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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Détails bibliographiques
Cote:Libro Electrónico
Auteur principal: McConachie, Bruce A.
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: Iowa City : University of Iowa Press, ©1992.
Édition:1st ed.
Collection:Studies in theatre history and culture.
Sujets:
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
Accès en ligne:Texto completo
Table des matières:
  • The Waning of Paternalistic Theatre for the Elite, 1820-1835
  • "A Spirit of Locomotiveness"
  • "Wert Thou Not Born in Fairy-land?"
  • Theatre of Yeoman Independence for Jacksonians, 1830-1855
  • "The People's Verdict"
  • "Freedom! Revenge or Death!"
  • "The Earthquake! The Earthquake!"
  • Business-Class Theatre for the Respectable, 1845-1870
  • "We Will Restore You to Society"
  • "How Her Blood Tells"
  • "Built to Endure."

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