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UNINA9910787654103321 |
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Autore |
Simonson Mary |
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Titolo |
Body knowledge : performance, intermediality, and American entertainment at the turn of the twentieth century / / Mary Simonson |
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Oxford ; ; New York : , : Oxford University Press, , 2013 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (304 p. ) : 8 music examples and 21 photographs |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Intermediality |
Revues - United States - 20th century - History and criticism |
Women dancers - United States - History - 20th century |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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This book traces the deployment of intermedial aesthetics in the works of early twentieth-century female performers. By destabilizing medial and genre boundaries, these women created compelling and meaningful performances that negotiated turn-of-the-century American social and cultural issues. |
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