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- Title
Das Theater der Elektrizität. Technologie und Spektakel im ausgehenden 19. Jahrhundert.
- Authors
VOLLMERT, CHRISTINA
- Abstract
The book "The Theater of Electricity: Technology and Spectacle in the Late 19th Century" by Ulf Otto examines the connection between aesthetic and technological transformation processes around the turn of the century. It shows that the electrification of the theater is the result of a long development process and considers the impact of electricity exhibitions on the theater. The author analyzes the representation of the theater of electricity in the media representations of the Frankfurt exhibition and emphasizes the inseparable connection between technology, humans, social developments, and cultural meanings. He argues that the aesthetics of electricity enable a reconciliation with industrial modernity.
- Subjects
FRANKFURT am Main (Germany); DAS Theater der Elektrizitat (Book); OTTO, Ulf; SOCIAL development; NINETEENTH century; THEATERS; ELECTRICITY; ELECTRIFICATION; NONFICTION; MODERNITY
- Publication
Forum Modernes Theater, 2023, Vol 34, Issue 2, p308
- ISSN
0930-5874
- Publication type
Book Review
- DOI
10.1353/fmt.2023.a920453