Performing Power
Performing Power explores 18th-century fabrication of the royal image by focusing on the example of King Gustav III (1746–1792) – one of Sweden’s most acclaimed and controversial monarchs – who conspicuously chose theater as the primary media for his image-making and role construction.
The text postulates that Gustav III was motivated by theater’s ability to aid him in fulfilling Enlightenment’s te...
Performing Power explores 18th-century fabrication of the royal image by focusing on the example of King Gustav III (1746–1792) – one of Sweden’s most acclaimed and controversial monarchs – who conspicuously chose theater as the primary media for his image-making and role construction.
The text postulates that Gustav III was motivated by theater’s ability to aid him in fulfilling Enlightenment’s te...
