The Shakespeare Riots: Revenge, Drama, and Death in Nineteenth-Century America
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How Shakespeare was perceived in the young American republic, how his plays were performed, how the business of theater worked at the time, the beginnings of American literature, relations with Great Britain post War of 1812, how NYC grew and changed during this time, the impact of mass Irish immigration, the rise of gangs, the growth of class based on wealth. This book covers a lot of interesting history focused on the Shakespeare riots of 1849 in New York City. But for me the author does not bring it all together.
How Shakespeare was perceived in the young American republic, how his plays were performed, how the business of theater worked at the time, the beginnings of American literature, relations with Great Britain post War of 1812, how NYC grew and changed during this time, the impact of mass Irish immigration, the rise of gangs, the growth of class based on wealth. This book covers a lot of interesting history focused on the Shakespeare riots of 1849 in New York City. But for me the author does not bring it all together.
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Journal Entry 3 by itpdx at Little Free Library (SW Oleson) in Portland, Oregon USA on Saturday, June 24, 2017
Released 6 yrs ago (6/24/2017 UTC) at Little Free Library (SW Oleson) in Portland, Oregon USA
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left in the little free library