Title: The Columbian Muse of Comedy - The Development of a Native Tradition in Early American Social Comedy, 1787-1845
Publisher: Southern Illinois University Press
Publication Date: 1973
Language: English
ISBN 10: 0809306093
ISBN 13: 9780809306091
Binding: Hardcover
Edition: 1st Edition
Condition: Fine
Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good
Signed: Inscribed by Author(s)

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This is the first book of its kind to examine early American theatre from the perspective of its place in American literature rather than from the medium of the stage. Centering its attention on the distinctly American qualities of theme, technique and, most impor�tantly, character, the book covers the sixty-year period of native theatre be�tween Royall Tyler’s The Contrast (1787) and Anna Cora Mowatt’s Fashion (1845). Of the 150plays surveyed, Havens has chosen 15representative plays for in-depth examination and analysis.

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Daniel F. Havens is Associate Profes�sor of American Literature at Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville.

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