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
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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.

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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.

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