Theatre, Culture and Temperance Reform in Nineteenth-Century America
John Frick examines the role of temperance drama in the overall scheme of American nineteenth-century theatre, using examples from mainstream productions and amateur theatricals. Nineteenth-century America witnessed a major movement against alcohol consumption when the temperance cause became one of national concern. As part of the temperance movement, a new genre of theatrical literature and performance developed, professional as well as amateur, to help publicize its beliefs. Frick also compares the American genre to its British counterpart.
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Theatre, Culture and Temperance Reform in Nineteenth-Century America
John Frick examines the role of temperance drama in the overall scheme of American nineteenth-century theatre, using examples from mainstream productions and amateur theatricals. Nineteenth-century America witnessed a major movement against alcohol consumption when the temperance cause became one of national concern. As part of the temperance movement, a new genre of theatrical literature and performance developed, professional as well as amateur, to help publicize its beliefs. Frick also compares the American genre to its British counterpart.
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Product Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780521817783 |
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| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press |
| Publication date: | 07/21/2003 |
| Series: | Cambridge Studies in American Theatre and Drama , #17 |
| Pages: | 272 |
| Product dimensions: | 6.38(w) x 9.33(h) x 0.94(d) |
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