Polish Theatre Revisited - Theatre Fans in the Nineteenth Century

Polish Theatre Revisited explores nineteenth-century Polish theatre through the lens of theatre audiences. Agata Luksza places special emphasis on the most engaged spectators, known as "theatremaniacs"--from what they wore, to what they bought, to what they ate. The theatre was one of the key areas where early fan cultures emerged, and theatremaniacs indulged in diverse fan practices in opposition to the forces reforming the theatre and its spectatorship.

About the author

Agata Luksza is assistant professor at the Institute of Polish Culture, University of Warsaw. She is author of Glamour, Femininity, Performance: Actress as an Object of Desire. Luksza lives in Warsaw, Poland.

Product details

• Authors: Agata Luksza
• Publisher: University Of Iowa Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 19.01.2024
• EAN: 9781609389291
• ISBN: 978-1-60938-929-1
• No. of pages: 367
• Dimensions: 150 mm x 226 mm x 25 mm
• Weight: 499 g
• Series: Studies Theatre Hist & Culture
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > Art > Theatre, ballet