Spectacles of reform theater and activism in nineteenth-century America / Amy E. Hughes.

Author/creator Hughes, Amy
Other author American Council of Learned Societies.
Format Electronic
Publication InfoAnn Arbor : University of Michigan Press,
Descriptionx, 248 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
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Subjects
Theater--United States. --History. --19th century.
Theater and society--United States. --History. --19th century.
American drama--19th century. --History and criticism.
Spectacular, The, in literature.
Spectacular, The--History. --19th century.

Contents The body as/in/at the spectacle -- The delirium tremens: spectacular insanity in The drunkard -- The fugitive slave: Eliza's flight in Uncle Tom's cabin -- The railroad rescue: suffrage and citizenship in Under the gaslight -- Afterword: our sensations, our heroes, our freaks.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 213-234) and index.
Access restrictionAvailable only to authorized users.
Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2012033645
ISBN9780472118625 (cloth : alk. paper)

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