Inside the Minstrel Mask: Readings in Nineteenth-Century Blackface Minstrelsy
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Editor: Annemarie BeanEditor: James V. Hatch
Editor: Brooks McNamara
Contributor: Mel Watkins
Edition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 1996-10-15
ISBN: 0819563005
Number of pages: 324
Publisher: Wesleyan
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Book Review: History of Minstrelsy with Commentary
Summary: 4 Stars
I reccommend Inside the Minstrel Mask. A fascinating survey of the minstrel show, including some of the songs and skits that were popular.
Also includes some astute analysis.
Gary Winter
Playwright
Summary of Inside the Minstrel Mask: Readings in Nineteenth-Century Blackface Minstrelsy
As the blackface minstrel show evolved from its beginnings in the American Revolution to its peak during the late 1800s, its frenetic dances, low-brow humor, and lively music provided more than mere entertainment. Indeed, these imitations and parodies shaped society's perceptions of African Americans-and of women-as well as made their mark on national identity, policymaking decisions, and other entertainment forms such as vaudeville, burlesque, the revue, and, eventually, film, radio, and television. Gathered here are rare primary materials-including firsthand accounts of minstrel shows, minstrelsy guides, jokes, sketches, and sheet music-and the best of contemporary scholarship on minstrelsy.Theater Books
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