The Theatre in America During the Revolution |
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| Author:
| Brown, Jared |
| Contribution by:
| Wilmeth, Don B. |
| Series title: | Cambridge Studies in American Theatre and Drama Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-521-03382-4 |
| Publication Date: | Feb 2007 |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | AUD $54.95 |
Book Description:
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This is the first comprehensive attempt to assemble all that is known of theatre at the time of America's political birth. Whether moralistic or satirical, the plays of the revolution offer unique insights into the sympathies and fears of both loyal and dissident parties, and so serve as a telling document of a socially turbulent age. Brown's extensive research coheres into an invaluable theatrical and historical chronicle which should prove a useful resource for those working in the field.
This is the first comprehensive attempt to assemble all that is known of theatre at the time of America's political birth. Whether moralistic or satirical, the plays of the revolution offer unique insights into the sympathies and fears of both loyal and dissident parties, and so serve as a telling document of a socially turbulent age. Brown's extensive research coheres into an invaluable theatrical and historical chronicle which should prove a useful resource for those working in the field.