Melodramatic formations : American theatre and society, 1820-1870 / by Bruce A. McConachie.

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McConachie, Bruce A

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TextSeries: Studies in theatre history and culturePublication details: Iowa City : University of Iowa Press, ©1992.Edition: 1st edDescription: 1 online resource (xiv, 320 pages) : illustrationsContent type:

text

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computer

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online resource

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1587291479
9781587291470

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Additional physical formats: Print version:: Melodramatic formations.DDC classification:

792/.0973/09034 20

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PN2248 .M34 1992eb

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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."

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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.

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 259-303) and index.

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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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