Spectacular men race, gender, and nation on the early American stage Chinn, Sarah E. creator author. text bibliography Electronic books. Criticism, interpretation, etc. History nyu 2017 monographic eng remote 1 online resource In Spectacular Men, Sarah E. Chinn investigates how working class white men looked to the early American theatre for examples of ideal manhood. Spectacular Men places the theatre at the center of the self-creation of working white men, as voters, as workers, and as Americans. Introduction: "advancing the interests of private and political virtue": the stakes of the early American stage -- "The imitation of life": how men act -- American actors/acting American -- "O patriotism!/ thou wond'rous principle of God-like action!": the changing meanings of the Revolution -- Love and death: staging indigenous masculinity -- Tyrants, republicans, and rebels: performing Roman masculinities -- Epilogue: from sons of liberty to wage slaves. Sarah E. Chinn. Includes bibliographical references and index. n-us--- Weise Theater United States History 18th century Theater United States History 19th century American drama 19th century History and criticism Masculinity in the theater United States History Théâtre États-Unis Histoire 18e siècle Théâtre États-Unis Histoire 19e siècle Théâtre américain 19e siècle Histoire et critique PERFORMING ARTS Theater General American drama Masculinity in the theater Theater United States Theater Drama Zuschauer Vorbild Identität Männlichkeit Nationalbewusstsein Patriotismus Arbeiterklasse USA Theater United States History 18th century Theater United States History 19th century American drama 19th century History and criticism Masculinity in the theater United States History 1700-1899 fast PN2260.M37 S74 2017 792.0973/09034 Spectacular men Chinn, Sarah E. New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2017 (DLC) 2016029882 9780190653682 019065368X 9780190653705 0190653701 9780190653699 0190653698 9780190653675 2016049094 http://proxy.library.tamu.edu/login?url=https://academic.oup.com/book/11655 DLC 161024 20260319162722.4 in00005713658 eng