Based on extensive archival research, this is a comprehensive study of theatre in the Third Reich. It explores the contending pressures and ambitions within the regime and the Nazi party, within the German theatre profession itself and the theatre-going public. Together, these shaped theatrical practice in the Nazi years. By tracing the origins of the Nazi stage back to the right-wing theatre reform movement of the late nineteenth century, Strobl suggests that theatre was widely regarded as a central pillar of German national identity. The role played by the stage in the evolving collective German identity after 1933 is examined through chapters on theatre and Nazi racial policy, anti-religious campaigns and the uses of history. The book traces the evolving fortunes of theatre in the Third Reich, to the years of 'total war', and the resulting physical destruction of most German playhouses.
| ISBN: | 9780521122726 |
| Publication date: | 5th November 2009 |
| Author: | Gerwin Cardiff University Strobl |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 356 pages |
| Series: | Cambridge Studies in Modern Theatre |
| Genres: |
Theatre studies |
Based on extensive archival research, this is a comprehensive study of theatre in the Third Reich. It explores the contending pressures and ambitions within the regime and the Nazi party, within the German theatre profession itself and the theatre-going public. Together, these shaped theatrical practice in the Nazi years. By tracing the origins of the Nazi stage back to the right-wing theatre reform movement of the late nineteenth century, Strobl suggests that theatre was widely regarded as a central pillar of German national identity. The role played by the stage in the evolving collective German identity after 1933 is examined through chapters on theatre and Nazi racial policy, anti-religious campaigns and the uses of history. The book traces the evolving fortunes of theatre in the Third Reich, to the years of 'total war', and the resulting physical destruction of most German playhouses.
The Swastika and the Stage features in the following genres: Theatre studies
The Swastika and the Stage is available in Paperback, Hardback
The Swastika and the Stage was written by Gerwin Cardiff University Strobl and published by Cambridge University Press
The Swastika and the Stage has 356 pages
Yes it is part of Cambridge Studies in Modern Theatre series
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