Acting in the night : Macbeth and the places of the Civil War

Publication Data

• Title Acting in the night : Macbeth and the places of the Civil War
• Author Alexander Nemerov
• Publisher University of California Press
• Publication date 2010
• Publication location Berkeley
• Language English

Descriptive Notes

"Ahmanson-Murphy fine arts imprint."

Contents

Introduction: a drop that dyes the seas
A stone's throw : Charlotte Cushman
The flame of place : Abraham Lincoln
The glass case : interior life in Washington, D.C.
Acoustic shadows : the Battle of Bristoe Station
Center of echoes : Castle Murray, Fauquier County, Virginia
Ghosts : the death of Colonel Thomas Ruffin, October 17, 1863
Sound and fury : nature in Virginia.

Topics

• Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 :: Stage history :: United States
• Theater and society :: Washington (D.C.) :: History :: 19th century
• Theater :: Washington (D.C.) :: History :: 19th century
• United States :: History :: Civil War, 1861-1865 :: Theater and the war
• United States :: History :: Civil War, 1861-1865 :: Social aspects
• Washington (D.C.) :: History :: Civil War, 1861-1865 :: Social aspects
• Virginia :: History :: Civil War, 1861-1865 :: Social aspects
• Washington (D.C.) :: Social conditions :: 19th century
• Virginia :: Social conditions :: 19th century
• United States
• Washington (D.C.)
• Virginia

Acting in the night : Macbeth and the places of the Civil War by Alexander Nemerov. ISBN 9780520251861. Published by University of California Press in 2010. Publication and catalogue information, links to buy online and reader comments.