Specifically when did they cease to be a major attraction and what was behind this fall from popularity?
As people seem to be disapproving of my inquiry, I will preface it by saying I have been reading around the topic recently and wanted to know at what level I should aim my response - I have no desire to write students' papers for them, but I'm happy to offer a list of secondary materials with some analysis.
So, again, I ask:
Is this a HW or research prompt?