CEU Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2012
| Author | Mestyan, Adam |
|---|---|
| Title | "A Garden With Mellow Fruits Of Refinement" - Music Theatres And Cultural Politics In Cairo and Istanbul, 1867-1892 |
| Summary | In an entangled comparison between Cairo and Istanbul, describing theatre buildings, the activities of Ottoman/Egyptian impresarios and artists, the creative process of performances and the state policies towards these activities, this study reconstructs music theatre as a discoursive space where official and non-official visions were articulated and new consumption habits were tested. In case of theatre in Arabic and Ottoman Turkish, this was a constant negotiation that led to alternative institutionalization in Cairo, while it failed in Istanbul, yet both cities became markets for Italian operas and French operettas. Taking a critical stance towards the dominant historiographical role of the state, this study demonstrates the active agency of individuals in the social transformation of the late Ottoman Empire and Egypt. |
| Supervisor | Siefert, Marsha |
| Department | History PhD |
| Full text | https://www.etd.ceu.edu/2012/mestyan_adam.pdf |
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