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The Contrast

Author : Cynthia A. Kierner
Publisher : NYU Press
ISBN 13 : 0814783430
Total Pages : 180 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (147 download)

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Download or read book The Contrast written by Cynthia A. Kierner and published by NYU Press. This book was released on 2007-04-01 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “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.

The Contrast

Author : Royall Tyler
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 170 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Contrast written by Royall Tyler and published by . This book was released on 1887 with total page 170 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Contrast

Author : Royall Tyler
Publisher : BoD - Books on Demand
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 82 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (419 download)

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Download or read book The Contrast written by Royall Tyler and published by BoD - Books on Demand. This book was released on 2024-04-16 with total page 82 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The Contrast" is a play written by Royall Tyler, first performed in 1787. It's considered one of the earliest American comedies and is notable for being the first American play to be professionally produced. The play contrasts American manners and attitudes with those of European society, particularly British society. It satirizes various aspects of American life and culture, including politics, social class, and gender roles. Overall, "The Contrast" is a significant work in American theater history for its portrayal of early American identity and its contributions to the development of comedy in the United States.

The Contrast

Author : Royall Tyler
Publisher : Ayer Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9780833735836
Total Pages : 107 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (358 download)

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Download or read book The Contrast written by Royall Tyler and published by Ayer Publishing. This book was released on 1887 with total page 107 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Contrast

Author : Royall Tyler
Publisher : DigiCat
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 78 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (596 download)

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Download or read book The Contrast written by Royall Tyler and published by DigiCat. This book was released on 2022-09-16 with total page 78 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: DigiCat Publishing presents to you this special edition of "The Contrast" by Royall Tyler. DigiCat Publishing considers every written word to be a legacy of humankind. Every DigiCat book has been carefully reproduced for republishing in a new modern format. The books are available in print, as well as ebooks. DigiCat hopes you will treat this work with the acknowledgment and passion it deserves as a classic of world literature.

The Contrast: A Comedy in Five Acts

Author : Royall Tyler
Publisher : Wentworth Press
ISBN 13 : 9780469989139
Total Pages : 160 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (891 download)

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Download or read book The Contrast: A Comedy in Five Acts written by Royall Tyler and published by Wentworth Press. This book was released on 2019-02-26 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

The Contrast

Author : Royall Tyler
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780781266642
Total Pages : 120 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (666 download)

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Download or read book The Contrast written by Royall Tyler and published by . This book was released on 2013-03-01 with total page 120 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bonded Leather binding

Turn Up the Contrast

Author : Mary Jane Miller
Publisher : UBC Press
ISBN 13 : 0774843217
Total Pages : 449 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (748 download)

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Download or read book Turn Up the Contrast written by Mary Jane Miller and published by UBC Press. This book was released on 2011-11-01 with total page 449 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From Shakespeare to cop shows, sitcoms to docudramas, for over three decades the CBC has presented viewers with every variety of television drama and has become Canada's closest equivalent to a national theatre. Turn Up the Contrast is the first book to explore the content of Canadian television drama and is both a critical analysis and a survey history of how Canadians have used the medium to tell themselves their own stories. As a part of her research, Mary Jane Miller watched thousands of hours of television, sampling series and viewing in their entirety shorter programs such as movies and mini-series. Asking a variety of questions, she selected a number of programs for detailed analysis, and devotees of The Beachcombers, King of Kensington, Seeing Things, Cariboo Country, Wojeck or A Gift to Last will be pleased to find their favourites among those discussed at length. A University of British Columbia Press / CBC Enterprises Co-Publication.

The Contrast

Author : Royall Tyler
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 90 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (666 download)

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Download or read book The Contrast written by Royall Tyler and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 90 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Contrast; A Comedy in Five Acts

Author : Royall Tyler
Publisher : Andesite Press
ISBN 13 : 9781376220155
Total Pages : 172 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (21 download)

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Download or read book The Contrast; A Comedy in Five Acts written by Royall Tyler and published by Andesite Press. This book was released on 2017-08-24 with total page 172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Screwball Comedy and Film Noir

Author : Thomas C. Renzi
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 0786488603
Total Pages : 233 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (864 download)

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Download or read book Screwball Comedy and Film Noir written by Thomas C. Renzi and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2012-01-27 with total page 233 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a comprehensive comparative analysis of the screwball comedy and film noir genres--two popular Hollywood staples that emerged around the same time. Despite their contrast in tone and theme, "Screwball" and "Noir" have many narrative elements in common. The author defines the two genres, discusses their historical development and inter-related conventions, and offers detailed comparative analyses of a number of films, among them The Lady Eve and His Girl Friday (screwballs), and Gilda and Sunset Blvd. (noirs).

