The Revolutionary Rhetoric of Hamilton

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This wide ranging study integrates a number of important fields: popular culture, American history, and musical theatre among others. It uses connections between these disciplines to show some important ways in which the political issues that engross our country are handled rhetorically through cultural artifacts. This is an important, integrative book. -- Barry Brummett, University of Texas at Austin The Revolutionary Rhetoric of Hamilton is an indispensable resource for understanding the multiple important messages in the greatest musical of our time, Hamilton. In revealing the meaning of Hamilton, the chapters in this book also reveal a great deal about historical and contemporary popular and political culture. -- Robert C. Rowland, The University of Kansas "This edited collection grounds its chapters in a larger argument about the importance of rhetoric and popular culture. It is essential reading for those interested in history, politics, identity, and entertainment, and makes an especially important contribution especially to the ongoing scholarship on one of Broadway's biggest hits." -- Ryan Neville-Shepard, University of Arkansas [This] volume does an exceptional job of drawing in the reader and laying out a potent argument for Hamilton's impact on the reconsideration of the American dream. Because of the strong connections with theory and careful use of each analysis type, the book would serve a classroom extremely well. Undergraduates hesitant to approach rhetoric will quickly see the benefit of careful analysis, and with the popularity of Hamilton, they will see how each of them is actively engaged in public rhetoric-even if they only know the words to "My Shot." * Journal of Popular Culture *