Medieval roles for modern times : theater and the battle for the French Republic

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Medieval roles for modern times : theater and the battle for the French Republic

Helen Solterer

Pennsylvania State University Press, c2010

  • hbk.
  • hbk.

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Includes bibliographical references and index

Summary: "Examines the performances of a Parisian youth group, Gustave Cohen's Théophiliens, and the process of making medieval culture a part of the modern world. Explores the work of actor Moussa Abadi, and his clandestine resistance under the Vichy regime in France during World War II"--Provided by publisher

Contents of Works

  • French mysteries and Russian miracles: role-playing, the Great War, and Bolshevik Revolution, 1905-1925
  • Gustave Cohen and the theater of belonging to France: Paris, 1933-1935
  • The Théophilien troupe's coming of age: Paris, 1935-1939
  • Theatrical double jeopardy: Paris, 1939-1944
  • La France âEternelle in American exile: New York, 1941-1944
  • Moussa Abadi and playing for life: Nice, 1943-1944
  • Epilogue
  • Postwar dramas: Paris, Berlin, Rio de Janeiro, 1944-1952

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