Theatre and Politics in Nineteenth-Century Spain: Juan de Grimaldi as Impresario and Government Agent
(Part of the Cambridge Iberian and Latin American Studies Series)
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The Frenchman Juan de Grimaldi was instrumental in the development of the Spanish theatre in the 1820s and 30s, at a time when censorship, repression, and economic chaos had left it in a state of stagnation. As impresario and stage director, he trained actors in the new style of declamation, made physical changes in sets and lighting, translated recent French plays into Spanish, and encouraged the writing of original Spanish plays. His own magical...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0521021014
ISBN13:9780521021012
Release Date:October 2005
Publisher:Cambridge University Press
Length:272 Pages
Weight:0.89 lbs.
Dimensions:0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"
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