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Informationen zum Autor Andrew G. Bonnell is Professor of History at the University of Queensland, Australia. His books include Shylock in Germany: Antisemitism and the German Theatre from the Enlightenment to the Nazis (2008), Red Banners, Books and Beer Mugs. The Mental World of German Social Democrats, 1863-1914 (2021) and Robert Michels, Socialism, and Modernity (2023). He has also published numerous journal articles and book chapters, mainly on modern German history. He is a former editor of the Australian Journal of Politics and History , and is on the editorial advisory board of German History and European History Quarterly . Klappentext This book examines the history of the Freie Volksbuhne (Free People's Theatre) in Berlin, from 1890-1914, in the light of the cultural theory and practice of German Social Democracy in Imperial Germany. The clash between German Social Democracy - the Party, intellectuals and workers - and the German Imperial State was played out in the Freie Volksbahne (Free People's Theatre) founded by intellectuals to energise working-class political awareness of drama with a political and social cutting edge. It fell foul of state censorship, lost its bite, yet prospered. This book explores the various programmes guiding the Volksbuhne's work and examines the reception of the plays by the largely working-class audience. This book offers a detailed study of the interactions between cultural and political history in Imperial Germany.Explores the various programmes guiding the Volksbuhne's work and examines the reception of the plays by the largely working-class audience. This book offers a detailed study of the interactions between cultural and political history in Imperial Germany. Zusammenfassung This book examines the history of the Freie Volksbuhne (Free People's Theatre) in Berlin! from 1890-1914! in the light of the cultural theory and practice of German Social Democracy in Imperial Germany. The clash between German Social Democracy - the Party! intellectuals and workers - and the German Imperial State was played out in the Freie Volksbahne (Free People's Theatre) founded by intellectuals to energise working-class political awareness of drama with a political and social cutting edge. It fell foul of state censorship! lost its bite! yet prospered. This book explores the various programmes guiding the Volksbuhne's work and examines the reception of the plays by the largely working-class audience. This book offers a detailed study of the interactions between cultural and political history in Imperial Germany. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction 1. The German Working Class and Working-Class Culture 2. Social Democracy and the Primacy of Political Struggle 3. Class and Culture - The Left Marxists 4. Revisionism and Culture 5. Founding of the Freie Volksbuhne and Early Years under Bruno Wille, 1890-1892 6. The Freie Volksbuhn under Franzi Mehring, 1892-1895 7. The Freie Volksbuhn under Conrad Schmidt, 1897-1914 Conclusion ...
