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Author:   M. Susan Anthony
Publisher:   McFarland & Co Inc
Imprint:   McFarland & Co Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.00cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.286kg
ISBN:  

9780786433377

ISBN 10:   078643337
Pages:   203
Publication Date:   04 August 2008
Recommended Age:   From 18 years
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Table of Contents Preface      Introduction: “Gothic Mania”: Gothic Plays and American Society, 1794–1830      1. “Gothic America”: Dramas, Theatres, and American Society      2. “An Appetite for Gothic”: Productions of Gothic Plays by City, 1794–1830      3. “The Senseless Brawl of Barbarians”: Profane Plays and Patrons      4. The “Illustrious Spirit” Meets the “Sanguinary Monster”: Characterization of Males in Gothic Plays      5. “Angel-Maids” and “Withered Flowers”: The Gothic Heroine      6. “An Exquisite Treat for Feeling Minds”: Acting and the Female “Stars” of Gothic Plays      7. “Dreadful Thunder” and “Lurid Lightning”: Spectacle in Gothic Plays      8. “What Dreadful Place Is This?”: Women and Dangerous Spaces      9. “A Plain Unvarnish’d Tale”: Adaptations of British Plays for the American Stage      10. “This Sort of Thing”: Reception of Gothic Plays in America      11. A Gothic View of America      Appendix 1      Appendix 2      Appendix 3      Appendix 4      Appendix 5      Appendix 6      Appendix 7      Notes      Works Cited      Index     

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“straight forward and engaging”—New England Theatre Journal.

straight forward and engaging --New England Theatre Journal.

Author Information

M. Susan Anthony is an associate professor of Communication and Theatre at Depauw University in Greencastle, Indiana.

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