Horrible Prettiness Burlesque and American Culture |
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| Author:
| Allen, Robert |
| Series title: | Cultural Studies of the United States Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8078-4316-1 |
| Publication Date: | May 1991 |
| Publisher: | University of North Carolina Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | AUD $92.00AUD $64.00 |
Book Description:
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Examines burlesque not only as popular entertainment but also as a complex and transforming cultural phenomenon. When Lydia Thompson and her controversial female troupe of ""British Blondes"" brought modern burlesque to the United States in 1868, the result was electric. Burlesque was a cultural threat, Allen argues, because it inverted the ""normal"" world of middle-class social relations and transgressed norms of ""proper"" feminine behaviour and appearance.
Examines burlesque not only as popular entertainment but also as a complex and transforming cultural phenomenon. When Lydia Thompson and her controversial female troupe of ""British Blondes"" brought modern burlesque to the United States in 1868, the result was electric. Burlesque was a cultural threat, Allen argues, because it inverted the ""normal"" world of middle-class social relations and transgressed norms of ""proper"" feminine behaviour and appearance.