Performing power : the political secrets of Gustav III (1771-1792) / Maria Berlova ; edited by Michael Kroetch.
ISBN
9781003098348 (ebook)
1003098347
1000378039 (electronic bk.)
9781000378030 (electronic bk.)
9781000377996 (PDF ebook)
1000377997
9780367565565 (hardback)
1003098347
1000378039 (electronic bk.)
9781000378030 (electronic bk.)
9781000377996 (PDF ebook)
1000377997
9780367565565 (hardback)
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İngilizce
Yazar
Yayın Bilgisi
Abingdon, Oxon ; New York : Routledge, 2021.
Fiziksel Niteleme
1 online resource
İçindekiler Notu
Introduction: performing royalty -- Theories of playing and performing -- The king as performer -- Court playing culture: brokering power and the nobility -- Public pageant: displaying power to the people -- Royal encounters: communicating power for consensus -- Monarchs in play -- Monarchs in play -- Conclusion: the tragic finale.
Özet, vb.
"Performing Power explores 18th century fabrication of the royal image by focusing on the example of King Gustav III (1746-1792) - one of Sweden's most acclaimed and controversial monarchs - who conspicuously chose theater as the primary media for his image-making and role construction. The text postulates that Gustav III was motivated by theater's ability to aid him in fulfilling Enlightenment's tenet of broadly educating the populace and inculcating it with royal ideology. That he was an amateur actor, stage director, and playwright were other engines driving his choice. The project challenges and expands the commonly accepted perception of Gustav III's contribution to Swedish theater, which has generally been limited to founding its National Opera, developing its national drama, and forming its national dramatic repertoire. Maria Berlova presents Gustav III as a performing King who strategically used political events as a framework through which he could embody the image of the ideal or enlightened monarch as presented by Voltaire. Through this, Performing Power explores the tight relationship and complex bond between theatrical arts and politics. This unique study will be of great interest to students and scholars in theatre studies, 18th century culture and politics"-- Provided by publisher.
Konu
Gustav __ III, __ King of Sweden, __ 1746-1792.
Theater __ Political aspects __ Sweden __ History __ 18th century.
PERFORMING ARTS / Theater / General __ bisacsh
PERFORMING ARTS / General __ bisacsh
PERFORMING ARTS / Theater / History & Criticism __ bisacsh
Sweden __ History __ Gustav III, 1771-1792.
Sweden __ Politics and government __ 1718-1772.
Theater __ Political aspects __ Sweden __ History __ 18th century.
PERFORMING ARTS / Theater / General __ bisacsh
PERFORMING ARTS / General __ bisacsh
PERFORMING ARTS / Theater / History & Criticism __ bisacsh
Sweden __ History __ Gustav III, 1771-1792.
Sweden __ Politics and government __ 1718-1772.
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