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Racism And Early Blackface Comic Traditions

From The Old World To The New

by Robert Hornback
language: english
Publisher: Springer International Publishing AG, July of 2018 ‧
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This book traces blackface types from ancient masks of grinning Africans and phallus-bearing Roman fools through to comedic medieval devils, the pan-European black-masked Titivillus and Harlequin, and racial impersonation via stereotypical 'black speech' explored in the Renaissance by Lope de Vega and Shakespeare.

Racism And Early Blackface Comic Traditions

From The Old World To The New

by Robert Hornback

Property Description
ISBN: 9783319780474
Publisher: Springer International Publishing AG
Release Date: July of 2018
Language: English
Dimensions: 148 x 210 x 20 mm
Cover: Hardcover
Pages: 324
Format: Book
Collection: Palgrave Studies In Theatre And Performance History
Categories: Books in English > Art > Performing Arts
Books in English > Others
EAN: 9783319780474