UID:
almafu_9959402775002883
Format:
1 online resource (248 p.)
ISBN:
1-60938-312-5
Series Statement:
Studies in theatre history and culture
Content:
The story of America's earliest extant play begins with a petty crime-a crime that would have passed largely unnoticed had it not been for one fact: it prompted a beleaguered royal governor of one of Britain's colonies to lash out at his enemies by writing a biting satire. Androboros, A Bographical [sic] Farce in Three Acts (1715), is universally acknowledged as the first play both written and printed in America. Its significance stems not simply from its publication but from its eventual impact. The play inadvertently laid the foundation for one of the defining rights of the nation that would
Note:
Description based upon print version of record.
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English
Additional Edition:
ISBN 1-60938-311-7
Language:
English
Keywords:
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