The Contrast: A Comedy in Five Acts - Couverture souple

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1596058854 ISBN 13 : 9781596058859

Editeur : Cosimo Classics, 2006

Synopsis

OF INTEREST TO: fans of 18th-century theater, readers of American literature LETITIA: It is whispered that if Maria gives her hand to Mr. Dimple, it will be without her heart. CHARLOTTE: Though the giving the heart is one of the last of all laughable considerations in the marriage of a girl of spirit, yet I should like to hear what antiquated notions the dear little piece of old-fashioned prudery has got in her head. -from Act I It is the first American comedy to be performed on stage. THE CONTRAST, which debuted in New York in 1787 to great acclaim and was performed in Baltimore, Philadelphia, and Boston between then and 1792, literally set the scene for American dramatics, creating characters that have become iconically American, from the "Yankee" Johnathan to the vapid Charlotte and Letitia... characters we continue to see in film, TV, and fiction today. Frequently likened to British playwright Richard Sheridan's The School for Scandal, this remains a delightful satire-and a quintessentially American one. American playwright ROYALL TYLER (1757-1826), born William Clark Tyler, wrote many other plays, some of which have been lost, as well as novels, essays, and humorous verse.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

American drama and literature, and especially so, since it has been possible to present for the first time, in the Introduction by the granddaughter of Royall Tyler, new and interesting information about the author, the play, and the times in which it was written. Montrose J. Moses, in his Representative Plays, says: Whether the intrinsic merits of the play would contribute to the amusement of audiences to-day is to be doubted, although it is a striking dramatic curio. The play in the reading is scarcely exciting. It is surprisingly devoid of situation. I ts chief characteristic is talk, but that talk, reflective in its spirit of The School for Scandal, is interesting to the social student.
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Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Cosimo Classics
• Date d'édition: 2006
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1596058854
• ISBN 13: 9781596058859
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 160
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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