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Download or read book The Great Tradition and Its Legacy written by Michael Cherlin and published by Berghahn Books. This book was released on 2003-10-01 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Both dramatic and musical theater are part of the tradition that has made Austria - especially Vienna - and the old Habsburg lands synonymous with high culture in Central Europe. Many works, often controversial originally but now considered as classics, are still performed regularly in Vienna, Prague, Budapest, or Krakow. This volume not only offers an excellent overview of the theatrical history of the region, it is also an innovative, cross-disciplinary attempt to analyse the inner workings and dynamics of theater through a discussion of the interplay between society, the audience, and performing artists.