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Theatre, Culture and Temperance Reform in Nineteenth-Century America

Theatre, Culture and Temperance Reform in Nineteenth-Century America

Frick, John W.

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Series: Cambridge Studies in American Theatre and Drama, Book 17

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ISBN10: 0521817781
ISBN13: 9780521817783
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: Jul 21 2003
Pages: 272
Weight: 1.25
Height: 0.90 Width: 6.10 Depth: 9.10
Language: English
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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