Blackface Shakespeare: Thomas D. Rice and the Return of Jim Crow as Otello
Thomas D. Rice's Otello Burlesque represents the first full performance to link Shakespearean burlesque with blackface minstrelsy on the early American stages. This disturbing milestone has its origins in a pressing need, on Rice's part, to expand the range of his signature persona, the “o...
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| Published in | Journal of American studies Vol. 58; no. 1; pp. 67 - 93 |
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| Format | Journal Article |
| Language | English |
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Cambridge, UK
Cambridge University Press
01.02.2024
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| Online Access | Get full text |
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