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All Play and No Work : American Work Ideals and the Comic Plays of the Federal Theatre Project / Paul Gagliardi.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Gagliardi, Paul, 1978- author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- American drama (Comedy)--20th century--History and criticism.
- American drama (Comedy).
- Drama--Social aspects--United States.
- Drama.
- Work in literature.
- Federal Theatre Project (U.S.).
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (214 pages)
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania : Temple University Press, [2024]
- Summary:
- "This book examines how comic plays of the Federal Theatre Project challenged work norms promoted by the federal government during the Great Depression"-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Intro
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- 1. The Work of the New Deal and the Federal Theatre Project
- The New Deal Work Ethic
- Acting Work and FTP Work
- 2. Backstage Comedies
- An Overview of Backstage Comedies
- The Torch-Bearers
- Room Service
- A Moral Entertainment
- 3. Middle-Class Work Comedies
- Middle-Class Labor and the New Deal
- Ah, Wilderness!
- To the Ladies
- 4. Comedies of Chance
- Chance, Culture, and Government
- The Show-Off
- Mississippi Rainbow
- 5. Con Artist Comedies
- The Confidence Artist and Society
- The Milky Way
- Help Yourself
- Epilogue
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index.
- Notes:
- Description based on print version record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781439922170
- 1439922179
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