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The Soul of Pleasure

- Sentiment and Sensation in Nineteenth-Century American Mass Entertainment

About The Soul of Pleasure

Show business is today so essential to American culture it's hard to imagine a time when it was marginal. But as David Monod demonstrates, the appetite for amusements outside the home developed slowly over the course of the nineteenth century. The Soul of Pleasure offers a new interpretation of how the taste for entertainment was cultivated.

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  • Language:
  • English
  • ISBN:
  • 9781501702389
  • Binding:
  • Hardback
  • Pages:
  • 277
  • Published:
  • May 23, 2016
  • Dimensions:
  • 161x237x31 mm.
  • Weight:
  • 656 g.
Delivery: 2-4 weeks
Expected delivery: August 3, 2025

Description of The Soul of Pleasure

Show business is today so essential to American culture it's hard to imagine a time when it was marginal. But as David Monod demonstrates, the appetite for amusements outside the home developed slowly over the course of the nineteenth century. The Soul of Pleasure offers a new interpretation of how the taste for entertainment was cultivated.

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