Early American Drama

by Jeffrey H. Richards (Editor), Various

This unique volume includes eight early dramas that mirror American literary, social, and cultural history: Royall Tyler's 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).

Genres: Plays, Drama, Classics, Theatre

560 pages, Paperback

First published August 1, 1997