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Medieval Roles for Modern Times

Theater and the Battle for the French Republic
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Examines the performances of a Parisian youth group, Gustave Cohen's Théophiliens, and the process of making medieval culture a part of the modern world. Explores the work of actor Moussa Abadi, and his clandestine resistance under the Vichy regime in France during World War II.


Contents

List of Illustrations

Prologue

1. French Mysteries and Russian Miracles: Role-Playing, the Great War, and Bolshevik Revolution, 1905–1925

2. Gustave Cohen and the Drama of Belonging to France: Paris, 1933–1934

3. The Théophilien Troupe’s Coming of Age: Paris, 1935–1939

4. Theatrical Double Jeopardy: Paris, 1939–1944

5. La France Éternelle in American Exile: New York, 1941–1944

6. Moussa Abadi and Playing for Life: Nice, 1943–1944

Epilogue

Postwar Dramas: Paris, Berlin, Rio de Janeiro, 1944–1952

Acknowledgments

Index


“[Medieval Roles for Modern Times] makes a valuable contribution to the increasing body of critical work dedicated to the understanding and appropriation of medieval cultural productions by people of radically different religious and political beliefs. . . . The book abounds with information relevant to a wide variety of readers, not just those interested in the Middle Ages or in the history of the theater. . . . The book is so enjoyable and well-written (many passages are so gripping they read like fiction) that it will also be quite approachable to a non-specialist readership. It is a fascinating book, full of interesting details and insights about French society and attitudes in the early twentieth century.”

—Elizabeth Emery, H-France

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