| Melodrama Unveiled: American Theater and Culture, 1800-1850 Contributor(s): Grimsted, David (Author), Levine, Lawrence (Foreword by) |
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ISBN: 0520059964 ISBN-13: 9780520059962 Publisher: University of California Press OUR PRICE: $33.61 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: March 1988 Annotation: 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. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Performing Arts | Theater - History & Criticism - Performing Arts | Film - General |
| Dewey: 792.270 |
| LCCN: 87024418 |
| Series: Approaches to American Culture |
| Physical Information: 0.84" H x 6.07" W x 9.02" (0.97 lbs) 285 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1800-1850 - Chronological Period - 19th Century |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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. |