The megaphone of the movement. Dario Fo and the working class: 1968-79

Behan offers a textual analysis of the plays of Dario Fo during the late 1960s and most of the 1970s. Fo demonstrates that great art and artists can be an integral part of a mass political movement, and at times the needs and dynamics of the movement can have significant influence over artistic deve...

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Published in:Journal of European studies 2000-09, Vol.30 (119), p.251-270
Main Author: Behan, Tom
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
1970s (Decade) AD
Actors
Artists
Audiences
Criticism and interpretation
Drama
Dramatists
Fo, Dario
Fo, Dario (1926-2016)
Influence
Labor unions
Literary criticism
Literature
Playwrights
Political activism
Politics
Popular culture
Popular culture in literature
Social aspects
Theater
Working class
Working conditions
Writers
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Summary:Behan offers a textual analysis of the plays of Dario Fo during the late 1960s and most of the 1970s. Fo demonstrates that great art and artists can be an integral part of a mass political movement, and at times the needs and dynamics of the movement can have significant influence over artistic development.
ISSN:0047-2441
1740-2379
DOI:10.1177/004724410003011901