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<p>Selected by <i>Choice</i> magazine as an Outstanding Academic Title</p> <p>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 stage and a body of plays centered on patriotic (and often partisan) British themes. As relations between the crown and the colonies soured, the texts of these plays evolved into a common frame of reference for political arguments over colonial policy. Making the transition to print, these arguments deployed dramatic texts and theatrical metaphors for political advantage. Eventually, with the production of American propaganda plays during the Revolution, colonists began to develop a patriotic drama of their own, albeit one that still stressed the "British" character of American patriotism.</p> <p><i>Performing Patriotism</i> examines the role of theatrical performance and printed drama in the development of early American political cultur

Author

Shaffer, Jason

Publisher

University of Pennsylvania Press; Univ of Pennsylvania Press

Published

2007

Language

EN

ISBN

9780812240245

Subjects

Literary Fiction, History, Humanities