| Early American Drama Contributor(s): Various (Author), Richards, Jeffrey H. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0140435883 ISBN-13: 9780140435887 Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group OUR PRICE: $22.80 Product Type: Paperback Published: August 1997 Annotation: 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. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Drama | American - General - Literary Criticism | Drama - Drama | Anthologies (multiple Authors) |
| Dewey: 812.208 |
| LCCN: 96049410 |
| Series: Penguin Classics |
| Physical Information: 1.24" H x 5.08" W x 7.74" (0.95 lbs) 576 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This unique volume includes eight early dramas that mirror American literary, social, and cultural history: Royall Tylers The Contrast (1789); William Dunlap'sAndre (1798); James Nelson Barker's The Indian Princess (1808); Robert Montgomery Bird's The Gladiator (1831); William Henry Smith's The Drunkard(1844); Anna Cora Mowatt's Fashion (1845); George Aiken's Uncle Tom's Cabin(1852); and Dion Boucicault's The Octoroon (1859). For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators. |