{"product_id":"everyones-theater-9780472131471","title":"Everyones Theater","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTurns to local history, the words of everyday Victorians found in their diaries and production records, to recover a lost chapter of theatre history in which amateur drama domesticates the stage. This book provides new ways to appreciate the pleasures of Victorian theatricality.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMeeuwis sets a fresh direction for future scholarship. In making such a strong case for the significant social role played by the theater in the 19th century, \u003ci\u003eEveryone's Theater\u003c\/i\u003e promises to be the study that moves the theater more centrally into conversations about the interplay between culture and the constructions of individual, class, and national identities.\" - Marty Gould, University of South Florida\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Argues that Victorian theatrical culture—redefined to include not only professional performances in commercial theaters but also how-to manuals for amateur theatricals and examples of how they were implemented, the diaries of everyday theater-goers, shipboard performances, and performances recorded in the East India Office Archive—provides a vehicle for understanding the great scope of theater's influence in cultivating behavioral norms for the public. This is original and exciting work, and the archival work is top-notch an important contribution to Victorian studies, theater studies, and cultural studies.\" - Sharon Weltman, Louisiana State University","brand":"The University of Michigan Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51037187801431,"sku":"9780472131471","price":60.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780472131471.jpg?v=1750934706","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/everyones-theater-9780472131471","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}