Description |
1 online resource (299 pages) : illustrations |
Contents |
Introduction: a drop that dyes the seas -- A stone's throw : Charlotte Cushman -- The flame of place : Abraham Lincoln -- The glass case : interior life in Washington, D.C. -- Acoustic shadows : the Battle of Bristoe Station -- Center of echoes : Castle Murray, Fauquier County, Virginia -- Ghosts : the death of Colonel Thomas Ruffin, October 17, 1863 -- Sound and fury : nature in Virginia |
Summary |
What can the performance of a single play on one specific night tell us about the world this event inhabited so briefly? Alexander Nemerov takes a performance of Macbeth in Washington, DC on October 17, 1863--with Abraham Lincoln in attendance--to explore this question and illuminate American art, politics, technology, and life as it was being lived. Nemerov's inspiration is Wallace Stevens and his poem "Anecdote of the Jar," in which a single object organizes the wilderness around it in the consciousness of the poet. For Nemerov, that evening's performance of Macbeth reached across the tragedy |
Analysis |
1863 |
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19th century |
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abraham lincoln |
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acting |
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american art |
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american history |
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american life |
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american politics |
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art historians |
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civil war buffs |
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civil war era |
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civil war |
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democracy |
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discussion books |
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drama |
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dramatic performance |
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dramatic |
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english drama |
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historical performances |
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literary criticism |
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live arts |
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macbeth |
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performing arts |
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play performance |
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poetic consciousness |
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politics |
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shakespeare |
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technology |
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theatre |
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tragedy |
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united states |
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wallace stevens |
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washington dc |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 267-283) and index |
Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
Subject |
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. Macbeth.
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Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 -- Stage history -- United States
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SUBJECT |
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 fast |
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Shakespeare, William. swd |
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Macbeth (Shakespeare, William) fast |
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Macbeth. swd |
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Theater and society -- Washington (D.C.) -- History -- 19th century
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Theater -- Washington (D.C.) -- History -- 19th century
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PERFORMING ARTS -- Theater -- History & Criticism.
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LITERARY CRITICISM -- European -- English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh.
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Social aspects
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Social conditions
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Theater
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Theater and society
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War and theater
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Sezessionskrieg 1861-1865
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Aufführung
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Burgeroorlogen.
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Macbeth (Shakespeare)
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Toneelvoorstellingen.
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SUBJECT |
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Theater and the war
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United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Social aspects
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Washington (D.C.) -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Social aspects
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Virginia -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Social aspects
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Washington (D.C.) -- Social conditions -- 19th century
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Virginia -- Social conditions -- 19th century
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United States
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Virginia
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Washington (D.C.)
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USA
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Verenigde Staten.
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Genre/Form |
History
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Form |
Electronic book
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LC no. |
2010008817 |
ISBN |
9780520947443 |
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0520947444 |
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128327728X |
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9781283277280 |
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9786613277282 |
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6613277282 |
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