Cultivating National Identity through Performance
American Pleasure Gardens and Entertainment
Nonfiction, History, Modern, Americas, United States
| Author: | N. Stubbs | ISBN: | 9781137326874 |
| Publisher: | Palgrave Macmillan US | Publication: | September 18, 2013 |
| Imprint: | Palgrave Macmillan | Language: | English |
| Author: | N. Stubbs |
| ISBN: | 9781137326874 |
| Publisher: | Palgrave Macmillan US |
| Publication: | September 18, 2013 |
| Imprint: | Palgrave Macmillan |
| Language: | English |
As outdoor entertainment venues in American cities, pleasure gardens were public spaces where people could explore what it meant to be American. Stubbs examines how these venues helped form American identity and argues the gardens allowed for the exploration of what it meant to be American through performance, both on and off the stage.
As outdoor entertainment venues in American cities, pleasure gardens were public spaces where people could explore what it meant to be American. Stubbs examines how these venues helped form American identity and argues the gardens allowed for the exploration of what it meant to be American through performance, both on and off the stage.
