The soul of pleasure sentiment and sensation in nineteenth-century American mass entertainment / David Monod.

Author/creator Monod, David, 1960-
Format Electronic
Publication InfoIthaca : Cornell University Press, 2016.
Descriptionx, 295 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Supplemental ContentFull text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete
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Contents Enter sentimentality : the origins of the entertainment revolution -- Laugh and grow fat : minstrelsy and burlesque -- Looking through : sentimental aesthetics -- The democratization of entertainment : the concert saloons -- Any dodge is fair to raise a good sensation : the danger and promise of sensationalism -- Art with the effervescence of ginger beer : the creation of vaudeville -- Spectacle and nostalgia on the road : traveling shows.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
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Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2015043741
ISBN9781501702389 (cloth : alk. paper)

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