Theatres of Value: Buying and Selling Shakespeare in Nineteenth-Century New York City
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AlbakiReads Editorial Shakespeare as cultural capital in nineteenth-century New York
Shakespeare as cultural capital in nineteenth-century New York
Danielle Rosvally examines how Shakespeare functioned not only onstage but also within the commercial and public life of nineteenth-century New York City. Framed through her concept of a “dramaturgy of value,” the book treats buying and selling as performative acts and investigates the cultural value attached to Shakespeare across six case studies. These range from William Brown’s African Theater and P. T. Barnum’s American Museum to Fanny Kemble’s reading career, the Booth family brand, a Central Park memorial statue, and an 1888 Hamlet benefit for Lester Wallack. Together, these examples trace how theatrical entrepreneurs and audiences used Shakespearean cultural capital in venues, performances, public commemoration, and celebrity culture.
Good fit for readers who enjoy
- Readers interested in Shakespeare’s cultural history in the United States
- Students and scholars of nineteenth-century American theater
- Those exploring theater, commerce, celebrity, and audience engagement
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Shakespearean cultural capitalNineteenth-century New York theaterTheater and commerceAudience engagementPerformance and public value
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Book Overview Explores the value of Shakespeare for theatrical businesspeople and audiences in nineteenth-century New York City.Theatres of Value explo...
Explores the value of Shakespeare for theatrical businesspeople and audiences in nineteenth-century New York City.
Theatres of Value explores the idea that buying and selling are performative acts and offers a paradigm for deeper study of these acts-"the dramaturgy of value." Modeling this multifaceted approach, the book explores six case studies to show how and why Shakespeare had value for nineteenth-century New Yorkers. In considering William Brown's African Theater, P. T. Barnum's American Museum and Lecture Hall, Fanny Kemble's American reading career, the Booth family brand, the memorial statue of Shakespeare in Central Park, and an 1888 benefit performance of Hamlet to theatrical impresario Lester Wallack, Theatres of Value traces a history of audience engagement with Shakespearean cultural capital and the myriad ways this engagement was leveraged by theatrical businesspeople.
Book Details Format: Paperback | Pages: 275 | Language: English | Publisher: ST UNIV OF NEW YORK PR | ISBN: 1438498330
FormatPaperback
Pages275
LanguageEnglish
ISBN1438498330
EAN9781438498331
PublisherST UNIV OF NEW YORK PR
Publication Date2025-01-02
AccessoriesNo Accessory
ConditionNew
Product TypeQUALITY PAPERBACK BOOKS
Weight0.9 Pounds
Length9.0 Inches
Width6.0 Inches
Height0.62 Inches
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