Yiddish Empire (häftad)
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Format
Häftad (Paperback / softback)
Språk
Engelska
Antal sidor
342
Utgivningsdatum
2018-04-30
Förlag
The University of Michigan Press
Illustrationer
13 illustrations
Dimensioner
226 x 150 x 28 mm
Vikt
522 g
Antal komponenter
1
ISBN
9780472037254

Yiddish Empire

The Vilna Troupe, Jewish Theater, and the Art of Itinerancy

av Debra Caplan
Häftad,  Engelska, 2018-04-30
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Yiddish Empire tells the story of how a group of itinerant Jewish performers became the interwar equivalent of a viral sensation, providing a missing chapter in the history of the modern stage. During World War I, a motley group of teenaged amateurs, impoverished war refugees, and out- of- work Russian actors banded together to revolutionize the Yiddish stage. Achieving a most unlikely success through their productions, the Vilna Troupe (1915- 36) would eventually go on to earn the attention of theatergoers around the world. Advancements in modern transportation allowed Yiddish theater artists to reach global audiences, traversing not only cities and districts but also countries and continents. The Vilna Troupe routinely performed in major venues that had never before allowed Jews, let alone Yiddish, upon their stages, and operated across a vast territory, a strategy that enabled them to attract unusually diverse audiences to the Yiddish stage and a precursor to the organizational structures and travel patterns that we see now in contemporary theater. Debra Caplan's history of the Troupe is rigorously researched, employing primary and secondary sources in multiple languages, and is engagingly written.
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Marvelously ambitious in scope, consolidating in one volume the vast and diverse elements of the Vilna Troupe's history. Caplan is an excellent storyteller, and clearly conveys the energy and excitement that characterized the Vilna Troupe at its best.""Henry Bial, University of Kansas ""A highly enjoyable book that will be of interest to aficionados of Yiddish theater and others with an interest in the history of Yiddish culture. The Vilna Troupe's story is a great one, and Caplan tells is with verve and enthusiasm.""Jeffrey Veidlinger, University of Michigan

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Debra Caplan is Assistant Professor of Theater at Baruch College, City University of New York.

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