Munich and Theatrical Modernism: Politics, Playwriting, and Performance, 1890-1914

Munich and Theatrical Modernism: Politics, Playwriting, and Performance, 1890-1914

This is the first cultural exploration of playwriting, directing, acting, and theater architecture in fin-de-siècle Munich. Peter Jelavich examines the commercial, political, and cultural tensions that fostered modernism’s artistic revolt against the classical and realistic modes of 19th-century drama.