Cynthia A Kierner

(Author)

The Contrast: Manners, Morals, and Authority in the Early American RepublicHardcover, 1 April 2007

The Contrast: Manners, Morals, and Authority in the Early American Republic
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Print Length
147 pages
Language
English
Publisher
New York University Press
Date Published
1 Apr 2007
ISBN-10
0814747922
ISBN-13
9780814747926

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"The Contrast", which premiered at New York City's John Street Theater in 1787, was the first American play performed in public by a professional theater company. The play, written by New England-born, Harvard-educated, Royall Tyler was timely, funny, and extremely popular. When the play appeared in print in 1790, George Washington himself appeared at the head of its list of hundreds of subscribers.

Reprinted here with annotated footnotes by historian Cynthia A. Kierner, Tyler's play explores the debate over manners, morals, and cultural authority in the decades following American Revolution. Did the American colonists' rejection of monarchy in 1776 mean they should abolish all European social traditions and hierarchies? What sorts of etiquette, amusements, and fashions were appropriate and beneficial? Most important, to be a nation, did Americans need to distinguish themselves from Europeans--and, if so, how?

Tyler was not the only American pondering these questions, and Kierner situates the play in its broader historical and cultural contexts. An extensive introduction provides readers with a background on life and politics in the United States in 1787, when Americans were in the midst of nation-building. The book also features a section with selections from contemporary letters, essays, novels, conduct books, and public documents, which debate issues of the era.

Product Details

Author:
Cynthia A Kierner
Book Format:
Hardcover
Country of Origin:
US
Date Published:
1 April 2007
Dimensions:
22.73 x 16.03 x 1.52 cm
Genre:
18th Century
ISBN-10:
0814747922
ISBN-13:
9780814747926
Language:
English
Location:
New York
Pages:
147
Weight:
331.12 gm

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