Personating Stephen Burroughs: The Apparitions of a Public Specter.
This essay discusses the intersection of theatricality and publicity in post-Revolutionary America in the works of writer Stephen Burroughs. The author argues that Burroughs' portrayal of virtue, character, and integrity redefined Republican notions of public personas and ethics. Subjects under disc...
| Publicado en: | Early American Literature Vol. 44; no. 3; pp. 569 - 604 |
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University of North Carolina Press
Nov2009
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| Sumario: | This essay discusses the intersection of theatricality and publicity in post-Revolutionary America in the works of writer Stephen Burroughs. The author argues that Burroughs' portrayal of virtue, character, and integrity redefined Republican notions of public personas and ethics. Subjects under discussion include the play "A Bold Stoke for a Wife," by playwright Susannah Centlivre, early childhood education, and the public personas of actors, politicians, and writers. |
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