Melodrama unveiled: american theater and culture, 1800-1850
Auteur :
Grimsted, David
Éditeur :
University of California Press
ISBN :
9780520059962
Date de publication :
9 mars 1988
Poids :
454 g
Format :
Trade paperback (US)
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
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.