Spectacles of reform
Hughes, Amy.
Spectacles of reform theater and activism in nineteenth-century America / [electronic resource] : Amy E. Hughes. - Ann Arbor : the University of Michigan Press, 2012. - 1 online resource (262 p.)
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The body as/in/at the spectacle -- The delirium tremens: spectacular insanity in The drunkard -- The fugitive slave: Eliza's flight in Uncle Tom's cabin -- The railroad rescue: suffrage and citizenship in Under the gaslight -- Afterword: our sensations, our heroes, our freaks.
9780472028894
Spectacular, The--History--19th century.
Spectacular, The, in literature.
American drama--History and criticism.--19th century
Theater and society--History--United States--19th century.
Theater--Social aspects--History--United States--19th century.
Theater--History--United States--19th century.
Electronic books.
PN2256 / .H86 2012
792.0973/09034
Spectacles of reform theater and activism in nineteenth-century America / [electronic resource] : Amy E. Hughes. - Ann Arbor : the University of Michigan Press, 2012. - 1 online resource (262 p.)
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The body as/in/at the spectacle -- The delirium tremens: spectacular insanity in The drunkard -- The fugitive slave: Eliza's flight in Uncle Tom's cabin -- The railroad rescue: suffrage and citizenship in Under the gaslight -- Afterword: our sensations, our heroes, our freaks.
9780472028894
Spectacular, The--History--19th century.
Spectacular, The, in literature.
American drama--History and criticism.--19th century
Theater and society--History--United States--19th century.
Theater--Social aspects--History--United States--19th century.
Theater--History--United States--19th century.
Electronic books.
PN2256 / .H86 2012
792.0973/09034