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The Swastika and the Stage: German Theatre and Society, 1933–1945

ISBN: 9780521122726 | 0521122724
Edition: 1st
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Pub. Date: 11/5/2009

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SummaryTable of Contents
Based on extensive archival research, this is a comprehensive study of theatre in the Third Reich. It explores the origins of Nazi theatre before 1933, the fate of German theatre under Nazi rule, and suggests theatre was regarded as a central pillar of German national identity.

Explores the origins of Nazi theatre and the role of theatre in German national life.
Introduction
Weimar: politics in the playhouse
Visions of national rebirth: Völkisch theatre reform
The uses of the past: from the Thingspiel to the Nazi history plays
Stages of aggression: theatre and the 'ethnic struggle'
'The stream of heredity': theatre in the racial state
The faith of our forefathers: theatre and the Nazi assault on Christianity
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'The final redoubt': theatre and propaganda
The age of Mephistopheles: theatre and power
Conclusion
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