The Frightful Stage: Political Censorship of the Theater in Nineteenth-Century Europe

Political Censorship of the Theater in Nineteenth-Century EuropeIn nineteenth-century Europe the ruling elites viewed the theater as a form of communication which had enormous importance. The theater provided the most significant form of mass entertainment and was the only arena aside from the church in which regular mass gatherings were possible. Therefore, drama censorship occupied a great deal of the ruling class’s time and energy, with a particularly focus on proposed scripts that potentially threatened the existing political, legal, and social order. This volume provides the first comprehensive examination of nineteenth-century political theater censorship at a time, in the aftermath of the French Revolution, when the European population was becoming increasingly politically active.Additional ISBNs9780857451712The Frightful Stage: Political Censorship of the Theater in Nineteenth-Century Europe 1st Edition is written by Author and published by Berghahn Books. ISBNs for The Frightful Stage are 9781845458997, 1845458990 and the print ISBNs are 9781845454593, 1845454596. Additional ISBNs include 9780857451712.