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A revision of a 1979 volume The Theatre of Meyerhold , providing a comprehensive appraisal of this reknowned Russian director who greatly influenced Western theatre. Greater attention is paid to his personal life, and the cultural and political circumstances of the period, than in the former edition. Also examined are the director's last days before his execution on trumped-up charges of treason and espionage. Fascinating reading for anyone interested in the theater. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.
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Edward Braun is Professor of Drama at the University of Bristol.
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Legendary Russian theater director Vsevolod Meyerhold (1874-1940) led the revolt against naturalism and flouted Stalinist socialist realism with his avant-garde productions incorporating mime, constructivist sets, musical scores and formalized scenery. His scenic invention and use of cinematic techniques culminated in his 1926 staging of Gogol's The Government Inspector as well as reinterpretations of classics such as Pushkin's Queen of Spades. Braun, a drama professor in England, sees Meyerhold as a supreme director-poet for whom the theater was designed to shatter the audience's complacency. Decked out with 145 photographs of set reproductions, costumes and posters, Braun's vibrant study restores Meyerhold's radical legacy for contemporary theater. This revision of a work first published in 1979 draws on a wealth of newly discovered writings by Meyerhold, as well as KGB files released since 1989 that tell the full story of the director's arrest, torture and execution after being falsely labeled a foreign agent by Stalin.
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- PublisherUniv of Iowa Pr
- Publication date1995
- ISBN 10 0877455147
- ISBN 13 9780877455141
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages347
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MEYERHOLD: A Revolution in Theatre (Studies in Theatre History and Culture)
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Univ of Iowa Press, Iowa City, IA, 1995
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ISBN 13: 9780877455141
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