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The American pipe dream : performance of drug addiction, 1890-1940 /

"The American Pipe Dream examines the representational history of addiction on the U.S. stage from 1890 to the start of the nation's involvement in the second World War in 1941. Through intensive archival work, textual and performance analysis, and by considering related literary, legislat...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Shulman, Max, 1980- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Iowa City : University of Iowa Press, [2022]
Series:Studies in theatre history and culture.
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Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: the gateway
  • Den dramas
  • Dope doctors
  • Criminal addictions
  • The comic dope fiend
  • Jive
  • Opiated genius
  • Epilogue: Looking back at a Long day's journey.