Politics and Theatre in Twentieth-Century Europe [electronic resource] : Imagination and Resistance /
Morgan, M.author.
This book explores the connection between politics and theatre by looking at the works and lives of Shaw, Brecht, Sartre, and Ionesco, providing a cultural history detailing the changing role of political theatre in twentieth-century Europe.
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Cover; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Acknowledgments; Chapter 1 Introduction: Political Theatre and the Theatre of Politics; Chapter 2 George Bernard Shaw: The Theatre of Bourgeois Radicalism; Chapter 3 Bertolt Brecht: The Theatre of Proletarian Revolution; Chapter 4 Jean-Paul Sartre: The Theatre of Situations; Chapter 5 Eugène Ionesco: The Theatre of the Absurd; Chapter 6 Conclusion: Political Theatre as Political Practice; Notes; References; Index
Includes bibliographical references and index.
This book explores the connection between politics and theatre by looking at the works and lives of Shaw, Brecht, Sartre, and Ionesco, providing a cultural history detailing the changing role of political theatre in twentieth-century Europe.
Political theory.
Political philosophy.
Theater-History.
Theater.
Political science.
World politics.
Political Theory.
Political Philosophy.
Theatre History.
Theatre and Performance Studies.
Political Science.
Political History.