Seneca′s Medea and Republican Spain – Performing the Nation Baldwin Hardback

Seneca's Medea and Republican SpainPerforming the Nation\nAuthor(s): Oliver Baldwin\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Boydell & Brewer Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Tamesis Books\nISBN-13: 9781855663565, 978-1855663565\nSynopsis\nBased on extensive archival research and containing rare and previously unpublished photos, this book provides the most detailed reconstruction ever of one of the most important events in Spanish theatrical history.\n\nWinner of the [tel] AHGBI-Spanish Embassy Publication Prize \n\nOn 18 June 1933, one of the most important events in Spanish theatrical history took place before an audience of 3,000 spectators in the ruins of the Roman Theatre in Mrida. Translated into Spanish by philosopher Miguel de Unamuno, staged by the renowned Xirgu-Borrs Company and funded by the government, the performance of Seneca's Medea was a triumph of republican culture and widely hailed for its new dramatic and scenic languages.\n This book provides the most detailed reconstruc.