Theatre, Culture and Temperance Reform in Nineteenth-Century America (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780521072205)

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.

Author: John W. Jr. Frick
ISBN-10: 0521072204
ISBN-13: 9780521072205
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 08/14/2008
Pages: 272
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.89lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.61d