K Kippola: 1 book
Acts of Manhood
The Performance of Masculinity on the American Stage, 1828–1865
Language: English
Release Date: August 20, 2012
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.
