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Music hall & modernity : the late-Victorian discovery of popular culture /

The late-Victorian discovery of the music hall by English intellectuals marks a crucial moment in the history of popular culture. Music Hall and Modernity demonstrates how such pioneering cultural critics as Arthur Symons and Elizabeth Robins Pennell used the music hall to secure and promote their p...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Faulk, Barry J.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Athens : Ohio University Press, ©2004.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Introduction : the popular not the public
  • Music hall : the middle class makes a subculture
  • Camp expertise : Arthur Symons, music hall, and the defense of theory
  • Spies and experts : Laura Ormiston Chant among late-Victorian professionals
  • Tales of the culture industry : professional women, mimic men, and Victorian music hall
  • "Spectacular" bodies : tableaux vivants at the Palace Theatre
  • Conclusion : Cyrene at the Alhambra.