Russian Theater

Russian Theater (1963) is a comprehensive study of the main trends in Russian theatre in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, from romantic drama through realistic drama, the modernist movement to an analysis of trends under the Soviets and the rise and fall of the avant-garde theatres and their replacement by conservative realism.

Klappentext

Russian Theater (1963) is a comprehensive study of the main trends in Russian theatre in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, from romantic drama through realistic drama, the modernist movement to an analysis of trends under the Soviets and the rise and fall of the avant-garde theatres and their replacement by conservative realism.

Inhalt

1. The Origins of the Russian Theatre 2. From Romantic Drama to Gogol 3. The Second Half of the Nineteenth Century 4. The Beginnings of the Moscow Art Theatre 5. The Evolution of the Moscow Art Theatre 6. From 'The World of Art' to Meyerhold 7. Great Directors 8. The First Years of the Revolution 9. From Innovators to Conservatives 10. Two Decades of Socialist Realism