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The Dawning of American drama : American dramatic criticism, 1746-1915
/ edited and compiled by Jürgen C. Wolter.

p. cm. -- (Contributions in drama and theatre studies, ISSN
0163-3821; no. 51)

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN 0-313-29028-8 (alk. paper)

1. Theater -- United States -- Reviews. 2. Dramatic criticism -- United
States. 3. American drama -- History and criticism. I. Wolter,
Jürgen. II. Series.

PN2221.D38 1993

792.9′5′0973 -- dc20 93-19129

British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data is available.

Copyright © 1993 by Jürgen Wolter

All rights reserved. No portion of this book may be
reproduced, by any process or technique, without the
express written consent of the publisher.

Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 93-19129

ISBN: 0-313-29028-8

ISSN: 0163-3821

First published in 1993

Greenwood Press, 88 Post Road West, Westport, CT 06881
An imprint of Greenwood Publishing Group, Inc.

Printed in the United States of America

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The paper used in this book complies with the
Permanent Paper Standard issued by the National
Information Standards Organization (Z39.48-1984).

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