{"product_id":"theatre-culture-and-temperance-reform-in-nineteenth-century-america-hardback-9780521817783","title":"Theatre, Culture and Temperance Reform in Nineteenth-Century America (Hardback) 9780521817783","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eTheatre, Culture and Temperance Reform in Nineteenth-Century America\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis book examines the role of temperance drama in American theatre and compares the American genre to its British counterpart.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eJohn W. Frick (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521817783, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 21 July 2003\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e272 pages, 19 b\/w illus.\u003cbr\u003e23.7 x 16.2 x 2.4 cm, 0.57 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\"Frick continues the incredible run of quality work emanating from the Cambridge series... Essential for all libraries specializing in the history of the American theater and popular culture.\"   Choice\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eNineteenth-century America witnessed a full-blown campaign against alcohol and, for most of the century, temperance reform was a national cause. As an integral part of the various temperance movements, a new form of theatrical literature and performance developed, both professional and amateur, to help spread the message. John Frick examines the role of temperance drama in the overall scheme of American nineteenth-century theatre, taking examples from both mainstream productions and amateur theatricals. Frick also compares the American genre to its British counterpart.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eList of figures\u003cbr\u003e Acknowledgements\u003cbr\u003e Introduction: A complex causality of neglect\u003cbr\u003e 1. 'He drank from the poisoned cup': temperance reform in nineteenth-century America\u003cbr\u003e 2. 'Nine-tenths of all kindness …': literature, the theatre, and the spirit of reform\u003cbr\u003e 3. 'Every odium within one word': early American temperance drama and British prototypes\u003cbr\u003e 4. Reform comes to Broadway: temperance on America's mainstream stages\u003cbr\u003e 5. 'In the halls': Temperance entertainments following the Civil War\u003cbr\u003e 6. Epilogue: 'Theatrical 'Dry Rot'?': or what price the anti-saloon league?\u003cbr\u003e Appendix: nineteenth-century temperance plays\u003cbr\u003e Notes\u003cbr\u003e Bibliography\u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Theatre studies [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Theatre studies\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Theatre%20studies%20%5BAN%5D%22\"\u003eAN\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46265148801304,"sku":"9780521817783","price":80.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521817783i.jpg?v=1692019934","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/theatre-culture-and-temperance-reform-in-nineteenth-century-america-hardback-9780521817783","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}