Performing Menken: Adah Isaacs Menken's American odyssey
This dissertation explores notions of self-invention and performance in mid-nineteenth century America by examining the life and writings of actress and poet, Adah Isaacs Menken, from roughly 1835 to 1868. During America's Civil War years, Menken became an international star in the controversia...
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W&M ScholarWorks
1997
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| Online Access: | https://scholarworks.wm.edu/etd/1539623901 https://scholarworks.wm.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=3466&context=etd |