Melodramatic formations : American theatre and society, 1820-1870 /

The middle years of the nineteenth century were a time of dynamic artistic and social changes in America. Now, Melodramatic Formations is the first study to trace these changes in popular stage melodrama's production, dramatic form, and audience reception. Bruce McConachie shows how the theatri...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: McConachie, Bruce A.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Iowa City : University of Iowa Press, ©1992.
Edition:1st ed.
Series:Studies in theatre history and culture.
Subjects:
1800-1899
Geschichte 1820-1870
Theater > United States > History > 19th century.
Theater and society > United States.
Melodrama, American > History and criticism.
American drama > 19th century > History and criticism.
Théâtre > États-Unis > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Théâtre et société > États-Unis.
Théâtre américain > 19e siècle > Histoire et critique.
PERFORMING ARTS > Theater > History & Criticism.
American drama
Melodrama, American
Theater
Theater and society
Gesellschaft
Toneel.
Maatschappij.
United States
USA
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
History
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:The middle years of the nineteenth century were a time of dynamic artistic and social changes in America. Now, Melodramatic Formations is the first study to trace these changes in popular stage melodrama's production, dramatic form, and audience reception. Bruce McConachie shows how the theatrical mutability that characterized the years 1820 to 1870 is inextricably tied to the decline of elite paternalism and republicanism and the rise of bourgeois rationalism and respectability. Taking a rigorous interdisciplinary approach, McConachie examines several historical regularities of production, ge.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xiv, 320 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 259-303) and index.
ISBN:1587291479
9781587291470

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