The World's Stage: Oberammergau, 1934 - Hardcover

The World's Stage: Oberammergau, 1934 is a historical non-fiction book written by Raymond Tifft Fuller. The book tells the story of the Oberammergau Passion Play, a dramatic reenactment of the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ that takes place every ten years in the small Bavarian village of Oberammergau.The book focuses on the 1934 production of the Passion Play, which took place against the backdrop of rising tensions in Germany as Adolf Hitler and the Nazi Party were gaining power. Fuller provides a detailed account of the play itself, as well as the political and social climate in which it was performed.Through interviews with participants and eyewitnesses, as well as extensive research into historical documents, Fuller explores the complex relationship between the Passion Play and the Nazi regime. He examines the ways in which the Nazis attempted to co-opt the play for their own purposes, while also considering the resistance of some of the play's organizers and performers to Nazi ideology.Ultimately, The World's Stage: Oberammergau, 1934 offers a fascinating and nuanced portrait of a pivotal moment in German history, as well as a richly detailed account of one of the world's most famous and enduring theatrical traditions.A Book About The Passion Play: Its History, Its Meaning And Its People.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.