Acts of Manhood: The Performance of Masculinity on the American Stage, 1828-1865 by Kippola, K.

K. Kippola

Acts of Manhood: The Performance of Masculinity on the American Stage, 1828

1865

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Exploring the performance of masculinity on and off the nineteenth-century American stage, this book looks at the shift from the passionate muscularity to intellectual restraint...

Exploring the performance of masculinity on and off the nineteenth-century American stage, this book looks at the shift from the passionate muscularity to intellectual restraint as not a linear journey toward national refinement; but a multitude of masculinities fighting simultaneously for dominance and recognition.

Karl M. Kippola is an assistant professor of Theatre at American University, USA and has been a professional actor and director for the last twenty-five years.

Pages
251
Publisher
Palgrave MacMillan
Publication Date
Content
ISBN
9781349343041

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