George Lippard's 'Theatre of Hell': Apocalyptic Melodrama and Working-Class Spectatorship in the Quaker City

In a January, 1842, article for Philadelphia's Democratic paper The Spirit of the Times, the author George Lippard depicts a visit from a "bona fide spirit, with a tail and two horns." The devilish creature bestows upon Lippard's city-reporter alter ego, "Flib," a magic...

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Published in:	J19 Vol. 5; no. 2; pp. 205 - 237
Main Author:	D'Alessandro, Michael
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Philadelphia Johns Hopkins University Press 01.10.2017
Subjects:	American literature Armed forces Children Cities Culture Death & dying Fiction History Labor unions Lippard, George (1822-1854) Literary criticism Manual workers Melodramas Monks Novels Occupations Self concept Social classes Social order Spectatorship Theater Working class Writers United States > US Philadelphia Pennsylvania New York
ISSN:	2166-742X, 2166-7438, 2166-7438
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