Early American Drama - Various Authors & Jeffrey H. Richards

Early American Drama

By Various Authors & Jeffrey H. Richards

  • Release Date: 1997-08-01
  • Genre: Theater

Book Synopsis

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.

Tags in Theater : Early American Drama Various Authors & Jeffrey H. Richards ebook , Early American Drama Various Authors & Jeffrey H. Richards epub , Early American Drama Various Authors & Jeffrey H. Richards AUDIOBOOK , Early American Drama by Various Authors & Jeffrey H. Richards ePub (.epub) , Early American Drama book review , Theater