Komische Interventionen: Der Hanswurst und das Wiener SpaÃtheater des 17. und 18. Jahrhunderts
Comical Interventions: The Buffoon and Viennaâs Amusement Theater in the 17th and 18th Century
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During the 17th and 18th century the âHanswurstâ figures as the most prominent fool in plays of travelling theatres in German speaking countries. The following article concentrates on Vienna and its theatrical culture. It conceives the dramatic function of this special fool as an artful intervention that opens up a space of/for cultural and aesthetic negotiations. The author will argue that this âplaygroundâ constitutes a culture of popular entertainment, which paradoxically ends at the moment of its instauration.
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Komische Interventionen: Der Hanswurst und das Wiener SpaÃtheater des 17. und 18. Jahrhunderts
Comical Interventions: The Buffoon and Viennaâs Amusement Theater in the 17th and 18th Century
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During the 17th and 18th century the âHanswurstâ figures as the most prominent fool in plays of travelling theatres in German speaking countries. The following article concentrates on Vienna and its theatrical culture. It conceives the dramatic function of this special fool as an artful intervention that opens up a space of/for cultural and aesthetic negotiations. The author will argue that this âplaygroundâ constitutes a culture of popular entertainment, which paradoxically ends at the moment of its instauration.
| All Time | Past 365 days | Past 30 Days | |
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| Abstract Views | 441 | 92 | 7 |
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| PDF Views & Downloads | 145 | 13 | 0 |
