Project Gutenberg 2012-05-28 Public domain in the USA. 157 Wegelin, Oscar 1876 1970 05015540 Early American Plays, 1714-1830 A Compilation of the Titles of Plays and Dramatic Poems Written by Authors Born in or Residing in North America Previous to 1830 Produced by David Starner, Katie Hernandez and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from scanned images of public domain material from the Google Print project.) "Early American Plays, 1714-1830" by Oscar Wegelin is a historical compilation of titles and brief descriptions of dramatic works written by authors connected to North America before 1830. The work serves as a window into the early American theater scene, showcasing the emergence of drama during a significant period in the nation’s history shortly after its founding. Its focus is primarily on the cataloging of various plays, many of which reflect the political and social currents of the time. The opening of this compilation presents a preface that contextualizes the significance of early American plays, emphasizing that while many may lack literary merit, they are invaluable for understanding the historical landscape of American theater. Wegelin notes the importance of works like Robert Hunter's "Androboros", the first known play written in America, and highlights the connection between dramatic art and major national events, such as the Revolutionary War. The section includes references to notable names and titles, setting the stage for a rich exploration of dramatic literature crafted by a diverse group of writers who were often also active in other fields, thus painting a broad picture of the early cultural landscape in America. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en American drama -- Bibliography Z Text Browsing: Encyclopedias/Dictionaries/Reference Browsing: History - American Browsing: Journals Browsing: Literature 241307 241199 2024-09-16T16:31:50.602240 2023-09-17T10:48:11.673369 text/html text/html 231448 2012-05-28T13:31:18 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 88819 2012-05-28T13:31:18 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 150600 2024-09-16T16:31:58.921239 application/epub+zip 150649 2024-09-16T16:31:52.928223 application/epub+zip 126387 2024-09-16T16:31:51.280211 application/epub+zip 287967 2024-09-16T16:32:02.007138 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 264136 2024-09-16T16:31:58.120172 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 182102 2022-09-18T08:54:23.069686 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 165913 165691 2024-09-16T16:31:49.430203 2023-09-17T10:48:10.555322 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 165785 2012-05-28T13:31:18 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 59278 2012-05-28T13:31:18 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 165778 2012-05-28T13:31:18 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 59233 2012-05-28T13:31:18 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20433 2024-09-16T16:32:02.152211 application/rdf+xml 14283 2024-09-16T16:31:52.263219 image/jpeg 3522 2024-09-16T16:31:52.065210 image/jpeg 146626 2024-09-16T16:31:50.622257 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog