| Description |
1 online resource |
| Series |
Writing the early Americas |
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Writing the early Americas.
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| Contents |
Cover Page; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; List of Illustrations; Acknowledgments; A Note on Texts and Translations; Introduction; Chapter 1. Circum-Atlantic Theatrical Relations: The Emergence of the Francophone Stage in a Spanish City; Chapter 2. Local Struggles Past and Present: Creoles, Americans, and the Battle for Cultural Sovereignty; Chapter 3. New Orleans's Free Black Theatres: The Performance of Hemispheric Community; Chapter 4. Negotiating Creole Identity: Citizenship, Belonging, and the American Nation; Chapter 5. Transatlantic Vistas: Changing Alliances at Home and Abroad |
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ConclusionNotes; Works Cited; Index |
| Summary |
"This book shows how New Orleans's francophone population used the theatre to maintain their political, economic, and cultural sovereignty in the face of growing Anglo-American dominance"-- Provided by publisher |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed March 1, 2019) |
| Subject |
Caribbean drama (French Creole) -- History and criticism
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Theater -- Louisiana -- New Orleans -- History -- 19th century
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Theater and society -- Louisiana -- New Orleans
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DRAMA -- Continental European.
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LITERARY CRITICISM -- American -- General.
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Caribbean drama (French Creole)
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Theater
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Theater and society
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Louisiana -- New Orleans
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| Genre/Form |
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780813942315 |
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0813942314 |
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0813942322 |
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9780813942322 |
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9780813942339 |
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0813942330 |
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