Melodrama Unveiled - American Theater and Culture, 1800-1850 (Paperback, New ed)

David Grimsted's "Melodrama Unveiled" 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, Grimsted offers us rich descriptions of the interaction of performers, audiences, critics, managers, and stage mechanics. Because these plays had to appeal immediately and directly to diverse audiences, they provide dramatic clues to the least common denominator of social values and concerns. In considering both the context and content of popular culture, Grimsted's book suggests how theater reflected the rapidly changing society of antebellum America.

General

Imprint:	University of California Press
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	March 1988
First published:	1988
Authors:	David Grimsted
Foreword by:	Lawrence Levine
Dimensions:	150 x 230 x 20mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	285
Edition:	New ed
ISBN-13:	978-0-520-05996-2
Categories:	Books > Arts & Architecture > Performing arts > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Anthropology > General
LSN:	0-520-05996-4
Barcode:	9780520059962

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