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Author:

Solterer, Helen.

Title:

Medieval roles for modern times : theater and the battle for the French Republic / Helen Solterer.

Publisher:

Pennsylvania State University Press,

Copyright Date:

c2010

Description:

xi, 287 p. : ill. ; 27 cm.

Subject:

Theater--France--History--20th century.
Theater and society--France--History--20th century.
Theater--History--France--History--20th century.
France--Politics and government--20th century
Arts and society

Other Authors:

Cohen, Gustave, 1879-1958

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents:

French mysteries and Russian miracles: role-playing, the Great War, and Bolshevik Revolution, 1905-1925 -- Gustave Cohen and the theater of belonging to France: Paris, 1933-1935 -- The Th©♭ophilien troupe's coming of age: Paris, 1935-1939 -- Theatrical double jeopardy: Paris, 1939-1944 -- La France ©ØEternelle in American exile: New York, 1941-1944 -- Moussa Abadi and playing for life: Nice, 1943-1944 -- Epilogue -- Postwar dramas: Paris, Berlin, Rio de Janeiro, 1944-1952.

Summary:

"Examines the performances of a Parisian youth group, Gustave Cohen's Th©♭ophiliens, and the process of making medieval culture a part of the modern world. Explores the work of actor Moussa Abadi, and his clandestine resistance under the Vichy regime in France during World War II"--Provided by publisher.

ISBN:

0271036141 (cloth : alk. paper)
9780271036144 (cloth : alk. paper)

OCLC:

(OCoLC)424333650

LCCN:

2009027688

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)