'So utterly foreign to the spirit of modern English Drama': Internationalism and Theatrical Relations in Turn-of-the-Century London

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Abstract

The period from the 1870s to the 1920s was marked by an interplay between nationalisms and internationalisms, culminating in the First World War, on the one hand, and the creation of the League of Nations, on the other. The arts were central to this debate, contributing both to the creation of national traditions and to the emergence of ideas, objects and networks that forged connections between nations or that enabled internationalists to imagine a different world order altogether. The essays presented here explore the ways in which the arts operated internationally during this crucial period of nation-making, and how they helped to challenge national conceptions of citizenship, society, homeland and native tongue. The collection arises from the AHRC-funded research network Internationalism and Cultural Exchange, 1870–1920 (ICE; 2009–2014) and its enquiry into the histories of cultural internationalism and their historiographical implications.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationImagined Cosmopoleis
Subtitle of host publicationInternationalism and cultural exchange at the fin de siecle
EditorsGrace Brockington, Sarah Victoria Turner, Charlotte Ashby, Daniel Laqua
PublisherPeter Lang International Academic Publishers
Chapter19
Pages429-448
Number of pages19
ISBN (Electronic)9781788742801
ISBN (Print)9783034318709
Publication statusPublished - 1 Jan 2019

Keywords

  • Internationalism
  • Fin de siecle
  • Theatre History
  • London
  • Anglo-German Relations
  • Deutsches Theater in London

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