| Description |
1 online resource (xiv, 320 pages) : illustrations |
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Studies in theatre history and culture |
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Studies in theatre history and culture.
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| Contents |
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." |
| 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 |
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American drama 19th century History and criticism |
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Geschichte 1820-1870 |
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Melodrama, American History and criticism |
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Theater United States History 19th century |
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Theater and society United States |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 259-303) and index |
| Notes |
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
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| Subject |
Theater -- United States -- History -- 19th century
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Theater and society -- United States
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Melodrama, American -- History and criticism
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American drama -- 19th century -- History and criticism
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PERFORMING ARTS -- Theater -- History & Criticism.
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American drama
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Melodrama, American
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Theater
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Theater and society
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Gesellschaft
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Theater
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Toneel.
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Maatschappij.
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24.11 history of drama.
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Theater -- United States -- History -- 19th century.
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Theater and society -- United States -- History -- 19th century.
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Melodrama, American -- 19th century -- History and criticism.
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American drama -- 19th century -- History and criticism.
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United States
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USA
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Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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History
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Melodrama, American
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Electronic book
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| ISBN |
1587291479 |
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9781587291470 |
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