All play and no work American work ideals and the comic plays of the Federal Theatre Project / Paul Gagliardi.
| Author/creator | Gagliardi, Paul, 1978- |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Philadelphia : Temple University Press, 2024. |
| Description | pages cm |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- The work of the New Deal and the FTP -- The New Deal work ethic -- Acting work and FTP work -- Backstage comedies -- An overview of backstage comedies -- The torchbearers -- Room service -- A moral entertainment -- Middle-class work comedies -- Middle-class labor and the New Deal -- Ah, wilderness! -- To the ladies -- Comedies of chance -- Chance, culture, and government -- The show-off -- Mississippi rainbow -- Con artist comedies -- The confidence artist and society -- The Milky Way -- Help yourself -- Epilogue -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index. |
| Abstract | "This book examines how comic plays of the Federal Theatre Project challenged work norms promoted by the federal government during the Great Depression"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2023013330 |
| ISBN | 9781439922156 (cloth) |
| ISBN | 9781439922163 (paperback) |
| ISBN | (pdf) |