Historians on Hamilton: How a Blockbuster Musical Is Restaging America's Past
by Joanne B. Freeman, Renee C. Romano, David Waldstreicher, William Hogeland, Jim Cullen, Claire Bond Potter, Lyra D. Monteiro, Leslie M. Harris, Catherine Allgor, Michael O'Malley, Jeffrey L. Pasley, Andrew M. Schocket, Elizabeth L. Wollman, Brian Eugenio Herrera, Joseph M. Adelman, Patricia Herrera
Historians on Hamilton gathers contributions from scholars who examine how the blockbuster musical interprets and restages America's past. Bringing historical analysis into conversation with theater and popular culture, the collection explores the ways performance can shape public understanding of history.
About This Book
Historians on Hamilton brings together essays examining how the musical Hamilton restages America's past.
The collection considers the relationship between historical interpretation and a major work of popular theater.
Its contributors offer perspectives on the musical's treatment of history and its cultural significance.
This volume provides a forum for thinking about how the past is presented, debated, and understood through performance.
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