The Contrast

Author : Royall Tyler
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9781451008449
Total Pages : 174 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (84 download)

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Download or read book The Contrast written by Royall Tyler and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2015-07 with total page 174 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Contrast: A Comedy in Five Acts As The School for Scandal was in some sense a product of its time, so The Contrast, if read discerningly, throws a very interesting side light on the taste and manners of American soci ety in I 787, long before modern plays with their quick action and dialogue and their artistic scen cry, to say nothing of the breath-taking real ism of the moving-pictures, had worked their changes in the American theatre. There is no doubt it was a successful play at the time. It is difficult to visualize New York with a popala tion of about thirty thousand people, yet it was then, as it ever has been, the first city of the North American continent, and to fill its principal theatre with the best people of the city more than once was a strong endorsement for any pro duction. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

The Contrast

Author : Royall Tyler
Publisher : NYU Press
ISBN 13 : 0814747922
Total Pages : 158 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (147 download)

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Download or read book The Contrast written by Royall Tyler and published by NYU Press. This book was released on 2007-04 with total page 158 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “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.

The Humor Code

Author : Peter McGraw
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1451665423
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (516 download)

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Download or read book The Humor Code written by Peter McGraw and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2015-04-28 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Part road-trip comedy and part social science experiment, a scientist and a journalist travel the globe to discover the secret behind what makes things funny, questioning countless experts, including Louis C.K., along the way.

Contrast

Author : Tyler Royall
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780243848119
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (481 download)

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Download or read book Contrast written by Tyler Royall and published by . This book was released on 1901 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Theology, Comedy, Politics

Author : Marcus Pound
Publisher : Fortress Press
ISBN 13 : 1506458351
Total Pages : 257 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (64 download)

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Download or read book Theology, Comedy, Politics written by Marcus Pound and published by Fortress Press. This book was released on 2019-09-03 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What relevance has comedy for the global crises of late-modernity and the theological critique thereof? Coming out of the experience of war, a generation of modern theologians such as Donald MacKinnon, Hans Urs von Balthasar, and, more recently, Rowan Williams, in their accommodation to literature, choose tragedy as the paradigm for theological understanding and ethics. By contrast, this book develops recent philosophical, anthropological, and psychoanalytical studies of humor to develop a theology of comedy. By deconstructing secular accounts of comedy it advances the argument that comedy is not only participatory of the divine, but that it should inform our thinking about liturgical, sacramental, and ecclesial life if we are to respond to the postmodern age in which having fun is an ideological imperative of market forces.

Comedy in a Minor Key

Author : Hans Keilson
Publisher : Macmillan + ORM
ISBN 13 : 1429980249
Total Pages : 144 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (299 download)

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Download or read book Comedy in a Minor Key written by Hans Keilson and published by Macmillan + ORM. This book was released on 2010-07-14 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A penetrating study of ordinary people resisting the Nazi occupation—and, true to its title, a dark comedy of wartime manners—Comedy in a Minor Key tells the story of Wim and Marie, a Dutch couple who first hide a Jew they know as Nico, then must dispose of his body when he dies of pneumonia. This novella, first published in 1947 and now translated into English for the first time, shows Hans Keilson at his best: deeply ironic, penetrating, sympathetic, and brilliantly modern, an heir to Joseph Roth and Franz Kafka. In 2008, when Keilson received Germany's prestigious Welt Literature Prize, the citation praised his work for exploring "the destructive impulse at work in the twentieth century, down to its deepest psychological and spiritual ramifications." Published to celebrate Keilson's hundredth birthday, Comedy ina Minor Key—and The Death of the Adversary, reissued in paperback—will introduce American readers to a forgotten classic author, a witness to World War II and a sophisticated storyteller whose books remain as fresh as when they first came to light.