One ofthe great works of modern historical writing, the classic account ofthe ideas, people, and politics that led to the Bolshevik RevolutionEdmund Wilson’s To the Finland Station is intellectual h
Edmund Wilson's magnum opus, To the Finland Station, is a stirring account of revolutionary politics, people, and ideas from the French Revolution through the Paris Commune to the Bolshevik seizure of
Covering German-language theatre from the Middle Ages to the present day, this study demonstrates how and why theatre became so important in German-speaking countries. Written by leading international scholars of German theatre, chapters cover all aspects oftheatrical performance, including acting, directing, play-writing, scenic design and theatre architecture. The book argues that theatre is more central to theartistic life of German-speaking countries than anywhere else inthe world. Relating German-language theatre to its social and intellectual context, theHistory demonstrates how theatre has often been used as a political tool. It challenges the idea that German theatre was undeveloped in contrast to other European countries inthe seventeenth and early eighteenth centuries, provides athematic survey ofthe crucial period of growth inthe late eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, and discusses modern and contemporary German theatre by focusing in turn on the directors, playwr
Covering German-language theatre from the Middle Ages to the present day, this study demonstrates how and why theatre became so important in German-speaking countries. Written by leading international scholars of German theatre, chapters cover all aspects oftheatrical performance, including acting, directing, play-writing, scenic design and theatre architecture. The book argues that theatre is more central to theartistic life of German-speaking countries than anywhere else inthe world. Relating German-language theatre to its social and intellectual context, theHistory demonstrates how theatre has often been used as a political tool. It challenges the idea that German theatre was undeveloped in contrast to other European countries inthe seventeenth and early eighteenth centuries, provides athematic survey ofthe crucial period of growth inthe late eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, and discusses modern and contemporary German theatre by focusing in turn on the directors, playwr