimes. By examining a wide spectrum of theatrical manifestations in a number of States with a varying degree of fascistization, these studies establish some of the similarities and differences between the theatrical cultures of several cultures in the interwar period.

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Information

Publisher
Berghahn Books
Year
1996
Print ISBN
9781571819017, 9781571818775
eBook ISBN
9781785330476
Edition
1
Topic
Media & Performing Arts
Subtopic
World War II

Table of contents

  1. Title Page
  2. Copyright Page
  3. Table of Contents
  4. Introduction
  5. Chapter 1. Staging the Nation's Rebirth
  6. Chapter 2. The Cultural Politics of Fascist Governments
  7. Chapter 3. The Ritual Core of Fascist Theatre
  8. Chapter 4. The Theatre of Politics in Fascist Italy
  9. Chapter 5. The Organisation, Fascistisation and Management of Theatre in Italy, 1925 - 1943
  10. Chapter 6. Theatre Politics of the Mussolini Regime and Their Influence on Fascist Drama
  11. Chapter 7. Mussolini's 'Theatre of the Masses'
  12. Chapter 8. Censorship in Nazi Germany
  13. Chapter 9. The Municipal Theatre in Frankfurt-on-the-Main
  14. Chapter 10. The Orchestration of the National Community
  15. Chapter 11. The Theatre Aesthetics of the Falange
  16. Chapter 12. Theatre and Falangism at the Beginning of the Franco Regime
  17. Chapter 13. Competing Together in Fascist Europe
  18. Chapter 14. Jacques Copeau and 'Popular Theatre' in Vichy France
  19. Chapter 15. Towards an Aesthetic of Fascist Opera
  20. Bibliography
  21. Illustrations
  22. Notes on Contributors
  23. Index