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All play and no work : American work ideals and the comic plays of the Federal Theatre Project

Title
  1. All play and no work : American work ideals and the comic plays of the Federal Theatre Project / Paul Gagliardi.
Published by
  1. Philadelphia : Temple University Press, 2024.
  2. ©2024
Author
  1. Gagliardi, Paul, 1978-

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Description
  1. x, 200 pages : illustrations; 23 cm
Summary
  1. "This book examines how comic plays of the Federal Theatre Project challenged work norms promoted by the federal government during the Great Depression"--
Subject
  1. Federal Theatre Project (U.S.)
  2. 1900-1999
  3. American drama (Comedy) > 20th century > History and criticism
  4. Drama > Social aspects > United States
  5. Work in literature
  6. American drama (Comedy)
  7. Drama > Social aspects
  8. United States
Genre/Form
  1. Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Contents
  1. Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- The work of the New Deal and the Federal Theatre Project -- The New Deal work ethic -- Acting work and FTP work -- Backstage comedies -- An overview of backstage comedies -- The torchbearers -- Room service -- A moral entertainment -- Middle-class work comedies -- Middle-class labor and the New Deal -- Ah, wilderness! -- To the ladies -- Comedies of chance -- Chance, culture, and government -- The show-off -- Mississippi rainbow -- Con artist comedies -- The confidence artist and society -- The Milky Way -- Help yourself -- Epilogue -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.
Call number
  1. MWED 23-4674
Bibliography (note)
  1. Includes bibliographical references (pages [181]-191) and index.
Author
  1. Gagliardi, Paul, 1978- author.
Title
  1. All play and no work : American work ideals and the comic plays of the Federal Theatre Project / Paul Gagliardi.
Publisher
  1. Philadelphia : Temple University Press, 2024.
Copyright date
  1. ©2024
Type of content
  1. text
Type of medium
  1. unmediated
Type of carrier
  1. volume
Bibliography
  1. Includes bibliographical references (pages [181]-191) and index.
Chronological term
  1. 1900-1999
Other form:
  1. Online version: Gagliardi, Paul, 1978- All play and no work Philadelphia : Temple University Press, 2024 9781439922170 (DLC) 2023013331
LCCN
  1. 2023013330
ISBN
  1. 9781439922156 hardcover
  2. 1439922152 hardcover
  3. 9781439922163 paperback
  4. 1439922160 paperback
  5. 9781439922170 electronic book
Research call number
  1. MWED 23-4674
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