Overview
John Frick examines the role of temperance drama in the overall scheme of American nineteenth-century theatre, using examples from mainstream productions and amateur theatricals. Nineteenth-century America witnessed a major movement against alcohol consumption when the temperance cause became one of national concern. As part of the temperance movement, a new genre of theatrical literature and performance developed, professional as well as amateur, to help publicize its beliefs. Frick also compares the American genre to its British counterpart.
- | Author: John W. Frick
- | Publisher: Cambridge University Press
- | Publication Date: Jul 21, 2003
- | Number of Pages: 272 pages
- | Binding: Hardback or Cased Book
- | ISBN-10: 0521817781
- | ISBN-13: 9780521817783
