Munich and Theatrical Modernism Hardcover by Peter Jelavich

Product Details

• Publisher: Harvard University Press (1985-11-12)
• Language: English
• Paperback: 424 pages
• ISBN-13: 9780674588356
• Item Weight: 567.0 grams
• Dimensions: 0.0 x 0.0 x 0.0 cm

This is the first cultural exploration of playwriting, directing, acting, and theater architecture in fin-de-siècle Munich. Peter Jelavich examines the commercial, political, and cultural tensions that fostered modernism’s artistic revolt against the classical and realistic modes of nineteenth-century drama.

About the Author

Peter Jelavich is Professor of History, University of Texas at Austin.