Uncle Tom's cabin on the American stage and screen [electronic resource] / John W. Frick.
"No play in the history of the American stage has been as ubiquitous and as widely viewed as Uncle Tom's Cabin. This booktraces the major dramatizations of Harriet Beecher Stowe's classic from its inception in 1852 through 'modern' versions on film. Frick examines the major...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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New York, NY :
Palgrave Macmillan,
©2012.
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| Edition: | 1st ed. |
| Series: | Palgrave studies in theatre and performance history.
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| Summary: | "No play in the history of the American stage has been as ubiquitous and as widely viewed as Uncle Tom's Cabin. This booktraces the major dramatizations of Harriet Beecher Stowe's classic from its inception in 1852 through 'modern' versions on film. Frick examines the major productions, companies, and influential persons in the long, complex history of theatrical Toms, providing a broad overview of what has been labeled the 'Uncle Tom phenomenon.' Unlike previous studies about Uncle Tom's Cabin, Frick introduces the reader to the artists who created the plays and productions that created theatre history"--Provided by publisher. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xvii, 308 pages) : illustrations. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781137112378 1137112379 9781283867948 128386794X 9781349295647 1349295647 |
| Source of Description, Etc. Note: | Print version record. |