Major Voices : The Drama of Slavery

by Gardner, Eric

• ISBN13: 9781592641185
• ISBN10: 1592641180
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2005-06-30
• Publisher: Toby Pr

Summary

The stage was a vital force in 19th Century America, especially in the debates over slavery and race. This Toby original anthology brings together for the first time a selection of plays that shaped way in which the drama of slavery was performed in the American theatre.

Table of Contents

Introduction	p. ix
Bibliography	p. xxxiii
A Note on the Texts	p. xxxvii
Slaves in Algiers; or a Struggle for Freedom
Introduction	p. 3
A Note on the Text	p. 9
Preface	p. 13
Slaves In Algiers	p. 15
Early Abolitionist Drama
Introduction	p. 67
The Kidnapped Clergyman; or, Experience the Best Teacher	p. 75
The Fugitives	p. 109
Early Minstrel Material
Introduction	p. 135
A Note on the Texts	p. 139
Minstrel Song Lyrics	p. 141
Oh, Hush! or, the Virginny Cupids	p. 149
Uncle Tom's Cabin
Introduction	p. 165
A Note on the Text	p. 169
Uncle Tom's Cabin	p. 171
The Christian Slave
Introduction	p. 259
A Note on the Text	p. 265
The Christian Slave	p. 267
The Escape; or, a Leap for Freedom
Introduction	p. 365
A Note on the Text	p. 369
The Escape; or, A Leap for Freedom	p. 371
Author's Preface	p. 373
Opinions Of The Press	p. 433
The Stars and Stripes; a Melo-Drama
Introduction	p. 437
A Note on the Text	p. 441
The Stars and Stripes	p. 443
The Octoroon; or, Life in Louisiana
Introduction	p. 479
A Note on the Text	p. 483
The Octoroon	p. 485
Later Minstrel Material
Introduction	p. 557
A Note on the Texts	p. 561
Bones Finds Himself Famous	p. 565
Brudder Bones as a Carpet-Bagger	p. 569
Presidency on the Brain	p. 573
Bones on de War Path	p. 575
The Colored Senators	p. 579
Peculiar Sam; or, the Underground Railroad
Introduction	p. 589
A Note on the Text	p. 593
Peculiar Sam; or The Underground Railroad	p. 595
Acknowledgments	p. 625
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