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Part 1 Acknowlegments Part 2 Preface Part 3 Introduction Chapter 4 Class and the Uses of Realism Chapter 5 Representing Class in Fact and Fiction: Reformers and Naturalist Narratives Chapter 6 "Cotton Patch Strumpets" and Machinelike Women: Performing Classed Genders Chapter 7 Borders, Banshees, and Laboring Bodies: The Supernatural Invasion of the Material Chapter 8 Like You/Not Like You: The Mulitiple Gestures of the Supernatural Mulitcultural Novel Part 9 Conclusion Part 10 Notes Part 11 Bibliography Part 12 Index
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reviewed Transforming American Realism on June 01, 2015 Transforming American Realism
Depending on how one counts, twelve people have EGOTed, that is, won an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony award and one of those is the late Mike Nichols, X'53 (that is UChicago speak for he attended The College but didn't graduate). Nichols attributed his success to his days as an improviser and all of that started during his time at The University and at the Compass Theater, where he performed with Elaine May, who seemingly attended classes at the University but was never officially a student. The Compass, originally located at 55th Street and University Avenue, was where improv was born in the U.S. and the work there eventually led to the creation of Second City and to much of American comedy as we know it. Janet Coleman's book sets out that history and should be of interest to anyone interested in comedy or the University of Chicago (and if you care about both, it is, as they say, a must read). 'Randal C. Picker
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