Enacting Nationhood Identity, Ideology and the Theatre, 1855-99 |
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| Editor:
| Irelan, Scott R. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-4438-5829-8 |
| Publication Date: | Jun 2014 |
| Publisher: | Cambridge Scholars Publishing
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | AUD $103.95 |
Book Description:
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"While Enacting Nationhood joins numerous theatre and performance history texts in exploring the construction and dissemination of national identity in the United States during the nineteenth century, this text also fills a gap in theatre historiography by creating a space of inquiry in which performances of Northern and Southern identities are considered. The essays in this volume chart several theatrical activities and texts through which Americans grappled with ideas of nationhood...
More Description"While Enacting Nationhood joins numerous theatre and performance history texts in exploring the construction and dissemination of national identity in the United States during the nineteenth century, this text also fills a gap in theatre historiography by creating a space of inquiry in which performances of Northern and Southern identities are considered. The essays in this volume chart several theatrical activities and texts through which Americans grappled with ideas of nationhood during the American Civil War era. The text offers new and complex insights to performance practices about Northern and Southern identity formations by addressing "forgotten" performers, practices, and texts and calling into question many widely-held assumptions about the theatrical past during this period. This volume enriches and enhances historiographic conversations regarding nineteenth-century theatre and performance in the United States." Heidi L. Nees, California Polytechnic State University