1815-1850: The Arts
1815-1850: Chapter Two: The Arts
by JILL E. ANDERSON
CONTENTS
CHRONOLOGY 20
OVERVIEW 29
TOPICS IN THE NEWS
American Poetry 30
Architecture 32
Copyright Fight 34
Cultural Institutions 35
Dance 37
Hudson River School of Painting 38
Lithography 40
Minstrel Shows 41
Music 42
Photography 44
Sculpture 45
Sensational Urban Fiction 47
Lurid Tale 47
Slave Narratives 48
Southern Literature 48
Theater Culture 49
American Parodies of Shakespeare 50
The Astor Place Riot 52
Travel Literature 52
Women and Literature 53
HEADLINE MAKER
Sarah Josepha Buell Hale 56
PUBLICATIONS 61
Sidebars and tables are listed in italics.
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Introduction
Author Biography
Plot Summary
Characters
Themes
Style
Historical Context
Critical Overview
Criticism
Sources
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