Early American Drama
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Description
This unique volume includes eight early dramas that mirror American literary, social, and cultural history: Royall Tylers The Contrast (1789); William Dunlap's Andre (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. {Amazon.com]
ISBN
9780140435887
Publication Date
8-1997
Publisher
Penguin Books
City
New York, NY
Disciplines
American Literature | Dramatic Literature, Criticism and Theory | Theatre and Performance Studies | United States History
Recommended Citation
Richards, Jefferey H. (Editor), "Early American Drama" (1997). English Faculty Bookshelf. 71.
https://digitalcommons.odu.edu/english_books/71