{"product_id":"melodrama-unveiled-american-theater-and-culture-1800-1850-paperback-2","title":"Melodrama Unveiled: American Theater and Culture, 1800-1850 - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDavid Grimsted\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eLawrence Levine\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDavid Grimsted's \u003ci\u003eMelodrama Unveiled\u003c\/i\u003e explores early American drama to try to understand why such severely limited plays were so popular for so long. Concerned with both the plays and the dramatic settings that gave them life, Grimsted offers us rich descriptions of the interaction of performers, audiences, critics, managers, and stage mechanics. Because these plays had to appeal immediately and directly to diverse audiences, they provide dramatic clues to the least common denominator of social values and concerns. In considering both the context and content of popular culture, Grimsted's book suggests how theater reflected the rapidly changing society of antebellum America.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 285\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.84 x 9.02 x 6.07 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 09, 1988\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45847795237061,"sku":"9780520059962","price":70.55,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0757\/6718\/5605\/files\/gk7Pcdssym9780520059962_1589970c-7dfc-4cab-9983-9eb3d9efa586.webp?v=1771414261","url":"https:\/\/selloorium.com\/products\/melodrama-unveiled-american-theater-and-culture-1800-1850-paperback-2","provider":"Selloorium","version":"1.0","type":"link"}