Performing the American Frontier, 1870–1906
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Part of Cambridge Studies in American Theatre and Drama
- Author: Roger A. Hall, James Madison University, Virginia
- Date Published: December 2006
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- format: Paperback
- isbn: 9780521035170
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Performing the American Frontier, 1870-1906 examines how the American frontier was presented in theatrical productions during the critical period from the end of the Civil War to the beginning of film. From famous personages such as Mark Twain and "Buffalo Bill" Cody to lesser known individuals such as Native American playwright and actress Gowongo Mohawk, Hall examines the plays, the players, and the playwrights who helped to define the American westward migration in theatrical terms and covers the complete dramatic experience including scenery, performance, and staging.
Read more- Demonstrates the wide variety of subject matter and theatrical styles used to dramatize the frontier
- Not limited to the analysis of play texts, but covers complete dramatic experience including scenery, performance and staging
- Places frontier drama within the context of its society
Reviews & endorsements
"Roger Hall's engagingly written study of frontier drama provides a good overview of the topic." Great Plains Quarterly
See more reviews"An important reference work." Western American Literature
"The book will no doubt be of interest to specialists in frontier theater and is an important reference work." Southwestern American Literature
"A tremendous resource that will be beneficial not only to theater studies but also to anyone interested in the complex relationship between a wide range of cultural productions (literary realism, cinema, even painting and illustration) and the geographical and iconic status of the American West..." Comparative Drama
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- Date Published: December 2006
- format: Paperback
- isbn: 9780521035170
- length: 296 pages
- dimensions: 228 x 152 x 16 mm
- weight: 0.446kg
- contains: 23 b/w illus.
- availability: Available
Table of Contents
List of illustrations
Acknowledgements
Introduction: conditions and contradictions
1. Reemergence:
1870–2
2. Explosion:
1872–6
3. Prominence:
1877–83
4. Phenomenon:
1883–92
5. Respect:
1893–9
6. Dominance:
1899–1906
Summary
Notes
Bibliography
Index.
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