Hardcover
1988 · New York
by Willett, John
New York: Holmes & Meier, 1988. Hardcover. VG+. light black scratches to bottom textblock fore-edge. pgs clean. dustjacket spine sunned. a very crisp copy.. navy blue-cloth boards w/ black half-spine & gilt spine lettering. 350 pgs w/ b&w illustrations. glossy illustrated dustjacket. content as follows: Pt. I. Road to Weimar. German nation and its stages -- Bases for a modern stage, 1890-1914 -- Reinhardt, the bridge to the 1920s -- pt. II. Stages of a republican theatre. Revolution and the establishment of expressionism -- Expressionism runs out of steam -- Twenties strike gold -- Politics take command -- pt. III. Weimar and after. Continuity of talent -- Parting of the ways -- Weimar in retrospect -- pt. IV. Basic details of the Weimar theatre and its aftermath.
(Inventory #: 176525)