Symbolism at war: Charles Ricketts and the politics of the stage
Parejo Vadillo, Ana (2021) Symbolism at war: Charles Ricketts and the politics of the stage. Journal of European Studies 51 (3-4), pp. 318-336. ISSN 0047-2441.
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Abstract
This essay considers the effect of World War I on Charles Ricketts’ work for the stage as an avant-garde set and costume designer. It looks at his cosmopolitan designs in the context of European symbolism. The first part of the essay focuses on Ricketts’ symbolist manifesto ‘The Art of Stage Decoration’ (1913). The essay then examines his designs for three Shakespearean plays that toured Le Havre in 1918 to entertain the troops. I argue that, in the aftermath of the war, Rickett’s symbolism became the lens through which he assessed the complex political landscape of the 1920s. I suggest that his stance against realism politicised his practice and explains his interest in Mussolini’s fascism.
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| Item Type: | Article |
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| Additional Information: | Reuse is restricted to non-commercial and no derivative uses. |
| School: | Birkbeck Faculties and Schools > Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences > School of Creative Arts, Culture and Communication |
| Research Centres and Institutes: | Nineteenth-Century Studies, Centre for |
| Depositing User: | Ana Parejo-Vadillo |
| Date Deposited: | 08 Jun 2021 11:46 |
| Last Modified: | 09 Aug 2023 12:51 |
| URI: | https://eprints.bbk.ac.uk/id/eprint/44623 |
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