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The Rise of Melodrama

The Rise of Melodrama

Season 1 Episode 28
11:34
North America Gets a Theater...Riot

North America Gets a Theater...Riot

Season 1 Episode 29
12:07
Race Melodrama and Minstrel Shows

Race Melodrama and Minstrel Shows

Season 1 Episode 30
13:04
Zola, France, Realism, and Naturalism

Zola, France, Realism, and Naturalism

Season 1 Episode 31
12:06
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The Calling

Season 4 Episode 5
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When Whales Could Walk

When Whales Could Walk

Season 51 Episode 1
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Crash Course Theater

Why So Angry, German Theater?

Season 1 Episode 27

Theater had a slow start in Germany, mainly because Germany wasn't a thing until *relatively* recent times. After Germany finally became a unified state, it had a couple of really important theatrical movements. We'll talk about Sturm and Drang, as well as Weimar Classicism. We'll also get into the work of the greatest German playwright, Goethe, and look at his play Faust in the Thought Bubble.