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From Androboros to the first amendment : a history of America's first play /

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 Bo...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Davis, Peter A., 1953-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Iowa City : University of Iowa Press, [2015]
Colección:Studies in theatre history and culture.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction. The Physician to the Patient
  • One. A "Horrid Wickedness
  • Two. The Governor and the Rector
  • Three. The Play
  • Four. The Tyrant and the Printer
  • Epilogue. The Rebel and the Rake
  • Appendix A
  • Appendix B
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index.