The People's Stage in Imperial Germany: Social Democracy and Culture 1890-1914 (Geographers) - Softcover

Bonnell, Andrew

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1350176346 ISBN 13: 9781350176348

Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic, 2020

Synopsis

This book examines the history of the Freie Volksbuhne (Free People's Theatre), Berlin, from 1890-1914, in the light of the cultural theory and practice of German Social Democracy in Imperial Germany. The clash between German Social Democracy - the party, intellectuals and workers - and the German Imperial State was played out in the Freie Volksbahne (Free People's Theatre) founded by intellectuals to energize working class political awareness of drama with a political and social cutting edge. It fell foul of state censorship, lost its bite, yet prospered. The book looks in detail at the various programmes guiding the Volksbuhne's work and at the reception of the plays by the largely working-class audience, to offer a detailed study of the interactions between cultural and political history in Imperial Germany.

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About the Author

Andrew G. Bonnell is Professor of History at the University of Queensland, Australia. His books include Shylock in Germany: Antisemitism and the German Theatre from the Enlightenment to the Nazis (2008), Red Banners, Books and Beer Mugs. The Mental World of German Social Democrats, 1863-1914 (2021) and Robert Michels, Socialism, and Modernity (2023). He has also published numerous journal articles and book chapters, mainly on modern German history. He is a former editor of the Australian Journal of Politics and History, and is on the editorial advisory board of German History and European History Quarterly.

Edition details

• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Publication date: 2020
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1350176346
• ISBN 13: 9781350176348
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 304