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Theatre in Vienna: A Critical History, 1776-1995

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title Theatre in Vienna: A Critical History, 1776-1995
Authors and Contributors      By (author) W. E. Yates
SeriesCambridge Studies in German
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:356
Dimensions(mm): Height 229,Width 154
Category/GenreDrama
ISBN/Barcode 9780521022576
ClassificationsDewey:792.0943613
Audience
Professional & Vocational
General
Tertiary Education (US: College)
Illustrations 1 Maps; 31 Halftones, unspecified

Publishing Details

Publisher Cambridge University Press
Imprint Cambridge University Press
Publication Date 10 November 2005
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

This is the first general history in English of theatre in Vienna, the one German-speaking city which, in the eighteenth century and for most of the nineteenth, sustained a theatrical life comparable to that of Paris or London. The book covers this theatrical culture from the beginnings of modern theatre in 1776 to the present day, relating it to social, political and intellectual history. It focuses primarily on the most important and productive theatres: the Burgtheater of the nineteenth and early twentieth century and the commercial theatres that housed Viennese dialect comedy and operetta. Particular emphasis is placed on the dramatists and composers from whom the lasting importance of the theatres chiefly derives, and on the ideological pressures reflected in the repertory, in censorship (to which one chapter is devoted), and in press reception. The book draws on original documents including diaries, memoirs and reviews, and is accessible to general readers as well as specialists.

Reviews

"An important book for theater scholars..." R.F. Falk, Choice "This book deserves consideration for the effective presentation of the interrelatedness of literature, music, and theater in eighteenth- and nineteenth-century Vienna." Richard Ernest Walker, Germanic Notes and Reviews