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040 _aUtSlPG
041 7 _aen
_2iso639-1
050 4 _aPS
100 1 _aTyler, Royall,
_d1757-1826
245 1 4 _aThe Contrast
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c1996
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aWikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Contrast_(play)
500 _a1st US Play Performed
500 _aRelease date is 1996-06-01
508 _aProduced by Judith Boss
520 _a"The Contrast" by Royall Tyler is an American play written in 1787. As the first professionally produced comedy by an American citizen, it satirizes Americans who embrace British fashions and customs over homegrown values. The plot centers on Maria Van Rough, promised to the Anglophile dandy Billy Dimple, who secretly pursues two other women while she finds herself drawn to the honorable patriot Colonel Manly. Through sharp wit and contrasting characters, Tyler explores the clash between European sophistication and American authenticity in the young nation. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aComedy plays
653 _aAmerican drama (Comedy)
700 1 _aMcKee, Thomas Jefferson,
_d1840-1899
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/554
999 _c42682
_d42682