Melodramatic Tactics

Melodramatic Tactics
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Publisher : Stanford University Press
Total Pages : 326
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ISBN-10 : 0804724032
ISBN-13 : 9780804724036
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Book Synopsis Melodramatic Tactics by : Elaine Hadley

Download or read book Melodramatic Tactics written by Elaine Hadley and published by Stanford University Press. This book was released on 1995 with total page 326 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This pathbreaking work analyzes melodrama as not merely a theatrical genre but as a behavioral paradigm of the nineteenth century, manifest in the theater, in literature, and in society. It shows how the melodramatic mode reaffirmed the familial, hierarchical, and public grounds for ethical behavior and identity that characterized models of social exchange and organization.


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