Frightful stage, the: political censorship of the theater in nineteenth-century europe
Éditeur :
Berghahn Books
ISBN :
9781845454593
Date de publication :
1 mars 2009
Dimensions :
22,9 x 15,2 cm
Poids :
553 g
Format :
Library binding
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
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.