louisaiana marathon review

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This penetrating analysis of one of the most extraordinary fads ever to strike America details how dance marathons manifested a potent from of drama. Between the two world wars they were a phenomenon in which working-class people engaged in emblematic struggles for survival. Battling to outlast other contestants, the dancers hoped to become notable. There was crippling exhaustion and anguish among the contenders, but ultimately it was the coupling of authentic pain with staged displays that made dance marathons a national craze.

Within the well-controlled space of theatre, they revealed actual life's unpredictability and inconsistencies, and, indeed, the frightful aspects of social Darwinism. In this grotesque theatrical setting we see also a horrifying metaphor--the ailing nation grappling with difficult times.

Publisher ‏ : ‎ University Press of Mississippi (August 1, 1994)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 210 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0878057013
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0878057016
Lexile measure ‏ : ‎ 1290L
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 13.6 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6.15 x 0.75 x 9.04 inches
Reviewer: Gabriele Hilsdorf Dauenhauer
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: The book was very fast in Essen from Texas! Some nice greetings from Terry were in the book. Thank you very much!I will write a Theater spectacle about this dance marathons und play in my theater. Bye Bye and good luck!