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Author:

Frick, John W.

Title:

Uncle Tom's cabin on the American stage and screen / John W. Frick.

Edition:

1st ed.

Publisher:

Palgrave Macmillan,

Copyright Date:

2012

Description:

xvii, 308 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Subject:

Stowe, Harriet Beecher,--1811-1896.--Uncle Tom's cabin.
Stowe, Harriet Beecher,--1811-1896--History and criticism.--History and criticism.
Stowe, Harriet Beecher,--1811-1896--Stage history.
Stowe, Harriet Beecher,--1811-1896--Dramatic production.
Film adaptations--History and criticism.
American fiction--19th century--Film adaptations.
Didactic fiction, American--History and criticism.
Uncle Tom (Fictitious character)

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents:

Halfway between sermon and social theory: the mania for "Tom mania" -- "There is no arguing with pictures": the Aiken/Howard Uncle Tom's cabin -- "A play to which no apologist for slavery could object": the Conway/Kimball/Barnum Uncle Tom's cabin -- "O' it was a sight worth seeing": Uncle Tom hits the road -- Long live Uncle Tom! Uncle Tom's cabin in the twentieth century -- Uncle Tom in middle age: from a stage tradition to the silver screen -- Epilogue: the story that won't stay dead.

Series:

Palgrave studies in theatre and performance history

ISBN:

0230114075 (alk. paper)
9780230114074 (alk. paper)

OCLC:

(OCoLC)785390193

LCCN:

2012013263

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)