Uncle Tom Mania
| Author | : Sarah Meer |
| Publisher | : University of Georgia Press |
| Total Pages | : 356 |
| Release | : 2005 |
| ISBN-10 | : 0820327379 |
| ISBN-13 | : 9780820327372 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (372 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Uncle Tom Mania by : Sarah Meer
Download or read book Uncle Tom Mania written by Sarah Meer and published by University of Georgia Press. This book was released on 2005 with total page 356 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tom-Mania looks at the novel Uncle Tom's Cabin and the songs, plays, sketches, translations and imitations it inspired. In particular it shows how the theatrical mode of blackface minstrelsy, the slavery question, and America's emerging cultural identity affected how the novel was read, discussed, dramatized, merchandized and politicised.