1st Edition

The Burgtheater and Austrian Identity Theatre and Cultural Politics in Vienna, 1918-38

By Robert Pyrah Copyright 2007
200 Pages
by Routledge

200 Pages
by Routledge

200 Pages
by Routledge

This book focuses on the Burgtheater, which was known as the 'first German stage' in the nineteenth century but, by 1934, had clearly assumed the mantle of a 'national theatre for Austria'.

Introduction 1. Heimat in Context: The Cultural Politics of Heimat in the First Republic, 1918–1934 2. Heimat on Stage: Karl Schönherr, A Dramatist for all Regimes, 1918–1939 3. Expressionism: A Case Study, 1920s 4. Catholicism: A Benchmark for 'Austrian' Culture, 1918–1930 5. Neo-Historicism and the Rise of the Right: Representations of Austrian History on the Viennese Stage, 1929–1933 6. Theatre as Tribunal: Authoritarian Rule and the 'Austrian' Ideology, 1934–1938 7. Conclusion

Biography

Robert Pyrah