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For a short time only : itinerants and the resurgence of popular culture in early America /
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Amherst :
University of Massachusetts Press,
2016.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Introduction; Part I. The Tradition-Bearers; 1. Itinerants and Popular Culture; 2. Travel Routes and Circuits; 3. A Legacy of Diversity, a Reputation for Distrust; 4. Establishing a Public Presence; 5. Acquiring Skills; 6. The Impact of Images; Part II. Some Early Strolling Practices; 7. Street Performers; 8. Tavern Entertainers I: Magic Lanternists; 9. Tavern Entertainers II: Puppeteers, Ropedancers, Conjurers; Part III. Itinerants Assume Schooled and Mannered Callings; 10. Art of Psalmody; 11. Musical Life; 12. Pantomime Entertainment.
- 13. A Time to Dance14. Confronting the Professions; Part IV. Popular Culture Flourishes in America, 1780-1825; 15. Waxwork Museums; 16. Public Painters; 17. Taking Faces I: The Itinerant Portraitist; 18. Taking Faces II: The Physiognotrace; 19. The World of Automatons; 20. Penmanship Schools; Conclusion: America Comes of Age; Part 1. Fading Carnival Texts in American Popular Culture; Part 2. Itinerancy in the Antebellum Period; Part 3. The Itinerant Legacy; Notes; Bibliography; Acknowledgments; Photo Credits; Index; About the Author; Back Cover.