{"product_id":"a-stage-for-debate-martin-wagner-9781487509552","title":"A Stage for Debate: The Political Significance of Vienna's Burgtheater, 1814-1867","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA Stage for Debate\u003c\/em\u003e presents a detailed analysis of the repertoire of the leading German-language stage of the nineteenth century, Vienna's Burgtheater. The book explores the extent to which the Burgtheater repertoire contributed to important political and cultural debates on individual liberty, the role of women in society, and the understanding of national and regional identity.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe relevance of the Burgtheater as a forum for political debate is assessed not by the degree to which the performed plays transgressed established norms, but by the range of positions that were voiced on a given topic. Martin Wagner investigates the roughly 1,000 plays from across Europe that were introduced to the Burgtheater's repertoire between 1814 and 1867 by combining a general overview with detailed interpretations of especially successful plays. Wagner reveals that the Burgtheater was significantly more involved in contemporary debates than the stereotype of this stage as an artistically refined but apolitical institution suggests. Drawing from theatre studies and German and Austrian studies more broadly, \u003ci\u003eA Stage for Debate \u003c\/i\u003erevises the history of one of Europe's leading theatres. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Martin Wagner\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1487509553\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781487509552\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Toronto Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/07\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 232\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.95lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.60h x 6.30w x 1.30d","brand":"Martin Wagner","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44070154076415,"sku":"9781487509552","price":70.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_e8c99d79-9e2e-45df-b259-a318bedb6684.jpg?v=1685428676","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/a-stage-for-debate-martin-wagner-9781487509552","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}