Gothic plays and American society: 1794 - 1830
"This first full-length study of early American Gothic drama examines the relationship between Gothic plays and the developing society in which they flourished. It discusses topics ranging from the novelty of American artistic talent and critical opinions of Gothic melodramas to the representat...
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| Zusammenfassung: | "This first full-length study of early American Gothic drama examines the relationship between Gothic plays and the developing society in which they flourished. It discusses topics ranging from the novelty of American artistic talent and critical opinions of Gothic melodramas to the representation of women in the dramas as compared with the reality of the contemporary female plight"--Provided by publisher. |
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Preface l
Introduction: Gothic Mania : Gothic Plays and American Society,
1794-1830 5
1. Gothic America : Dramas, Theatres, and American Society 15
2. An Appetite for Gothic : Productions of Gothic Plays
by City, 1794-1830 24
3. The Senseless Brawl of Barbarians :
Profane Plays and Patrons
4. The Illustrious Spirit Meets the Sanguinary Monster :
Characterization of Males in Gothic Plays 47
5. Angel-Maids and Withered Flowers :
The Gothic Heroine 61
6. An Exquisite Treat for Feeling Minds :
Acting and the Female Stars of Gothic Plays 79
7. Dreadful Thunder and Lurid Lightning :
Spectacle in Gothic Plays
8. What Dreadful Place Is This? : Women and
118
Dangerous Spaces
9. A Piain Unvarnish d Tale : Adaptations of British Plays
for the American Stage U1
VII
viii Table of Contents
10. This Sort of Thing : Reception of Gothic Plays in America 141
11. A Gothic View of America 150
Appendix 1 159
Appendix 2 160
Appendix 3 161
Appendix 4 162
Appendix 5 163
Appendix 6 164
Appendix 7 165
Notes 167
Works Cited 187
Index 193
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Table of Contents
Preface l
Introduction: "Gothic Mania": Gothic Plays and American Society,
1794-1830 5
1. "Gothic America": Dramas, Theatres, and American Society 15
2. "An Appetite for Gothic": Productions of Gothic Plays
by City, 1794-1830 24
3. "The Senseless Brawl of Barbarians":
Profane Plays and Patrons
4. The "Illustrious Spirit" Meets the "Sanguinary Monster":
Characterization of Males in Gothic Plays 47
5. "Angel-Maids" and "Withered Flowers":
The Gothic Heroine 61
6. "An Exquisite Treat for Feeling Minds":
Acting and the Female "Stars" of Gothic Plays 79
7. "Dreadful Thunder" and "Lurid Lightning":
Spectacle in Gothic Plays
8. "What Dreadful Place Is This?": Women and
118
Dangerous Spaces
9. "A Piain Unvarnish'd Tale": Adaptations of British Plays
for the American Stage U1
VII
viii Table of Contents
10. "This Sort of Thing": Reception of Gothic Plays in America 141
11. A Gothic View of America 150
Appendix 1 159
Appendix 2 160
Appendix 3 161
Appendix 4 162
Appendix 5 163
Appendix 6 164
Appendix 7 165
Notes 167
Works Cited 187
Index 193 |
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