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Informationen zum Autor Heather S. Nathans is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Theatre at the University of Maryland, College Park. She is also currently a Non-Resident Fellow at the W. E. B. DuBois Institute for Afro-American Research at Harvard University. Her articles on the early national theater have appeared in the Pennsylvania History Journal, The New England Theatre Journal, and The Journal of American Drama and Theatre. Klappentext Theatre has often served as a touchstone for moments of political change or national definition and as a way of exploring cultural and ethnic identity. Heather Nathans examines the growth and influence of the theatre in the development of the young American Republic! from the Revolution through to the election of Thomas Jefferson in 1800. Unlike many works on the early American theatre! this book explores the lives and motives of the people working behind the scenes to establish a new national drama. Some of the most famous figures in American history! from George Washington to Sam Adams! from John Hancock to Alexander Hamilton! battled over the creation of the American theatre. The book traces their motives and strategies - suggesting that for many of these men! the question of whether or not Americans should go to the playhouse meant the difference between the success and failure of the Revolutionary mission. Zusammenfassung Heather Nathans examines the growth and influence of the theatre in the development of the young American Republic! from the Revolution through to the election of Thomas Jefferson in 1800. This 2003 book explores the lives and motives of the people working behind the scenes to establish a new national drama. Inhaltsverzeichnis List of illustrations; List of tables; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1. Extravagance and dissipation; 2. Revolutionary transformations; 3. 'A democracy of glee'; 4. Butcher, baker, candlestick maker; 5. A commercial community; 6. Into the hands of the people; Epilogue: 'from an infant stage'; Tables; Notes; Bibliography; Index....
