Melodrama Unveiled - American Theater and Culture, 1800-1850

Riassunto

Explores early American drama to try to understand why such severely limited plays were so popular for so long. Concerned with both the plays and the dramatic settings that gave them life, this book offers descriptions of the interaction of performers, audiences, critics, managers, and stage mechanics.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: David Grimsted, Grimsted David
• Con la collaborazione di: Lawrence Levine (Prefazione), Levine Lawrence (Prefazione)
• Editore: University Of California Press
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 09.03.1988
• EAN: 9780520059962
• ISBN: 978-0-520-05996-2
• Pagine: 285
• Serie: Approaches to American Culture
• Categorie: Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Sociologia > Altro; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Arte > Teatro, balletto; USA, Dance, Anthropology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / General, PERFORMING ARTS / Dance / General, Other performing arts, United States of America, USA, Dance & Other Performing Arts