World Wide Enough: Historiography, Imagination, and Stagecraft

World Wide Enough Historiography, Imagination, and Stagecraft

Hamilton: An American Musical by Lin-Manuel Miranda and director Thomas Kail is both an intriguing and imperfect vehicle for understanding the history of the American Revolutionary Era. Although the show simplified the image of Alexander Hamilton and focused on an elite narrative of the American Rev...

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Published in:Journal of the early Republic Vol. 37; no. 2; pp. 289 - 294
Main Author: CARP, BENJAMIN L.
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Philadelphia University of Pennsylvania Press 01-07-2017
Subjects:
18th century
American history
American Revolution
Audiences
Conversation
Hamilton, Alexander (1755?-1804)
Historians
Historiography
Minority & ethnic groups
Miranda, Lin-Manuel (1980- )
Musical theater
Symposium on Hamilton, An American Musical
United States > US
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Summary:Hamilton: An American Musical by Lin-Manuel Miranda and director Thomas Kail is both an intriguing and imperfect vehicle for understanding the history of the American Revolutionary Era. Although the show simplified the image of Alexander Hamilton and focused on an elite narrative of the American Revolution, the show is not meant to be strict history. Instead the show benefits historians with an imaginative retelling for a contemporary audience, invites multiple interpretations of history, and encourages further conversation.
ISSN:0275-1275
1553-0620
1553-0620
DOI:10.1353/jer.2017.0028