Performing power : (Record no. 647193)

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020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
ISBN 9781003098348
082 00 - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER
Classification number 948.50381 BER(CR)
Edition number 23
100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--AUTHOR NAME
Personal name Berlova, Maria,
245 10 - TITLE STATEMENT
Title Performing power :
Sub Title the political secrets of Gustav III (1771-1792) /
Statement of responsibility, etc Maria Berlova ; edited by Michael Kroetch.
260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT)
Place of publication London:
Name of publisher Routledge,
Year of publication 2021
300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Number of Pages 241p.
504 ## - BIBLIOGRAPHY, ETC. NOTE
Bibliography, etc Includes bibliographical references and index.
505 0# - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE
Formatted contents note 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.
520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC.
Summary, etc "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"--
650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical Term Theater
Geographic subdivision Sweden
700 1# - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name Kroetch, Michael,
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Koha item type Book
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