Das Weimarer Hoftheater unter Goethes Leitung
Subtitle: Kunstanspruch und Kulturpolitik im Konflikt
By: Birgit Himmelseher
Series: Theatron (Tübingen, Germany) -- Bd. 56; Theatron (Tübingen, Germany) -- Bd. 56.
Publisher: De Gruyter; Walter de Gruyter Inc.
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Berlin
Language: ger
Number of pages: 311
ISBN-13: 9783110231496
Subjects: Careers; Performing arts; German Authors; Knowledge; Deutsches Nationaltheater (Weimar, Thuringia, Germany); Theater; Biography; History
Description: "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.
Notes: Thesis (doctoral) - Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität, München, 2008.

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