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Early American drama / edited with an introduction and notes by Jeffrey H. Richards.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Penguin classics
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- American drama--1783-1850.
- American drama.
- American drama--19th century.
- United States--History--Drama.
- United States.
- History.
- Genre:
- Drama.
- Physical Description:
- xliv, 512 pages ; 20 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Penguin Books, 1997.
- Summary:
- A fresh, revealing look at American drama between the Revolutionary and Civil Wars. This collection of eight plays introduces readers to an important and neglected area of American literature. English professor Jeffrey Richards points out how these "melodramas" offer insights into our cultural history and also embody themes and styles still echoed today.
- Contents:
- The contrast / by Royall Tyler
- André / by William Dunlap
- The Indian princess / by James Nelson Barker
- The gladiator / by Robert Montgomery Bird
- The drunkard / by William Henry Smith
- Fashion / by Anna Cora Mowatt
- Uncle Tom's cabin / by George L. Aiken
- The octoroon / by Dion Boucicault.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 495-512).
- ISBN:
- 0140435883
- OCLC:
- 35919369
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