The melodramatic thread : spectacle and political culture in modern France

The melodramatic thread : spectacle and political culture in modern France /

Traces the "melodramatic thread" that runs through modern French political culture.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Lehning, James R., 1947-
Format:	Electronic eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Bloomington : Indiana University Press, ©2007.
Series:	Interdisciplinary studies in history.
Subjects:	1789 - 1999 Geschichte 1789-2000. Theater > France > History > 19th century. Theater > France > History > 20th century. PERFORMING ARTS > Theater > History & Criticism. HISTORY > Europe > France. Politics and government Theater Melodram Politische Kultur Film Theater > Französische Revolution. Französische Revolution > Theater. Theater > Frankreich > Geschichte 19. Jh. Theater > Frankreich > Geschichte 20. Jh. Politische Kultur > Frankreich > Geschichte 19. Jh. Politische Kultur > Frankreich > Geschichte 20. Jh. Theater > Frankreich > Geschichte > 1900-1950. France > Politics and government > 19th century. France > Politics and government > 20th century. France > History > Revolution, 1789-1799 > Theater and the revolution. France > Politique et gouvernement > 19e siècle. France > Politique et gouvernement > 20e siècle. France > Histoire > 1789-1799 (Révolution) > Théâtre et révolution. France Frankreich Frankreich > Theater > Geschichte > 1900-1950. History
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Table of Contents:

Introduction
Varieties of performance in nineteenth-century Paris
Boulevard spectacles of the Third Republic
Spectacles of light and darkness between the world wars
Commercial spectacles in postwar Paris
Conclusion.