Performing Patriotism: National Identity in the Colonial and Revolutionary American Theater

by Jason Shaffer

Selected by Choice magazine as an Outstanding Academic Title

During the eighteenth century, North American colonists began to display an increasing appetite for professional and amateur theatrical performances and a familiarity with the British dramatic canon ranging from the tragedies of Shakespeare, Addison, and Rowe to the comedies of Farquhar, Steele, and Gay. This interest sparked demand for both the latest hits of the London...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0812240243
• ISBN13: 9780812240245
• Release Date: September 2007
• Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.4" x 9.3"