caa a22 4500 378914898 CHVBK 20180305123550.0 cr unu---uuuuu 161128e20041010xx s 000 0 ger 10.1515/ARBI.2004.48 doi (NATIONALLICENCE)gruyter-10.1515/ARBI.2004.48 Watanabe-O'Kelly Helen University of Oxford, Exeter College, Oxford OX1 3DP, United Kingdom. helen.watanabe@exeter.ox.ac.uk Markus Paul, Reichsstadt und Schauspiel. Theatrale Kunst im Nürnberg des 17. Jahrhunderts. 2002 [Elektronische Daten] [Helen Watanabe-O'Kelly] There is no question but that this book, which originated as a doctoral thesis for the University of Erlangen-Nürnberg, is a major contribution to our knowledge of seventeenth-century theatre in the German-speaking world. It is a study of theatre in the city of Nürnberg from the beginning of the seventeenth century until the end of the third decade of the eighteenth. That the author finds such a wealth of theatrical performances to discuss over this period in Nürnberg is the first revelation, for, as he begins by reminding us, the most commonly accepted view has hitherto been that, while Nürnberg may have been important theatrically in the sixteenth century, the seventeenth was a period of decline. This book shows that such a view is completely wrong. The author demonstrates convincingly and with a wealth of detail the sheer variety and quality of theatre in Nürnberg and its central place in the life of the city. This new information alone would make the book of lasting value. This is no mere assemblage of facts, however. The author's analytical take on his material enhances the value of the book immeasurably. I should like to pick out five salient features here. © Max Niemeyer Verlag GmbH, Tübingen 2004 Arbitrium Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co. KG 22/1(2004-10-10), 48-50 0723-2977 22:1<48 2004 22 ARBI https://doi.org/10.1515/ARBI.2004.48 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI 1 research article jats NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1515/ARBI.2004.48 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 100 1- Watanabe-O'Kelly Helen University of Oxford, Exeter College, Oxford OX1 3DP, United Kingdom. helen.watanabe@exeter.ox.ac.uk NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- Arbitrium Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co. KG 22/1(2004-10-10), 48-50 0723-2977 22:1<48 2004 22 ARBI CC0 http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0 nationallicence BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-gruyter