Acts of Manhood
The Performance of Masculinity on the American Stage, 1828–1865
Nonfiction, Entertainment, Theatre, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Gender Studies, Performing Arts
| Author: | K. Kippola | ISBN: | 9781137068774 |
| Publisher: | Palgrave Macmillan US | Publication: | August 20, 2012 |
| Imprint: | Palgrave Macmillan | Language: | English |
| Author: | K. Kippola |
| ISBN: | 9781137068774 |
| Publisher: | Palgrave Macmillan US |
| Publication: | August 20, 2012 |
| Imprint: | Palgrave Macmillan |
| Language: | English |
Exploring the performance of masculinity on and off the nineteenth-century American stage, this book looks at the shift from the passionate muscularity to intellectual restraint as not a linear journey toward national refinement; but a multitude of masculinities fighting simultaneously for dominance and recognition.
Exploring the performance of masculinity on and off the nineteenth-century American stage, this book looks at the shift from the passionate muscularity to intellectual restraint as not a linear journey toward national refinement; but a multitude of masculinities fighting simultaneously for dominance and recognition.
