Provocative Eloquence: Theater, Violence, and Antislavery Speech in the Antebellum United States

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In the mid-19th century, rhetoric surrounding slavery was permeated by violence. Slavery's defenders often used brute force to suppress opponents, and even those abolitionists dedicated to pacifism drew upon visions of widespread destruction. Provocative Eloquence recounts how the theater, long an arena for heightened eloquence and physical contest, proved terribly relevant in the lead up to the Civil War. As antislavery speech and open conflict...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:0472131052

ISBN13:9780472131051

Release Date:February 2019

Publisher:University of Michigan Press

Length:296 Pages

Weight:1.30 lbs.

Dimensions:1.1" x 6.1" x 9.1"

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Arts, Music & Photography Drama History Performing Arts

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Provocative Eloquence: Theater, Violence, and Antislavery Speech in the Antebellum United States

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