Selected Plays

The selection of Boucicault's work in this volume stresses his consummate craft as a writer for the theatre in the age of actor-managers and melodrama. It also reminds us of that Irish verve, charm and adroitness which made him the best playwright of his generation in England and America as well as Ireland. Arguably the father of both the Irish and American drama, his characteristic plotting and taste for sensation suggest that another of his heirs was the early movie industry.

Author: Dion Boucicault
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Catholic University of America Press
Published: 01/01/1987
Series: Irish Drama Selections
Pages: 410
Weight: 1.1lbs
Size: 8.40h x 5.30w x 1.30d
ISBN: 9780813206172