Theatre and Politics in Nineteenth-Century Spain: Juan de Grimaldi as Impresario and Government Agent

by David T. Gies

Book Overview

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"