Title: Das Weimarer Hoftheater unter Goethes Leitung : Kunstanspruch und Kulturpolitik im Konflikt /
Authors: Himmelseher, Birgit.
Publisher: De Gruyter,
Year: 2010
Subjects: Goethe, Johann Wolfgang von, Knowledge Theater; Deutsches Nationaltheater (Weimar, Thuringia, Germany) History.; Theater Germany Weimar (Thuringia) History; Theater Political aspects Germany Weimar (Thuringia) History; Weimar (Thuringia, Germany) Cultural policy.
Abstract: "Goethe was director of the Weimar Court Theatre from 1791 to 1817. During these years, which were characterized by political upheavals, he was not only a famous and influential poet but at the same time a close confidant of the Grand Duke Carl August and minister in his government. As theatre director he took advantage of both of his social functions and made the stage a place of communication of cultural policy. This study explores the influence of political events on Goethe's theatre conception and which role the stage played as political medium in the duchy."--Publisher's website.
Contents: Einleitung -- Das Weimarer Hoftheater als Ort einer kulturpolitischen Auseinandersetzung Goethes mit der Französischen Revolution (1791-1794) -- Goethe und Schiller: Kulturpolitik als ästhetisches Konzept (1794-1805) -- Das Weimarer Hoftheater in der napoleonischen Zeit (1806-1813) -- Politische und kulturelle Umorientierung: Aufbruch in eine neue Epoche (1813-1817) -- Zusammenfassung.