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Loading... Theatres of the Left, 1880-1935: Workers' Theatre Movements in Britain and America (History Workshop Series)by Raphael Samuel
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First published in 1985, this book examines how workers theatre movements intended their performances to be activist -- perceiving art as a weapon of struggle and enlightenment -- and an emancipatory act. An introductory study relates left-wing theatre groupings to the cultural narratives of contemporary British socialism. The progress of the Workers' Theatre Movement (1928-1935) is traced from simple realism to the most brilliant phase of its Russian and German development alongside which the parallel movements in the United States are also examined. A number of crucial texts are reprints as well as stage notes and glimpses of the dramaturgical controversies which accompanied them. No library descriptions found. |
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Google Books — Loading... GenresMelvil Decimal System (DDC)792.09The arts Recreational and performing arts Stage presentations, Theatre Standard subdivisions and types of stage presentation History, geographic treatment, biography; Description, critical appraisal of specific theatres and companiesLC ClassificationRatingAverage: No ratings.Is this you?Become a LibraryThing Author. |